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Access Control

Browse through our articles section below for useful guides, advice and insights into our industry and the technology available. If you have a question, get in touch with our friendly team.

How Mobile Credentials are so much more than just cool…

One of the big advances in Access Control technology is mobile credential technology, a system that rather than using cards or fobs can recognise a person’s mobile phone or smart watch and grant access. Sounds pretty slick right? But it’s so much more than just fancy.
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Home CCTV London

Should You Buy Home Security Products?

On a weekly basis we receive calls asking us to install home security products that people have bought at their local DIY store. And, on a weekly basis, we have to politely decline.
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Access Control London

Why Get A Buzzer Front Door Entry System For Business

Getting a buzzer front door entry system protects your business by denying unauthorised access. But why is this important? Granting people access to your business is a responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly.
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Security Company London

Why Security Lights And Locks Aren’t Enough

According to statistics from an FSB article, business security measures are lax in Britain. Incredibly, 60 per cent of small and medium enterprise respondents in the UK rely on locks and security lights to protect their business, while two thirds of these enterprises didn't even have these security measures operational during working hours.
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Security Company London

Pokemon Go Evolves Into A Security Risk For Businesses

This week, the technology headlines have been dominated by Pokemon Go. The new augmented reality game has now officially been released in the UK, but fans who couldn’t wait were able to get their hands on the game early by doing a bit of digging online.
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Access Control Installers London

Door Entry Systems – Which is better, Fobs or Codes?

Installing door entry systems in your business is a sensible way to safeguard both your property and your employees. Yet, there is often a debate about which method of controlling your access is the safest.
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Intercom Systems London

Video Entry Phone Systems For Business

Let's start off with the basics - what are video entry phone systems? A video entry phone system is a piece of technology that lets you grant or deny access through a door.
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Intercom Systems London

6 Reasons To Install Intercom Systems For Home Use

Controlling who comes in and out of a building isn't just for businesses, you can get intercom systems for home use too, but why should you?
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Access Control Kent

5 Reasons To Get Your Door Intercom System Supplied And Installed By Professionals

A door intercom system can be bought online by anybody, so why bother getting one through a professional installer? Let's start with a story we've heard a hundred times before...
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Video Entry Systems Kent

3 Reasons Landlords Need A Video Door Entry System

A video door entry system is a great way to protect a property from unwanted visitors and Landlords, in particular, can take advantage of having them installed within their properties.
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Access Control Kent

Which Door Entry System Do You Need?

Whether it's for your business or a home, there are a number of reasons why you might need a door entry system. Apart from any other consideration, door entry systems are easy and inexpensive to install, and they give you a considerable amount of extra security.
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Security Company London

Home Burglary Prevention Tips From A Criminologist

In the 400th issue of Scambusters, Criminologist and Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Appalachian State University Elicka S.L. Peterson-Sparks, provided insight into home burglary prevention advice.
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Burglar Alarms Kent

Police Advocate Burglar Alarms

In their crime prevention advice on burglary, the Police UK website and also in the West Midlands video on top tips to keep your home safe from burglars, burglar alarms are recommended.
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Home Security Kent

Checking Home Security – Essex Police and Operation Bisley

Michael Armstrong, the Crime Prevention Tactical Advisor for Essex Police talks about an initiative by Essex Police in conjunction with Operation Bisley.
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Access Control London

BPT Door Entry

From bespoke design systems for large blocks of apartments to off the shelf boxed kits for smaller properties, Spy Alarms can offer a large range of award winning BPT Door Entry products.
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Access Control – New Technology to Avoid False Alarms

Future Fibre Technologies have produced The Boundaries of Security report 2012 covering the latest methods of detecting intruders, including C-OTDR fibre optics, fibre Bragg grating sensors, and ground based radar systems.
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Home Security and Burglary Statistics in the USA

Further to our post on Home Security and Crime Rates in the USA, here's a small section enlarged which shows the times when a property is most vulnerable and also the methods used to gain entry.
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Home Security Through The Ages Infographic

Further to our post on Home Security and Crime Rates in the USA, here's a small section of the infographic on home security through the ages in more detail.
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Home Alarms or Guard Dogs?

Infographic courtesy of Fixr.com Find out about our burglar alarms for protecting your home from burglary.
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Home Security and Crime Rates in the USA

Another great infographic showing the effectiveness of Home Security in the USA. Whilst the figures may not totally agree with what is happening in the UK, it does give a good overview of the probability of a burglary if you have a home alarm and if you do not.
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Home Security and Social Media

With thanks to Credit Sesame for this fabulous infographic demonstrating how the social media activity of the inhabitants of your home could put your home security at risk.
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Intercom Systems Sevenoaks

Door Entry Systems, Intercom Systems and Shoplifting Prevention

The experts always told me opportunists are the big threat to a local shopkeeper and that I should have noisy door entry systems, an intercom system for those moments when I wasn't at the front of the shop, electronic tags for products, as well as the burglar alarm.
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The Safety of Automated Gate Security

Electric automated gates are an easy way to ensure the security of private premises and can be used for all sized properties.
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Distraction Thefts in Tunbridge Wells, Westerham, Sevenoaks, Larkfield, Swanley and Edenbridge

Most recent news from Kent Police is a warning on their website about a series of 'distraction thefts' in shops and offices in Tunbridge Wells, Westerham, Sevenoaks, Larkfield, Swanley and Edenbridge, resulting in the loss of mobile phones and cash.
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Burglaries Increase in Kent

According to the Kent Criminal Justic Board, the latest figures from the Home Office for October 2009 to September 2010 show that crime continues to fall in Kent with 4,389 fewer crimes in Kent and Medway.
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Top Tips For Home Security #1

Looking out from my first floor window a few weeks ago, I noticed the chair by the fence.
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Security Installation With Spy Alarms

The security and protection of people and property is the core business of Spy Alarms, based in Sevenoaks, Kent.
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Access Control

Intercom and Door Entry Systems

Through door entry and intercom systems, business access control has become a growth area within the overall security field. Physical control, with its convenience and ease of use, has contributed greatly to building and personal safety at work.
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