Choosing Physical Security for your Property Physical security is important. While surveillance cameras may help catch criminals in the act and alarm systems can alert you to a crime when it happens, only physical security puts a barrier between criminals and your property. There are a number of different types of physical security. Two of…
Protecting your Cell Phone Store from Smash and Grab Robbers Smash and grab robberies are, unfortunately, quite common at cell phone stores and other such retailers. In these crimes, criminals easily break through unprotected doors and windows, enter a property, quickly steal valuables and leave before anyone can respond. These types of crimes are effective…
Using Security Gates for access control at your Office The first thought that most people have when they think about security gates is that they’re used on doors and windows to prevent smash and grab robberies. This is true. Millions of properties across the continent use security gates for this purpose. And they’re not just…
Pop-up stores are more than just a trend. They are increasingly becoming a way of doing business for more and more retailers. A pop-up shop is a smaller retail location that is different in several ways from a bricks-and-mortar retail store. Pop-ups can be temporary locations, but they can also remain in place for a…
Improving Airport Security with Physical Tools When it comes to airport security, many people think of metal detectors, security guards and cameras. While these are all important aspects of airport security, physical security tool (such as mobile security gates) is also an incredibly important part of keeping an airport, or any large public area, safe….
Preventing Holiday Retail Theft During the holiday season, you likely want to make your retail store as open and inviting as possible. You’ll want to put your most popular and desirable products on display and make it easy for shoppers to come in, look at your merchandise and hopefully make a purchase. Unfortunately, the same…
Protecting your Holiday Merchandise from Shoplifters and Smash and Grab Thieves Now that the holiday shopping season is here, your retail store is likely stocking up on extra inventory. Unfortunately, while you’re preparing for the holidays, so are criminals. They know that stores have more product and more expensive items in store at this time…
Assessing Your Property for Security Vulnerabilities It’s important that you frequently look at your property and review your security situation. Criminals often target properties that are obviously lacking in certain protections. They want to strike the easiest target possible. If your business has a security flaw, a criminal will find it and he or she…
Preventing Crime with Visual Deterrents Criminals, obviously, don’t want to get caught in the act. They want to get in and out of a property without being noticed. This is a big reason why security gates are so effective, since they not only deter they slow criminals down and drastically increase the chances of them…
Access Control: Limiting Access to Certain Areas Security gates have a wide variety of uses. The most common and most well-known use is to protect properties from smash and grab robberies. Security gates are very effective at doing so and they prevent criminals from smashing windows, breaking down doors and using other violent methods to…