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Reconeyez appoints Mark Williams as EMEA Sales Chief
Reconeyez has appointed Mark Williams as Vice President of Sales, EMEA, as it expands following its integration into the VOSKER group.
Williams will lead sales across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where the company is looking to broaden its presence and strengthen support for installers, integrators and other partners. His arrival adds another senior executive to the leadership team as the security technology business enters a broader international growth phase.
He brings security industry experience from senior roles at AMAG and Remsdaq, as well as work with a major integrator. That background spans both the manufacturing and integration sides of the market, which Reconeyez views as central to its regional channel strategy.
Reconeyez specialises in remote surveillance and perimeter protection, with products designed for sites where conventional security systems can be difficult to deploy. Its systems combine wireless, battery-powered devices with cloud-based artificial intelligence to provide visual verification and reduce false alarms in remote and high-risk environments.
The company recently became part of the VOSKER group, a move that sets the context for the latest management change. Reconeyez expects the expanded organisation to support further development of its technology platform and extend its reach in international markets.
Chief Executive Officer Peter Young linked the appointment to that broader expansion.
“Mark joins Reconeyez at an incredibly exciting time for the business. Having joined the VOSKER group, we are bringing together two industry-leading technologies, VOSKER and Reconeyez, to deliver the best in remote surveillance and perimeter protection for remote and hard-to-reach sites.”
With the launch of VOSKER PRO and the expansion of our combined technology platform, we are entering a new phase that will see developments in our AI capabilities, cloud platform, and security technology.
Mark’s deep experience across the security industry, particularly in leading global teams, developing partner-led growth strategies and driving organic growth across international markets, will be invaluable as we continue to scale across EMEA and support our installer and integrator network.”
Regional push
Williams’ experience leading international teams and working with partner networks was a key factor in the appointment. EMEA remains an important region for security suppliers serving sectors such as critical infrastructure, energy and border security, where sites are often remote and operators need systems that can be installed with limited supporting infrastructure.
That backdrop has increased competition around reliability, remote monitoring and alarm handling. Reconeyez argues that autonomous systems appeal to customers seeking to avoid the complexity of traditional fixed installations, particularly in locations that are hard to reach or costly to maintain.
Williams outlined his view of the market in comments released alongside the announcement.
“What drew me to Reconeyez was the technology. The ability to deliver reliable, autonomous security, combining durable hardware with AI-powered detection, in locations where traditional systems simply do not work, is a powerful proposition, particularly as demand grows across critical infrastructure, energy, border security, and other remote environments.”
With the backing of VOSKER and the introduction of new technologies such as VOSKER PRO and video streaming, Reconeyez is expanding what is possible in remote surveillance.
“I’m excited to work closely with our team and partners across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, building on Reconeyez’s reputation for excellence and delivering practical, scalable security solutions, with AI that reduces false alarms, lowers operational burden, and solves real-world challenges for installers, integrators and end users.”
Reconeyez said its combination with VOSKER brings it into a broader global organisation with more than 3 million cameras deployed worldwide and operations in more than 120 countries. That scale could help support product development and channel expansion as it seeks a larger share of the EMEA market.
Williams joins at a time when remote security suppliers are trying to widen their distribution networks while responding to demand for systems that can be monitored and managed across dispersed sites. His appointment underlines the importance Reconeyez places on partner sales as it builds out its regional strategy.
The Barclays van outside Morrisons in Carterton is set to shut after a gradual drop in customer usage, the town council has announced.
The service is set to shut on Thursday, October 22.
The council said users of the van will still be able to pay cash and cheques into Barclays account at the nearby Post Office.
Instead customers will now have to travel six miles to the nearest Barclays branch in Witney.
The council said “please share this post with anyone who may be affected so they are aware of the upcoming change”.
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A Barclays local van is a mobile, cashless banking vehicle that travels to community to provide face-to-face support where traditional branches have closed.
Its part of Barclays flexible banking network, which includes pods, vans, libraries, and town halls.
In February 2023, Barclays announced nearly 100 branch closures throughout 2024 and 2025, in addition to the 177 branches it closed in 2023.
This included the branch in Abingdon, which went on to close in February 2024.
Earlier this year bosses at Barclays announced plans to reopen more high-street branches, in a dramatic U-turn for the bank.
Over the past decade, thousands of high-street bank branches have shut their doors across the country, including those belonging to Barclays, leaving just 206 still operating throughout the UK.
Freddie Van Mierlo, who represents Henley and Thame, has urged the company to prioritise fixing leaking infrastructure, which reportedly loses 2.87 billion litres of water daily.
This comes after the Environment Agency declared the Thames Valley area in drought.
The responsibility of maintaining water resources during a drought lies with water companies.
Thames Water has already implemented a hosepipe ban in the area since July 22, 2026.
Chris Weston, speaking on the BBC’s Big Boss Interview podcast, stated that some of the firm’s targets were beyond what they could achieve.
He said: “We have to hit a certain level of leakage, but it is so far in excess of what we are capable of doing, I think anyone would be capable of doing, however much money you invested, that it is not going to be achievable.”
Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK, has been under fire recently for its handling of sewage discharges and leaks.
Last year, it was fined a record £122.7 million by regulator Ofwat, largely for breaching sewage spill rules.
However, Mr Van Mierlo argues that a network-wide hosepipe ban would save around 577 million litres a day.
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He said: “So, although measures such as hosepipe bans are required during drought, it seems fixing leaking infrastructure would be a significantly more effective use of time.
“In your most recent interview with the BBC, you commented that targets to fix leakages are ‘unrealistic’, this is incredible insensitive considering we are experiencing a 1-in-500-year drought event.
“After reviewing the company’s existing drought plans, I am further concerned that the actions outlined in the early stages of drought are limited to awareness campaigns to reduce water use and hosepipe bans.
“Nowhere, even when drought progresses to severe, is there mention of emergency repairs to leaks in the system.”
He added that constituents have been contacting him daily about leaks due to Thames Water infrastructure and the lack of action following their reports.
He said: “Not only do these leaks damage property, but now in a time of drought, Thames Water are washing away an essential resource.”
The company, serving 16 million customers in London and parts of southern England, treats 4.3 billion litres of waste daily.
Mr Weston mentioned that “99.5 per cent of the time” the waste is treated successfully, although “sometimes something goes wrong”.
He added that while the company wants to improve on pollution, the chance of getting to zero pollution was “very, very slim”.
Fraser Jones, the director of Barefoot Oxford, has made clear that all its shops are staying open and there will be no job losses, as the company ‘streamlines’.
This process has seen Barefoot Oxford Limited go into liquidation with liquidators from JT Maxwell Ltd appointed on July 29. A resolution to wind up the company was passed on the same day.
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Fraser Jones, director of Barefoot Oxford, said: “Simply a reorganisation and no changes to the business at all.
“All shops staying open and no job losses.
“We are streamlining to the one company name of Barefoot Bakery, how we are best known.”
The business has three branches across Oxford in North Parade Avenue, Walton Street and Cowley Road and one in Kidlington.
It describes itself as a “small artisan bakery”.
It added: “We started out making cakes from our kitchen at home and selling them on a market stall in Oxford.
“Since then, the business has grown from strength to strength.”
Indeed, in June this year, cast of the smash hit romantic musical Waitress visited the business’ Jericho branch to publicise their performances at the New Theatre in Oxford.
It coincided with the 12th anniversary of the shop, run by Mr Jones and wife Emily.
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Barefoot Oxford – the company going under which Mr Jones is director of – reported creditors falling within a year of £375,000 in its latest accounts to March 31, 2025.
Its average number of employees was 33.
Meanwhile Barefoot Bakery Ltd – which Mr Jones is also a director of – reported creditors of £79,000 falling within a year and five employees.
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