Pleased to report that Exeter International Airport and St Helena Airport have added the Redkite E-Log to their portfolio of Redkite products they already use.
The Redkite e-log is a straightforward yet powerful tool, whether used as a replacement for watch room books, as an incident log, or a longer term investigation log. Contemporaneous electronic entries, or day-to-day file attachments to entries, emails to individuals or groups, log sessions with hierarchical access levels, are all part of this intuitive package.

Belfast International Airport have ordered an extension to their Redkite ARFFS Training and Competence Management System with integrated e-learning for airport wide use. They join a growing number of airports who have adopted the Redkite CMS and e-learning across all airport departments.

We are very pleased to report that Norwich International Airport and Jersey International Airport have purchased the Redkite e-learning module to enhance their existing Redkite ARFFS competence management system. We are sure that both these long standing customers will quickly realise the benefits of this comparatively inexpensive, flexible and user friendly product. Thanks to both airports for their long standing support.

More great news for Redkite Systems as Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service join a growing number of fire services in the UK and overseas to order the Redkite E-learning system. This powerful module can handle both SCORM and non-SCORM learning packages, delivers on-line assessments linked to a learning package and automatically updates training records in Redkite Tracker. The system can be supplied as a shell or with a selection of fire specific learning packages developed by Peter McMahon, internationally acclaimed fire training expert. The system can be customised and supplied in any language, if required.

Singapore Changi International Airport is the latest airport to go live, using the Redkite Competence Management System in Singapore. They join Selatar, Payar Labar, Sambewang. Tangah and Changi East aerodromes. Redkite Systems is also working with G3 Systems to implement the Redkite Competence Management, Redkite Asset Management and Redkite Event Log into numerous airports in Afghanstan, including Kabul and Kandahar. Plenty more airports lined up. Exciting times ahead for Redkite Systems.

Lincolnshire FRS have taken initial delivery of the integrated Redkite Asset and Stores Management System. They are the 18th Local Authority FRS in England and Wales to deploy a Redkite system.

Redkite Systems have won a contract to supply G3 Systems (an IAP Company) with the Redkite Emergency Response System (ERS) comprising of the Redkite Competence Management System with Redkite E-Learning Module and Redkite Certificate Generator and the Redkite Asset Management System. The system will be used at several major airports in Afghanistan, including Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kandahar International Airport, Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport plus four other locations.

Delighted to report that Redkite Systems have received an order to supply a trial Redkite Asset Management System to London Fire Brigade Protective Equipment Group (LFB PEG) who will use the system to manage BA sets, cylinders and hoses initially. The system, when fully implemented, will semi-automate the re-ordering of Protective Equipment to ensure stations always have adequate stocks.

Great to hear that Blackpool Airport have taken on the Redkite Equipment Management System to integrate with the Redkite Competence Management which they have used for a number of years now

Tengah Air Base, Singapore, are the fourth airfield in Singapore to go live with the Redkite Competence Management System (CMS). The  Redkite CMS provides electronic, paperless competence management functions with both local and centralised reports providing Changi Airport Emergency Services with an overview of competence across their sites and has proved its value to CAG AES in a recent audit.

We are pleased to announce that Leonardo Helicopters, Yeovil, Dorset, have taken delivery of Redkite E-Learning Delivery and Redkite Question Master modules to work with their Redkite Tracker competence management system.

We welcome St Athan Fire & Rescue who have purchased both Redkite Tracker and Redkite AMS Core. St Athan was formerly an MoD site and is now becoming a civilian airport. We wish St Athan ARFFS all the very best for the future.

Northumberland FRS have acquired the Redkite E-Learning Delivery to enhance Redkite Tracker and Redkite Question Master which has been in use in the service for many years.

Bahrain International Airport have purchased Redkite Tracker, Redkite Question Master and Redkite E-Learning Delivery to work alongside the Redkite Asset Management System they have been using for several years.

We are pleased to welcome Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar which have purchased the Redkite Tracker system to record and manage the competence and training for their ARRFS personnel. They have also ordered the Redkite Equipment Management System to manage their fire service assets. Hamad International Airport is one of the foremost airports in the world and a major hub airport in the Middle East and home to Qatar Airways. Thank you for your order and we look forward to working with you all in Qatar for many years to come.

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service are now demonstrating their new RFID solution which allows them to undertake a vehicle inventory saving up to 90% of the time it took using earlier methods. WFRS use several makes of RFID readers and have acquired RFID tags from several manufactures to ensure the highest level of read accuracy. They also double up with bar code labels which can be of great help when an RFID tag cannot be read or has been damaged.

Their solution uses the latest Redkite EMS Mobile RFID software which batch reads RFID tags locker by locker. Readings are compared with a vehicle template which will show whether all (and the correct) assets are in place. The solution also shows any deficits or where an asset is incorrectly placed, either in the wrong position on the vehicle or on the wrong vehicle allowing authorised fir personnel to re-locate as necessary.

Exeter International Airport ARRFS have ordered the Redkite Defect module to enhance the functionality of their current Redkite Equipment Management System used to manage the tests, inspections and preventative maintenance schedules for their fire service equipment. The new Defects module will send an email to responsible personnel when a defect is reported and track the repair of the equipment through the workshop automatically delivering emails at critical trigger points

Redkite Systems welcome Ansa Environmental Services, formerly the service providers for Cheshire East Council, who have ordered Redkite Tracker to manage and record training and skills. They employ approximately 500 personnel situated at various locations. With our products being very widely used in the fire sector it is always a pleasure to welcome customers from other sectors. We wish them every success in the future.

Cornwall Newquay Airport join a growing number of airports who have purchased the Redkite E-Learning module to help deliver standardised, quality training packages to airport personnel. Learning packages can be linked to their Redkite Question Master on-line assessment module to ensure personnel have assimilated the information contained in the learning material. The results of the on-line assessment will then be recorded in Redkite Tracker which will store all answers and responses together with any marks and grade awarded. Training records will also be updated and any refresher dates automatically reset. We look forward to continuing our relationship with this fast-growing airport well into the future.

Redkite Systems welcome Gibraltar Fire Service who have ordered Redkite Tracker, Question Master, E-learning and the Redkite Asset Management System and will share systems and information with Gibraltar Airport Fire Service. Both services will receive the latest, dashboard driven, version of Redkite Tracker, each with a customised portal which will automatically give users access to all modules to which they have access rights on a single log-in. We look forward to working with our new customers in Gibraltar.

Redkite Systems goes from strength to strength and are pleased to welcome Gibraltar Airport Fire Service (ARFFS) who have purchased Redkite Tracker, Question Master and E-learning to manage and provide an acceptable method of recording the training and proficiency for their fire personnel. Gibraltar ARRFS also purchased the Redkite Asset Management System to ensure their assets are managed to the highest possible standards. In addition, they have purchased the new Redkite E-log to record incidents and other events.

Belfast International Airport (BIA) have apprentices following the Apprenticeship in Aviation Operations on the Ground within both ARRFS (fire department) and Airside Operations. They report that Redkite Tracker is ‘an excellent product for recording the training and assessment for the Apprenticeship” and that they have had good feedback from External Standards Verifiers from Pearson Edexcel on how BIA manage this scheme

The new “modern” version of Redkite Tracker, Question Master and the Redkite E-Learning modules has arrived!
London Heathrow Airport Airside Operations are the first customer to be supplied the new version as part of a new order.
The system will provide London Heathrow Airside Operations with an acceptable method of recording training and proficiency for EASA compliance.

The latest version of Redkite Tracker, which has just been supplied to London Heathrow Airport, Airside Operations,  will be shown at the annual Redkite User Group meeting in Birmingham on December 7th and 8th 2016.
The latest version of the system provides a modern customizable ‘dashboard’ when first entering the system and will replace the ‘classic’ view which has been used on the system since 1998.
The new ‘modern’ view will be available to existing users as a ‘system option’ and can be switched on when your company is ready to move forward

We welcome Redhill Aerodrome who have purchased the Redkite Tracker system to record training of all personnel at the aerodrome.

We welcome Sellafield Fire Service who have purchased the Redkite E-learning module to enhance their Redkite Tracker and Redkite Question Master modules.
Many fire services are realising the benefit of the Redkite E-learning module which can help ensure that only approved training is delivered in a training session.

Bournemouth International Airport RFFS have taken delivery of the Redkite E-leaning module: East Midlands Airport FRS have also purchased the Redkite E-Learning module; both airports will be using the system to enhance their Redkite Tracker system for use in the fire service.

East Midlands Airport also use Tracker to record the training for airside personnel.

The Redkite E-learning module integrates with Redkite Tracker to deliver e-learning packages to users. Individuals can be enrolled on to the E-learning packages to ensure that: a) all necessary learning is undertaken and; b) users are notified when any refresher training is needed. E-learning packages can be linked to on-line assessments in Redkite Question Master to ensure personnel have taken on-board the material delivered. On-line assessments are marked and the results stored in an individual’s personal portfolio.

One of the advantages that being cited in using the Redkite E-learning module is that it ensures that trainers deliver authorized and approved training material.

Bristol International Airport have ordered the Redkite web based EMS accessed from the Redkite secure hosted server.

Mid & West Wales FRS have purchased the Redkite Mobile Companion with a view to deploying an RFID marking solution throughout the service.
Redkite Systems will be working closely with MWWFRS and at least one RFID reader manufacturer to look at the possibility of carrying out an inventory of an RFID tagged appliance at a single read.

Redkite Systems is also working with Warwickshire FRS, Northamptonshire FRS and others to further develop the reading of equipment held in a locker at a single read using a hand held reader. We have already reached proof of concept with this project and WFRS are now retro-fitting RFID tags to move to the next stage of the project.
RFID UPDATE: Mid & West Wales FRS (MWWFRS) have now completed tagging up over 13 fire appliances with RFID tags and have associated those tags with assets held on the Redkite Asset Management System.

We welcome Humberside Airport Technical Services who have ordered Redkite Tracker to maintain training records for personnel employed at the airport.
There are two versions of Redkite Tracker - a fire service version and a non-fire service. The two systems use a different terminology designed to reflect the language and culture of the different areas of operation and make the systems more user friendly.

Oxfordshire FRS have ordered the Redkite Defects module to enhance the functionality of their Redkite Asset Management System.
This module is proving very popular as it facilitates the initial creation of a defect report and the on-going tracking of the defect as it moves through the repair process. The facility to email key personnel of progress at all stages is seen as a major benefit.

Redkite Systems are working with Mid & West Wales FRS, Warwickshire FRS, Leicestershire FRS, Northamptonshire FRS and appliance manufacturers to investigate the use of RFID as a viable alternative to barcodes.

Information about this project has been posted on LinkedIn in the Redkite User Group. If you are not able to access the Redkite User Group Forum then please get in touch for more details.

Warton Airfield have ordered the Redkite e-learning (CBT) Module to sit alongside their Redkite Tracker and Redkite Question Master.

PT Hydraulics based in Melbourne have now become our agent selling our products within Australia and New Zealand. We look forward to a lengthy and profitable relationship.

Aberdeen Airport Operations have purchased a stand-alone copy of Tracker and Question Master.

Humberside Airport Technical Services have been supplied with the Redkite AMS Core module and Tracker training / competence recording system. They are amongst a growing number of non-fire service departments inside airports who are seeing the benefit of Redkite Systems products to manage assets and training.

Liverpool, John Lennon Airport have purchased the e-learning (formerly CBT) module to work alongside the various Redkite Systems modules they already have.

St Mary’s airport (Isles of Scilly) upgraded from a very early version of the Redkite Tracker system to the latest web based version accessed via a web browser from the Redkite secure hosted server. We wish then every success in the future.

Wiltshire FRS have also ordered the Redkite Defects Module to expand the functionality of the Redkite AMS Core Module.

We wish all customers continued success with their Redkite Systems products and will, as ever, be on call to provide any help or assistance you need.

Redkite Systems welcomes Cambridge Airport  who have taken delivery of Redkite Tracker, Redkite Question Master and the Redkite Computer Based Training Delivery module. They are the 61st airport to take on Redkite Systems for monitoring competence for Airport Rescue and Fire-fighting personnel.

We look forward to a long relationship with them.

In addition to supplying and updating existing systems; Redkite Systems are working with Farnborough Airport to develop an electronic activity log which will be used across all airport departments.

This is a new system for which we have received many enquiries over the years.
If you are interested in finding out more then please get in touch.