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Our Experience, Capabilities and Motivation

Servicing Changing Market Needs

Prevailing Solutions was established to provide quality IT and Networking Services to discerning commercial customers. The founder of the company identified some time ago that the demands of the commercial market were changing. As Building Services such as BMS, HVAC, Lighting Control, Energy Management, Electronic Security and Video Surveillance have become more heavily dependent upon shared network infrastructure and Information Technology, the competencies of most building services companies to support these services within larger buildings have not kept pace with market demand. In many cases, the actions of individual building services providers, in support of theirown building services system, can have a detrimental affect on other building systems that share the same building services network. Mistakes and lack of specialist networking knowledge can often result in several small dedicated network segments being inadvertently joined to form a large, sprawling, unsupervised and vulnerable network within a building. The risk to the business or organisation is often only identified when performance of mission-critical systems, such as the security video surveillanec system or BMS system, deteriorates or becomes unusable, or when the organisation suffers a devastating cyber attack.

Many building owners and property managers now realise that networks that are used by Building Services need to be treated as a singular Manage Service in its own right. It is no longer sufficient to allow service providers and trades people to collectively make changes to the network without authority or validation. The Integrated Communication Network (ICN) or Converged Services Network (CNS) is now a specialist area of design, installation and management for any new large building construction. Fibre Optic cable, Managed Networking Equipment and Enterprise Level Managed Firewalls are now essential elements to allow the full array of building services to be safely integrated within a building. Integration if these services provides significant energy cost-savings and building management benefits, whilst management of the ICN or CNS maintains the segregation, performance and security of the network.

For existing buildings, where the risk of inadvertent performance deterioration and security vulnerabilities is at its greatest, Prevailing Solutions can provide a detailed or summary review of the Building Services Network. Following the review, Prevailing Solutions can provide practical and cost-effective recommendations on how the owner or property manager may improve network performance and reduce any identified security vulnerabilities. Network Security is not just for Banks and Government Agencies. Prevailing Solutions can advise on a range of security improvements that are affordable and effective for any size of organisation and for any size of building.

Prevailing Solutions are IT and Networking specialists. As such, we provide a full range of IT and Network Technology Services including Internet Services, IP Phone Systems, Workstation and Server Management, Physicall Security Systems and IP Video Surveillance Systems. Given the nature of our work and the degree of trust establish with our customers, Prevailing Solution is also a vetted and Registered Security Business.

Project Size and Complexity

Prevailing Solutions are not just Consultants. We Design, Install and Manage systems too. Having the capability to deliver large and complex projects means we can comfortably deliver all types of project. Large or small, complex or simple, every project we take on is delivered with the same degree of care and professionalism. We use quality products and deliver a fully operational system with operators manuals, supporting documentation and As-Built drawings.

Regardless of the size or complexity of your project, you may rest assured of our sincere desire to provide you with the very best experience and project outcome possible. No project is too small. We pride ourselves on providing quality solutions and promote continued scheduled maintenance of systems to protect our customers' investment. To this end, we will always endeavour to work with a customer to provide a solution within their available budget through the use of quality products and technologies.

Technical Installation Team

In addition to its Management, Engineering and IT Services capabilities, Prevailing Solutions has a wealth of licensed and trained technicians readily available to be deployed across projects. This number may be increased if necessary for a large project, given suitable notice.

Why We are Right For You

Prevailing Solutions has become a cohesive and powerful synergy of experience, engineering brilliance and technical capability. We pride ourselves on our knowledge of IT and Networking Technologies and the proficiency with which we can design, engineer and deliver high-performance, secure and cost-effective network solution for our customers. We work closely as a team and share the same sincere desire to deliver the very highest standard of customer service.

If you have questions or concerns about your building services network, or if you are looking to partner with a friendly and helpful IT and Network Services company, please contact us for an obligation-free discussion.
















Prevailing Solutions

Contact us for further details: info@prevailingsolutions.com.au


7 / 31-37 Howleys Road,
Notting Hill. Victoria. 3168.

Tel: 1300 171 181

Our Experience, Capabilities and Motivation


Prevailing Solutions

Servicing The Changing Market Demand

Prevailing Solutions was established to provide quality technology solutions to discerning commercial and government customers. The founders of the company identified some time ago that the demands of the commercial electronic security market were changing. As security products became more heavily dependent upon network infrastructure and Information technology, the competencies of the security companies being sought by customers to support their security and video implementations were quite different to the industry’s traditional offerings.

Whilst most security companies have been able to continue to service moderately sized projects with limited complexity, there remains an important segment of the market that has been going largely unsatisfied. Many major commercial and government organisations now seek security integration companies, capable of designing and managing the deployment of large and complex security, access control and video surveillance systems. Systems of this type require a completely different skill-set to other types of security system installations.

In additional to having the skills and working knowledge to deploy large-scale security and video systems, the key competencies for these major projects include network design, network security, data management, project management, financial management, engineering, CAD drawing services, information technology design, Cloud services and local server implementations.

Prevailing Solutions was established specifically to be able to provide the a full range of security and project support services to commercial and government organisations.

Project Size and Complexity

Having the capability to deliver large and complex projects means we can comfortably deliver all types of project. Large or small, complex or simple, every project we take on is delivered with the same degree of care and professionalism. We use quality products and deliver a fully operational system with operators manuals, supporting documentation and As-Built drawings.

Regardless of the size or complexity of your project, you may rest assured of our sincere desire to provide you with the very best experience and project outcome possible. No project is too small. Our only caveat is that we will not install inferior product to meet a low budget. We pride ourselves on providing quality solutions and promote continued scheduled maintenance of systems to protect the customers investment. To this end, we will always endeavour to work with a customer to provide a solution within their available budget, but we do so through the use of quality products and technologies.

Engineering Department

Prevailing Solutions operates an Engineering Department with over 50 years of collective security, video and network engineering experience. Our Engineering Department plays a part in every stage of a project to ensure that company quality standards, project specifications and all industry regulatory are being addressed and achieved.

Our system design engineers are often consulted during the initial design proposal and tender response or quotation stage to ensure that the solution proposed is the most appropriate and cost-effective solution available. Our engineers also investigate any potential value adding options that may be of benefit to the customer to increase their return on investment on the project.

Upon acceptance of a project, our engineers may carry out a further site inspection and validate the system design for accuracy and product capabilities before preparing initial engineering drawings and a bill of materials for review by the customer or consultant. If we are upgrading an existing system or carrying out work on an operational site, our engineers will also coordinate any necessary data migration and determine the best method of delivering the project so as to cause little or no disruption to normal operations.

Our Engineering Department also coordinates any Factory Acceptance Testing that may be required as part of the project.

As work commences on site, our engineers coordinate the quality of work through the nominated Prevailing Solutions Project Manager and Site Supervisor, insuring that each stage of work is accurately documented and that the site’s engineering drawings are updated frequently throughout the project and again upon completion. The accuracy of these drawings is essential to support the operation of the system and to facilitate any future work on site. Working closely with the Project Manager, our engineers remain on-hand to attend site at any time to address any technical concerns or queries.

Upon completion of the project, our Engineering Department usually participates in final Acceptance Testing on site, prior to handover, to insure that the final solution achieves all the required deliverables of the project and to insure that the hand-over documentation, operator manuals and As-Built drawings are accurate and complete.

Examples of our Engineering drawings and documentation may be reviewed upon request.

Project Management

Prevailing Solutions comprises a number of key individuals who have extensive Project Management capabilities and experience. Our Project Managers have successfully managed a broad range of security, video and data installation projects, including:

  • Hospitals
  • Universities
  • Multi-story Commercial Buildings
  • Schools
  • Hi-Rise Apartments
  • Warehouses
  • Retail Outlets
  • Specialist Manufacturing Facilities
  • Factories









Our Project Managers are communicators. One of their main functions is to keep all parties informed and co-ordinated. Customers have direct access to the Project Manager and are encouraged to contact the Project Manager should they have any questions relevant to our participation in the project. Regardless, our Project Manager will regularly communicate with the Customer, their representative on site, other trades, our own Engineering Department and our Site Supervisor throughout the project to ensure our progress on the job is rapid and as unencumbered as possible. Our Project Manager will typically arrange a combination of scheduled and ad-hoc meetings with the relevant parties.

Specialist Information Technology Resources

Prevailing IT Solutions is another division of our business, with specialist Information Technology experience and knowledge. Our IT capabilities give us a distinct market advantage and enable us to competently design, deliver and support a wide range of complex and large-scale video, data and integrated security solutions.

Our IT Services are called upon during the early stages of some projects to calculate and design multi-site and multi-server architectures, cloud hosted solutions and video storage requirements, along with all necessary bandwidth calculations and network requirements. Our IT specialists are also utilised to deploy and configure all network equipment and server technologies as part of the Factory Acceptance Testing and on-site installation stages of any project.

Prevailing Solutions is also pleased to make available its IT specialists to consult with the customer’s own IT representatives for the purposes of assisting the customer in their in-house network preparation for a security or video solution we are installing.

Technical Installation Team

In addition to its Management, Engineering and IT Services capabilities, Prevailing Solutions has a wealth of licensed and trained security, video and communication technicians at its disposal. Prevailing Solutions has a team of up to 15 technicians readily available to be deployed across projects. This number may be increased if necessary for a large project, given suitable notice.

Experience of the Founder

PAUL RIORDAN - DIRECTOR

Paul has worked in all areas of the Security Industry over the past 30 years. Paul worked for Inner Range, a leading Australian Manufacturer of Electronic Security and Access Control Systems. For 16 years he was heavily involved in the design, technical support, training, sales and marketing areas for 3 generations of Inner Range system; Concept 4000, Integriti and Inception.

As Business Manager for Integrated Technologies, Paul provided technical support and configuration advice on numerous major projects and personally trained in excess of 1000 technicians in the installation and configuration of Inner Range products.

Paul also managed a number of Security System Integration companies before establishing Prevailing Solutions.

Paul’s relevant qualifications and achievements include:

  • Master of Networking and System Administration
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer
  • Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment
  • Represented Security Industry on Australian Standards Committee to produce AS2201.1
  • Registered Security Adviser and Security Equipment Installer
  • Inner Range Advanced Integriti Technician
  • Inner Range Insight Certified Technician
  • Milestone Certified Design Engineer















Emergency & After-Hours Call-Out Service

Prevailing Solutions operates a 24 hour, 7 days per week emergency and afterhours call-out service for its existing customers. Customers are assigned a dedicated Service email address to use as well as an afterhours Service Hotline telephone number.

Service Technicians carry basic spare parts for most systems.

Programmed Maintenance

Whilst an emergency call out service provides a level of added comfort to our customers, Prevailing Solutions also provides a range of Programmed Maintenance Service options. This preventative maintenance service is customised to suit the individual requirements of specific customers and their specific systems.

Each annual programmed maintenance contract usually comprises a prescribed schedule of maintenance visits as well as a comprehensive list of cleaning, software updates and maintenance tasks designed to keep all systems components operating in an optimal fashion and reduce the likelihood of any equipment failure.

The first visit usually includes a full system audit and the creation of a security asset register. Subsequent visits are followed up by a report to the customer, detailing the work that was carried out during the visit as well as any recommendations or suggested remedial actions.

Why We are Right For You

Prevailing Solutions has become a cohesive and powerful synergy of experience, engineering brilliance and technical capability. We pride ourselves on our knowledge of IT and Security products and the proficiency with which we can design, engineer and deliver an effective, integrated solution for our customers. We work closely as a team and share the same sincere desire to deliver the very highest standard of customer service.

If you have outgrown your current security installer’s capabilities and are now looking to partner with a strategic technology solutions provider to take you further, we could be the company for you.


Contact us for further details:
info@prevailingsolutions.com.au
Tel: 1300 171 181

   7 / 31-37 Howleys Road, Notting Hill. Victoria. 3168.