Secure Site UK Makes it Easy to Raise the Alarm

Written on May 14, 2012 at 9:16 am, by admin

Specialist void property services one-shop stop Secure Site UK has a comprehensive range of services to help discourage would-be intruders from breaking into empty buildings or damaging property on sites where security is an issue.

In addition to securing the approaches to a building or site, with concrete barriers or security fencing for localised areas of a site, Secure Site UK can install purpose-built battery-powered alarm systems that can operate for a whole year and meet insurance industry standards.

The void property alarm units need no external wiring and can be triggered remotely from passive infra-red sensors (PIR) located at strategic points around the site. In the event of movement triggering an alarm, the first line of action is to summon a mobile patrol. Secure Site UK has national coverage, to ensure that the situation can be assessed on the ground by a security professional. Depending on the alarm configuration, further calls can be made to summon keyholders and up to five key client contacts.

In addition to PIR sensors, Secure Site UK can also install security video cameras that are triggered by movement in the field of view. Provided there is mobile network coverage, these units can send a 10-second encrypted video clip to the company’s national monitoring centre. Once again, the video clip is assessed remotely by a trained security professional before any intervention is made on site.

This prevents false alarms being triggered by passing nocturnal animals, but enables a mobile patrol to be summoned to the scene rapidly in the case of human interference with the property. The autonomy of the individual components makes it hard to disable the system once it has been armed.

Being a wireless installation, there are no clues as to where the command unit for the security video cameras is located. The control box has a steel casing that has been designed to withstand hand tools, once it has been found. However, access to the unit can be made difficult for unauthorised access, by putting it in a secured area of the site.

For more information on either the Secure Site UK Alarm systems or security video camera installation please leave a comment below or visit the contact page.

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Secure Site UK is a One-Stop Shop for Empty Property Management

Written on May 11, 2012 at 6:12 pm, by admin

There is no single strategy for managing empty properties, also referred to as void properties. This is why Secure Site UK offers a range of integrated services that add up to a cost-effective set of solutions for property-owners facing the challenge of managing void properties.

It operates at a number of levels, each one reinforcing the previous one. At the outer limits of the property, it is necessary to secure any car park or surrounding land from unauthorised vehicles. For this first line of defence, Secure Site UK can supply concrete barriers.  These are simple and effective, giving a clear visual signal to would-be intruders that the property has been secured. Preventing vehicular access prevents anyone from establishing any sort of base to work from or bringing in heavy or powerful equipment.

Having said that, if work needs to be carried out on the property while it is empty, then equipment on the site needs to be secured too, as well as the area where construction or repair work is in progress. Secure Site UK has stocks of suitable close-mesh security fencing that can be brought on to the site to ensure that valuable equipment does not leave it ahead of schedule.

If there are localised hazards, such as holes and the like, then fencing is also an effective deterrent for would-be intruders or the simply curious. A secure barrier can be deemed to show recognition of a duty of care for such hazards.

As to preventing would-be intruders, potential vandals, squatters or scrap-metal seekers from entering a building, there are limits to the effectiveness of wooden boarding. Secure Site UK recommends, fits and supplies steel window screens. These galvanised steel screens are perforated to let through enough light to make viewings or inspections straightforward.

As well as allowing a building to be ventilated without compromising security, steel screens send another message to the casual intruder. They are a clear indication that such a property is going to be harder to get into than any number of timber-boarded properties elsewhere. The obvious conclusion for all would-be intruders is that they should give up here and go away.

If you would like to know more about Secure Site UK’s vacant property security services please leave a comment below or visit the contact page.

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Secure Site UK Knows the Meaning and Value of Clean

Written on April 10, 2012 at 8:53 am, by admin

Void property services specialist, Secure Site UK, understands that marketing a site for sale or letting to a prospective new tenant or purchaser only works when it is safe, clear and clean. In fact, there is no point in showing a potential client anything less than perfect, since it reduces the chance of a deal as well as the opportunity to take them round any other site, however spotless. Secure Site UK can resolve all waste material clearance issues at vacant sites of any size, from a single flat or office up to industrial estates – nationwide.

The Secure Site UK idea of what counts as clean starts with making the site safe for staff or contractors to work on. The company holds a licence issued by the Environment Agency for clearing and transferring waste, as well as working with hazardous materials specialists as the need arises. Site clearance can be total, but will usually start with collecting any fly-tipped waste. After that, Secure Site UK can go on to clear sites of hedges, walls and vegetation, removing potential breeding grounds for a host of pests and vermin, including rats.

Life is full of surprises and one that Secure Site UK is equipped to deal with is the discovery of clinical sharps, or abandoned hypodermic needles, possibly with syringes but always with a serious risk to health unless tackled correctly. Empty sites often attract drug addicts, whose abandoned equipment threatens those who come across it days, weeks or months later.

The Secure Site UK team can organise a full-scale sweep of any property or site where drug use is suspected. Any hazardous items will be removed and disposed of legally, before a second pass is made to clean and decontaminate the area where there is evidence of drug use.

For more information about any of our specialised waste material clearance services please leave a comment below or, if preferred, use the contact form

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Secure Site UK has Secure Solution for Windows

Written on April 5, 2012 at 9:50 am, by admin

Empty buildings act like magnets: they attract interest from all sorts of would-be visitors, at all hours of the day and night. Since doors can be a challenge to casual trespassers, windows will always be a source of temptation and offer a possible way in. While a void property can be boarded up quite rapidly, the results may not resist the efforts of a determined or well-equipped intruder.

Void property security specialist Secure Site UK has a solution that combines robustly functional looks with real security. Secure Site UK’s galvanised steel security screens are made to measure and fit the window opening snugly. This leaves little leverage for opportunists to pry them off, in fact even a determined intruder would give up the unequal struggle fairly rapidly.

Part of the difference is the specialist security screws that Secure Site UK uses to fix the window security screens in place. Once fitted by one of Secure Site UK’s staff, the security screws cannot be removed by anyone else until Secure Site UK is called back in to take them down again.

For the owners, empty buildings fitted with Secure Site UK’s steel security screens have the combined effects of deterring potential intruders while giving a touch of professionalism in the property’s management. The perforations in the window screens allow enough light through the windows to make viewings a practical proposition instead of a search for torches and batteries.

Secure Site UK steel window security screens are a clear indication to those viewing the property that it is in professional hands. There is enough light inside for viewing to mean just that: seeing the property in a semblance of normal window light. The screens also allow a degree of ventilation to be circulated through the building, while keeping out the weather: nor will the galvanised steel rust. To get started, please leave a comment below or just dial 08456 12 13 12 for more information and organise a quote.

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