How do I choose the right security solution?
The continuing development of electronic security is a double edged sword for the modern Asset or Property Manager who has the responsibility of ensuring a site is secure. The ever increasing improvements are certainly welcome, but without in depth investigation choosing the right one is near impossible with any confidence. The problem of this constantly changing security technology is being able to distinguish which equipment should be used, and its suitability to an individual security issue for the property or asset manager who has little time to investigate and instruct a Security installation or service.
Do these questions sound familiar?
- How do I choose a Security Solution to protect my sites?
- How to distinguish between 2 or 3 quotations?
- How can I assess existing equipment on an inherited site?
- How can I check that what I’m being sold is what I need?
- How can I value electronic security systems during site pre acquisition negotiations?
- How can I find a solution when resources or local services are limited?
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Now I’m no architect but…
Do you ever get the feeling you’ve been oversold? Or perhaps you were sold something the Security installer already had in stock? I think it’s what be behind the CCTV camera below. This classic static CCTV camera is located at the door of a snooker …
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Cheap CCTV, not often a good buy…
Part of my job is to unravel the mess left behind by poor CCTV or access control installation work. Closed Circuit Television does work, but relies on the CCTV installer. The site I was at recently, emphasises the sort of poor service provided by some …
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How to make your car unique!
Not the normal blog, but I felt I had to blog about a company in Nottingham called Mint my Ride, who took my car and changed the dash board and trim, with excellent results. I felt that interior of my car was dull, and mainly …
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How not to install a lock!
Why would you have the lock on the outside? Well this was illogical when pointed out, but hitherto had gone unnoticed. So why would an Electronic Security Installer fit a Mag lock on the outside where an intruder could lever it open with just a …
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New CCTV equipment for CCTV control rooms
Tecton have brought out a piece of kit called a Wide View Max which basically allows a CCTV control room to unplug all its smaller CCTV monitors and use one large screen CCTV monitor. This will result in no loss of image quality and live …
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