An alarm that people actually use
An intruder alarm only protects you if it is armed, and staff only arm it consistently if it is easy and does not give false alarms. We plan zones and areas around your layout and routines: offices that close at 5, a dock that runs until midnight, a cleaner who comes in at 6am.
What goes into a commercial alarm
- Alarm panel with battery backup, and keypads at the entries staff use
- Motion detectors chosen for the environment: high-bay warehouses, offices, outdoor areas
- Door contacts, heavy-duty roller-door contacts and glass-break detection
- Sirens and strobes inside and out
- Areas and schedules so different parts of the site arm separately
- App control and notifications
- Connection to a monitoring centre, if you choose to use one
Fewer false alarms
Most false alarms come from the wrong detector in the wrong place (heaters, roller doors, birds in high-bay warehouses) or from confusing arming routines. Choosing detectors carefully, mounting them properly and keeping the user experience simple solves most of it. Linking the alarm to CCTV means you or a monitoring centre can check footage before anyone drives out.
Working with access control
When the alarm and access control are integrated, presenting a card can disarm the right area, and the building locks down when the alarm is set. It saves time and removes a common cause of alarms: someone opening a door before disarming.
Taking over or upgrading
We regularly take over systems installed by other companies. Where an existing panel is supported and the detectors are sound, we can often extend it instead of replacing it.