The National Police Air Service (NPAS) provides all police forces in England and Wales with air support to assist them with a variety of tasks.
This includes searches for suspects and missing people, vehicle pursuits, public order, counter-terrorism and firearms incidents, among others. During tasks, NPAS crews make use of state-of-the-art cameras and communicate directly with ground units and force control rooms, as they work together to help keep communities safe.
NPAS provides a borderless service with a fleet of helicopters and aeroplanes, flying from a network of bases. Flights are managed by the central NPAS Operations Centre, based in West Yorkshire.
NPAS was formed in October 2012 following a national review of air support by the Home Office and is delivered by West Yorkshire Police as the lead force-a unique arrangement in UK policing. All 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales and British Transport Police contribute funding for NPAS.
Dextra worked with Dorset Police and contractor Drewlec to renew old, inefficient lighting in the NPAS aircraft hangar based near Bournemouth Airport.
Dorset Police force has worked with Dextra in the past, not only because it is a locally based company, but because it likes the company’s approach to delivering efficient and effective lighting.
The old lighting in the hangar was very expensive to run and failing rapidly. The existing lighting levels didn’t meet regulations either.
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