What types of burglar alarms are there?

Confused.com offers a simple guide to what types of burglar alarms are available to help keep your homes protected. The clearly written guide is an easy read article and explains what the following are: Bells-only alarms Monitored alarms Dummy alarm box Wireless or wired alarms The guide also goes onto inform you of who can…

Fire Door Safety Week 2016

Fire Door Safety Week 2016 will run from 26 September to 2 October.  It will also commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, an event which gave rise to the fire door. This campaign will campaign feature a number of events to be held around the UK in order to promote the correct installation, maintenance and…

Home Security Door Locks

When it comes to home security door locks, there are three keys to balanced security according to an article on the IFSEC website.  These being diversification, access control and research. The report identifies that it is important that the precautions are not all the same in order to best protect your home or your business, as…

Fire Alarm System Types

The IFSEC website offers a guide to fire alarm system types to help businesses/employers/commercial property owners get their head around how best to protect property and life.  This is especially useful to read as there is a legal requirement for non-domestic properties that people visit to have protection and for such people involved, they must…

A Solution to Half of all House Fires

An article on the IFSEC website explains that there is a “Simple Solution to 50% of Accidental House Fires”. According to the article, a huge 50% of these accidental house fires, not just across the UK but Europe, are caused by cooking and it also claims that cookers themselves are the main culprits!   To…

Security Information – Businesses

Fire and security industries in the UK are regulated and as such, reputable businesses that supply these services are certified by the NSI (National Security Inspectorate), the certification body. The NSI provides a lot of useful information for domestic and commercial customers. Click here to view their information for businesses page which features Business FAQ’s.  This…

Video Surveillance in 2016

Video surveillance in 2016 has seen so much change due to advancing technologies, new laws and new capabilities.  As a CCTV installer, we don’t just simply install.  We have to be aware and educated about a lot of things.  So should all companies that you approach when considering installing video surveillance. IFSEC Global has a…

Burglar Alarms & Insurance Policies

I came across an interesting article online on The Guadian’s website which talks about burglar alarms & insurance policies. It highlights how in some cases, if you don’t have a burglar alarm, your home insurance policy may in fact be invalid! Focusing on an LV policy where they rejected a family’s £6,000 claim following a…