When you run a business you take on a lot of responsibilities. One of the most important is the duty of care to your employees, customers and suppliers when they’re on your premises. Ensuring people are safe in your office, store, warehouse and car park is of paramount importance – yes you have liability insurance… Read more »
Latest Burglary Tactics To Be Aware Of – Part 2: Access
Welcome back to our look at the main techniques burglars use to gain access to property. Some of these have been around for years while others are newer, so read on to make sure you know it all. Lock-snapping and other stories Once burglars have identified your premises as a target they’ll be looking for… Read more »
Focus on: Shoplifting
Shoplifting is often seen as trivial, as something that schoolchildren do for a dare, and as a victimless crime. The reality for retailers is that it has become a huge problem in the last two years; with verbal and physical violence from those who are challenged by shop staff one of the most troubling aspects. … Read more »
Latest Burglary Tactics To Be Aware Of – Part 1: Scoping
Burglars are developing new tactics all the time in order to scope and gain entry to homes and businesses. Over the decades every change in security technology – from the inception of locks and safes all the way to deadbolts, burglar alarms sirens and CCTV – has meant thieves needed to develop ways to circumvent… Read more »
Are You Making These 4 Business Security Mistakes?
With cybercrime posing an increasing security risk to businesses there’s a real danger that physical security measures are being overlooked as the focus shifts to online fraud and hacking. Physical security measures are our bread and butter, it’s what we’ve been doing for Midlands-based firms for over forty years. We know the products, the risks,… Read more »
Chain It Up!
Bike thefts are less frequent in the winter months due to the availability of stock – with fewer people cycling in the winter, there are fewer opportunities to steal bicycles. This means that when the weather warms up it’s time for bike thieves to get active. The market for stolen bikes also swells in the… Read more »
Safety And Security Lessons To Learn From Winter
We hope all our customers, existing and potential, weren’t plagued by a seasonal security issue this year but the changing seasons bring different risks to security, the environmental ones often being underestimated by property owners. We have seen dreadful flooding this year; flooding which has been almost non-stop between storms for some residents in this… Read more »
Predicting Crime For 2024
Predicting the crime picture for 2024 is an important exercise; however, the results need careful interpretation. There are many things that influence crime prevalence, especially socio-economic factors on crime like shoplifting and burglary, and global health factors on domestic abuse and antisocial behaviour – we’ve seen both these factors impact on specific types of crime… Read more »
How Security Systems Help Improve Customer Retail Experience
The statistics around how many people would shop elsewhere or do business with a competitor after a bad experience vary greatly, with the percentage ranging from 65% to 96%. What is clear is that well over half of customers would leave a store or brand for a competitor if they had a bad experience. A… Read more »
Take A Virtual Tour Of A Burgled Home
West Midlands Police have created an interactive tool for homeowners wanting to learn more about burglary, and what happens during one. If you’ve never been the victim of a burglary it can be hard to imagine what it’s really like, especially when your information comes from TV dramas where everything is ‘bigger and badder’ for… Read more »