Secure Site UK Makes it Easy to Raise the Alarm

Monday, May 14th, 2012

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.

Secure Site’s vacant property alarm spoils rave!

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Revellers intent on seeing in the New Year were sorely disappointed and surprised when they arrived to find the East London venue boarded up!
The organizers, well, more accurately a group of illegal trespassers, had spotted the opportunity of a large house that had been vacant for some time and therefore ideal for a party, as clearing up afterwards would not be a priority! So, word spread about the venue and by all accounts hundreds were planning their weekend at the large vacant property. It was going to be an “open house” event. In fact, if the venue proved that good – some had planned to claim squatters’ rights after 72 hours by posting a Section 5 Notice on the front door – and extend their stay and partying for up to 3 months!
However, unbeknown to the illegal intruders, their entry through an apparently and very conveniently open door(!) had triggered the PIRs of Secure Site’s temporary vacant property alarm, Void Alarm™, immediately and silently alerting a mobile patrol unit to the site.
Arriving within just 30 minutes of the alert resulted in the trespassers being caught on the premises and the Police being called. Their subsequent arrest resulted in them seeing in the New Year in a far more somber way in a local Police cell – but at least they were saved a hangover! The property has since been secured properly – in sheet steel – putting an end to any future party!
For the landlord, the foresight to install Secure Site’s vacant property alarm, saved him far more of a headache – including damage to his property, the frustrating process of getting squatters evicted and the vast costs that usually go with this, as well as the usual 12-16 weeks it can take.
Vacant property is always seen as an easy target – and despite insurers’ requirements to have empty properties inspected on a weekly basis – many landlords ignore this and simply hope for the best. Acting as an early warning system, Secure Site’s Void Alarm™ is secured within the property and inconspicuously monitors any movement detected by PIRs placed across access points. As the alarm system is self-powered it doesn’t need hard wiring or mains electricity supply, and being wireless the PIRs can often be concealed yet still communicate with the control box. Being a temporary system, it can be fitted and secured in place, the next day, by our trained installers and can only be removed when instructed by the landlord.
Using GSM communication, any trigger or activation sends a text to the alarm receiving centre and a patrol is immediately dispatched to site and the incident dealt with. It should really be an essential part of every landlord’s defense against illegal intruders and squatters – unless you don’t mind letting one of your properties become the venue for the next big rave!