Does CCTV help a business?

CCTV can be both a deterrent and very useful tool in arresting criminals.  Two small retailers who took different approaches in the CCTV system installed.

A £300 Mac book was stolen last week from a laptop repair shop in Hazel Grove, Stockport.  Fortunately we had installed quality CCTV both inside and outside the premises a few years ago so the images are fantastic and clearly identify all three criminals.  The CCTV footage has been sent to the police and an arrest is expected soon.

Another local retail shop had a burglary a few weeks ago and caught the intruder on their CCTV.  Unfortunately, the installation was not done by us, the shop was poorly advised and chose budget cameras, the resultant images are of insufficient quality to be used to identify the burglar.

If you use CCTV, please speak to someone who can convert your needs into a useful installation.

Video Verification

Would you like your alarm to be stand-alone and:-

• Tell you when it has been activated?
• Send a video to mobile phones (security guards for example) of the cause of activation?
• To work outdoors - building sites, farm yards, church roof?
• Operate when there is no mains power? 
• Save money - guard only called out if suspicious activity.

Well now you can - listen carefully

Burglary Statistics

When it comes to alarms, many people seem to think that burglaries, only happen to their neighbours. The following statistics about burglaries in the UK will make them think again.

Fact 1: – A home is burgled somewhere in the UK every 37 seconds. Not every 37 days or every 37 hours – but every 37 seconds.

Fact 2 – There are more than a million burglaries or attempted burglaries in the country every single year.

Fact 3 – One out of every five households falls prey to burglars more than once a year. Seven percent of households are in fact burgled three or more times a year.

Fact 4 – In the current economic climate there has been a surge in burglaries throughout the UK. The risk of becoming the victim of a burglary is now significantly higher than it was a year or two years ago.

There are two ways to protect you and your family against burglaries. The first is to make sure doors and even windows are locked when you are not at home.

The second, install a modern alarm that follows the triple D code: 

Deters (have a sign in a window or a visible bell box)

Detects (consider sensors on the outside of property - to sound the alarm before a break-in, that incorporates a camera to view the cause of activation)

Deploy (ensure that someone responds to an alarm)

Systems that satisfy the above can be installed in 4 hours, with no mess, no fuss and minimal decor damage.

Ask The Alarming Man how and where.

Alarm Verification Without Wires

For police to respond to an alarm, they need to be sure that there is a crime in progress. An effective way to do this is with pictures of what happened when the alarm was activated. With verification, Police will treat these alarms as “Crimes in Progress” and respond faster than for a "bell on the wall" alarm. Video verification makes efficient use of both security guards and police officers and provides greater security to the property owner. However, this can be a bit tricky when mains power is unavailable.
A system providing TOTALLY wireless, BATTERY powered video security, that can be placed anywhere and sends a 10 sec video of what caused the alarm to an alarm receiving centre, security company or phone is available here
An absolute must for empty properties, buildings without power, construction sites, church roofs etc. Thieves have now lost the luxury of time and anonymity