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TECNIFUEGO Interview

“Fire safety must remain a priority within society and in public policy,” says Antonio Tortosa, chairman of TECNIFUEGO.

Prolians Metalco Interview

Technology and digitalisation are reducing the administrative workload of health and safety professionals, allowing them to devote more time to exploring new processes and ways of protecting workers, taking into account their gender, age and individual characteristics.

Cotelsa at SICUR

“Real technological sovereignty in the field of security requires the integration of artificial intelligence and operational flexibility, in order to protect both human lives and the country’s critical infrastructure.”

AESPLA Interview

Interview with the chairman of the Spanish Association of Occupational Risk Prevention Services (AESPLA) and director of Health and Wellbeing at the Association for Accident Prevention (APA).

SEET Observatory

Alejandro García Martín, ambassador of the SEET Observatory, promoted by the AES Foundation, highlighted at the latest edition of SICUR the importance of electronics, digitalisation and artificial intelligence in public safety in entertainment, recreational activities and tourism.

Fire safety regulations and risks

Fire detection is no longer just about fire. It also applies to more complex buildings, new electrical loads, connected systems, photovoltaic installations or logistical environments that were not even covered by many regulations just a few years ago.

Surveillance trends

Interview with Laura Alcázar Moratilla, Sales Director for Spain and Portugal at IQSIGHT.

INCIBE Interview

"SMEs are part of wider value chains and are therefore a frequent target of indirect cybersecurity attacks," explains Miguel Ángel Cañada, Head of the National Coordination Centre (NCC-ES INCIBE) of the National Cybersecurity Institute, the entity designated to coordinate the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) network in Spain.

Safety footwear

The commercial director of Fal Calzados de Seguridad states they cover "all working areas" and offer products that are "increasingly safe and at the same time ergonomically designed, always seeking the benefit of users".

Security in Catalonia

"In 2026, the safety and security sector needs to demonstrate its added value more than ever," says the manager of ACAES (Catalan Association of Security Companies).

Filipe Joel de Almeida, head of the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA EMEA), emphasised at the latest edition of SICUR the need to increase cargo security and strengthen resilience in the supply chain.

Private security

Eduardo Cobas Urcelay, Second Vice President of CoESS (the Confederation of European Security Services), stated at SICUR 2026 that private security is a strategic industry essential to European resilience in the face of climate and terrorist crises.