Pending sales, bereavements, and renovations all contributed to a 35% increase in the number of vacant properties in the UK last year. Retailers have been forced to close their doors and landlords have been obliged to wait for payment, often resulting in financial difficulties. As more homes become abandoned, criminal activity increases, with vandals, squatters,…
Government figures reported a total of 268,385 homes remaining empty for over 6 months in 2020, so it’s easy to see how common it is for properties to sit empty for extended periods of time. During these times, one slip-up in maintenance can invalidate your insurance and potentially jeopardise your coverage in the event of…
Why Think ‘Infrared Vs. Analytic’ when it comes to monitored CCTV? If you’re looking to install a monitored CCTV alarm system to protect your property, site or land, you’ve probably come across CCTV cameras utilising different methods of intruder detection – and this aspect can quickly become confusing. The wide range of CCTV cameras/detectors (usually…
The rise in illegal cannabis farms being discovered within vacant properties is posing an increased risk to Landlords and Property Managers. We are seeing vacant properties of all types – commercial, industrial and residential – being used as clandestine headquarters for illegal cannabis farm operations. It’s something you can’t sit back and ignore.
The Real Cost of Construction Site Trespassing The UK construction industry is reported to have lost £800million in 2020 as a result of theft and vandalism. With further reports by the BBC stating that only 7.8% of these crimes resulted in a suspect charged for their actions, many construction businesses are taking crime prevention into…
Are you getting the most out of your construction site turnstile? It’s a frequent question we ask our clients. Why? Because they’re highly technical pieces of equipment and, often, people just aren’t using them to their fullest potential. In fact, some have even stopped using them altogether due to Health & Safety concerns around COVID-19.…
The future of construction site security in the UK conjures up two contrasting images: For the optimists out there, you may be thinking that access control technology and increased site efficiencies will help contribute to safer, more secure and productive construction sites. However, for the pessimists (or, some would argue, the realists), the picture is…
Whilst construction sites vary from project to project, one thing that they all have in common is – people… and lots of them. Each day, a typical construction site will welcome anything from ten to a few hundred workers at any one time, with this number fluctuating during the course of a project. For this…
Nowadays, construction sites can benefit from a range of high-tech security solutions that are specifically designed to increase site efficiency, improve the security on your site and potentially create long-term savings. Because of this, it could be argued that many site managers struggle to see how security guards fit into the picture, with concerns around…
Many people believe that making cost savings involves opting for the cheapest possible solution. For example, you might be inclined to select mobile patrols over a static guard in order to cut costs (despite the fact that a static guard may be more appropriate for your site). However, when it comes to construction site security,…