An interesting article on why it is important that people select professionally certified security companies for alarms, CCTV etc. click here Of course if you are only interested in getting it for the lowest price, my advice is don’t bother to have anything, because I can almost guarantee it won’t work properly and so [...]
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21 March 2015
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The physical positioning of cameras is a key aspect of good CCTV system design. All to often I see cameras positioned above doors looking straight down? All these are good for is to check for hair loss. Often these are positioned for ease of installation, rather than to achieve a specific objective. If you are [...]
Having spent more than 30 years in the demanding world of defence equipment, one of my most interesting roles was being responsible for front line equipment reliability. A British Army General once said to me that he didn’t want his troops to have to carry a single piece of equipment that didn’t work properly. So [...]
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8 June 2014
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What a month May turned out to be? Our focus remains on the preparation work to get our new offices complete for opening on the 28th June. Because we are refurbishing an existing garden building, that was previously used as a recreational area, complete with small swimming pool etc, we had to remove all existing plant and [...]
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5 April 2014
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I think we can finally conclude that the Ark building business idea can be put on hold for now. I will need to check the good book to see how we handle Sahara dust and European pollutants, especially as the Eastern Europeans seem to have the car washing business nicely tied up (am I sounding [...]
The second phase of the development of our new offices has now started. I have recruited an energy conservation specialist to develop and implement a strategy for heating and air conditioning for the office using the latest green renewable energy techniques. We are likely to employ solar energy, air source heat pumps, high efficiency thermal [...]
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5 March 2014
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A Clean Bell Box! This might seem a small insignificant point, but if you think about it, it is incredibly important! This is what Attention To Detail (ATD) is all about! When we install alarm systems we place a highly visible branded bell box (they haven’t contained bells for sometime but old habits die hard) usually [...]
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8 February 2014
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This week is very exciting for us at GuardHome as it sees work starting on our new offices. After almost ten years of running my business from a very cosy room in my home, I have decided we are sufficiently mature to have our own offices. Some of the local residents may already have seen [...]
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