Security Officers or Technology?

 Security Officers or Technology?

The rising costs of employing Security Officers and the continuous cycle of retaining good Officers and all the other associated issues is slowly influencing companies to consider integrated technology based security solutions.

After a decade of supporting Businesses fighting crime by utilising traditional methods with their reliance on individual Security Officers, the Chamber working with in partnership with local technology providers are now able to deploy these leading edge solutions to members of BusinessWatch. The system provides the effective back office support to enabling monitoring to be utilised where it's required and delivering images simultaneously to the mobile Officer deployed in the area and to the police in the police station or in the field.

The utilisation of perimeter protections systems, void alarms and intruder systems with access control systems and facilities, CCTV video and voice communication will provide effective means to alert Officers of potential problems, impending criminal activity or public order issues by the best means available.

Police Officers, with appropriate access rights and facilities will be able to review digital recordings from any location, copy recorded information, check camera views, monitor activity and ANPR systems without the need to travel to site.

Applying more effective solutions will also enable Crime Reduction Partnerships to reconsider legacy systems requiring renewal or replacement equipment. The systems available now are able to provide interconnectivity for individual security systems of different manufacture or pedigree employed by local businesses.

The use of technology doesn't mean the end of the traditional security officer, it means that he or she can be used more effectively to provide a cost effective service when required.

For more information on how BusinessWatch can help your business using a mix of manned services and technological solutions, please contact the BusinessWatch Team on 01246 212909, email info@businesswatch.org  or click here for more information