A Devon-based Social Housing provider, with ongoing problems with vandals and suspected drug users, has put an end to drug dealers congregating in communal doorways and openly dealing to local youths by installing new security measures at the worst-hit block of flats. They started by installing robust communal doors with access control, ensuring that only…
Vacant properties are vulnerable and at constant risk of malicious damage by vandals, arsonists and thieves – especially cabling at today’s inflated weigh-in prices! Therefore vacant property security is something you will want to consider. Whilst landlords with vacant property may already be taking steps to minimise the risk, how many would think of contacting…
Occupants who gained entry into an apparently “unlocked” vacant property owned by Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director, Guy Ritchie, posted a Section 6 Notice in the window proclaiming that the Grade 1 listed building was now their home and that they intended to stay there. The Georgian house, spread over 5 stories and…
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,…
Being ushered out of this iconic venue definitely ruffled the feathers of these long-standing members. Penniless and without a shirt on their back between them, they departed one by one, looking for a new roost in Brighton. Sergeant Yorke’s, opened in 1971 as a casino in a building built in 1908 as a garage. Sadly,…
Because of the life-threatening risks associated with high levels of asbestos exposure, the government in the UK often recommends that if asbestos is detected in the ceiling insulation or the paint, that it is best to leave it undisturbed. Asbestos fibres are very small by comparison to a human hair for example. When the fibres…
Because there are lots of ways that a burglar or intruder can gain uninvited access into your property, the security of your home and family can never be dependent on one aspect. External doors, however, are the obvious point at which someone may have an attempt at accessing your property.
Secure Site (UK) – An Award Winning Service With the threat of a recession in 2007, when the opportunity arose to benefit from business coaching, Secure Site (UK) Managing Director Shaun Miller took the decision to get involved in the international Action business-coaching programme. With the professional advice from Derek Tyrell, Action Coach, Secure…
Humanitarian Award for Quick Thinking Security Manager When an 80-year-old pensioner collapsed at the Martlets Shopping Centre, in Burgess Hill, the quick thinking of Tony Reader, Secure Site (UK) Security Manager, saved his life after he stopped breathing. Relying on his training, Tony, after calling for an ambulance, started giving CPR – refusing to…
With the increased legislation affecting commercial property owners Secure Site (UK) have partnered with Sparks – EPC, Chartered Surveyors and specialist Energy Consultants, to offer you discounted rates for all your Energy Performance Certification issues. The new legislation forces all property marketed for sale or let to have had a survey carried out and an…