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Bournemouth Security Installers

May 15, 2012 By GJ Leave a Comment

Bournemouth is one of the most most beautiful places to live in England but it still hosts criminals and thieves, people determined to create chaos and destruction to peoples home and businesses.

Zodiac Security are an NSI (NACOSS) approved security installation company that provide an entire range of security services and solutions for the Bournemouth area to fully protect and secure both your home and business.

The range of security services that Zodiac Security provide in Bournemouth includes:
  • Burglar Alarms
  • Domestic CCTV systems
  • Access Control Systems
  • Fire Alarms
  • Door and Gate Entry systems
  • High Definition (HD) CCTV Systems
  • Commercial Security Systems
  • Wireless Alarm Systems
  • Automated Gates
  • Maintenance Contracts
  • Monitored Alarms (police and keyholder response)
  • Bespoke Security systems to suit all designer, architect designed properties
  • Security for new builds and developments

If you have any security requirements, issues or questions for your property in the Bournemouth area then please contact Zodiac Security to arrange a free, no obligation security survey. If you have any immediate security questions you require answering quickly please comment below.

Insurance and police approved installers of burglar alarms, cctv, access control and fire alarms in Bournemouth

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solar panel farm security

May 15, 2012 By GJ Leave a Comment

Solar panel farms are becoming increasingly common as they are an effective solution for the generation of electricity in an eco friendly manner.

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is your solar panel farm secure and protected

However these solar panel farms are often isolated and a highly targetted area for criminals. As the solar panel farms are isolated there is nobody to look over the site and therefore the crinimals can take all the time they like without fear of being caught.

So what is the solution?

Zodiac Security can design and install a whole variety of effective security systems and solutions to suit each solar farm that can help to protect and secure the site as required. This can include:

  • CCTV with remote monitoring
  • Audio warning systems
  • Perimeter detection systems
  • Intruder alarms
  • Long range detection beams
  • Fully functional PTZ cameras

This means that no matter where the site is, no matter how large the site is, the site can be secured, protected and monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No need for on site security guards or random security patrols. Zodiac Security provide a constant source of protection.

For more information about how we can help to protect your solar panel farm please contact us, we are more than happy to provide initial design and proposals from site plans and drawings if required.

CCTV | Alarms | Security | Solar Panels Farms

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wireless smoke detectors

March 16, 2012 By GJ Leave a Comment

Fire isn’t something you can really take a chance with, there is no compromise, no second chance – FIRE IS DEADLY!!!

So what measures do you have in place for fire detection? if any at all???

Having a battery operated smoke detector installed somewhere in your house is a start, but do you reguarly check it to see if it works correctly?  Are the batteries ok? Will it work in the event of a fire???

One option you can have instead of battery operated smoke detectors (and is recommended by us) is to add wireless smoke detectors to your burglar alarm system – it doesn’t matter if the system is wired or wireless – our range of wireless smoke detectors can be added to any alarm system.

Smoke WE 293x300 wireless smoke detectors

wireless smoke detector

So what’s the difference between your wireless smoke detectors and a battery operated smoke detector?

Quite simply – Lots!!!

Our range of wireless smoke detectors offer the following:

  • Links to the burglar alarm system – this means that should it detect a fire all of the burglar alarm sounders will activate, not just one small sounder.
  • Full surpervision of the wireless smoke detector – this includes radio signal strength, anti-jamming, detector supervision and battery monitoring – meaning that if the battery ever gets low the smoke detector will let you know!!!
  • If your burglar alarm system is monitored (i.e goes through to an Alarm Receiving Centre) the fire brigade can be alerted to the activation, it also means that you can be alerted to a fire when you are not at the building.

Quite simply this is the most effective way of protecting your home or business from fire without going to the expense of having a fully dedicated fire alarm system installed in your property.

If you would like to disuss how we can help to proptect your home or business from the risk of fire then please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Free home security checklist

March 14, 2012 By GJ 1 Comment

Keeping your home (and family) safe and protected is extremely important and can often get overlooked.

Therefore we have decided to produce a home security checklist that you can download for free, this sheet will to help you check and evaluate your current home security and to see in which areas you can improve upon (if any). Simply Work your way through each section and answer the questions as best you can.

Get the free home security checklist here: Free Home Security Checklist

As always if you need any advice on security for your home or a quotation for any security work then please feel free to contact Zodiac Security

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why pick a wireless burglar alarm

February 28, 2012 By GJ 2 Comments

Wired or wireless burglar alarms – that is the question…

I know what I would choose, but then again I suppose I am a little biased!!!

For me, the choice is pretty stright forward:

  • No cables
  • No affect on decor or lifting carpets
  • Easy to expand
  • Easily protect remote buildings / garages
  • Fully featured
  • Cost effective

So the choice is fairly simple, if you are going to think security – think wireless!!

For more information on our wireless burglar alarm systems and how they can help protect your home and business why not download our information sheet here to find out some of the feature benefits and advantages of a wireless security system >>> about our wireless burglar alarm system

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flush mounted, designer alarm keypads

February 27, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Sometimes, something different is needed, something that little bit extra

In new homes, or designer styled interiors its the littles touches that make things just that little bit better, and that includes the burglar alarm system.

Most burglar alarm keypads are white and surface mounted, and this may not fit in with the design of your home or office.

Therefore, at Zodiac Securty we are able to offer a range of flush mounted burglar alarm keypads with a variety of finishes to suit your decor as required

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flush mounted burglar alarm keypads in a variety of different finishes

This way the alarm system keypad can remain in the open (rather that being tucked away in a cupboard) as it will fit in with the interior design and help to keep your property safe and secured.

For more information on how we can adapt our range of burglar alarm systems to suit your needs please feel free to contact us

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Picture evidence of HD CCTV

February 10, 2012 By GJ Leave a Comment

Well if the saying is true and a picture is worth a thousand words, why not take a look at the picture below to see if it is worth going for HD CCTV over high resolution analogue CCTV.

HD comparison Picture evidence of HD CCTV

HIGH RESOLUTION (LEFT) VS HD CCTV (RIGHT)

As you can see the HD CCTV system offers a wider angle picture with greater picture quality and better, richer colours – allowing you to easily identify people or events when needed – even at night the picture remains of a higher quality.

Zodiac Security are able to offer complete new installations of CCTV in HD, or we can even convert your existing CCTV system to HD, using the existing cabling , saving you money on labour costs to run new cables. You may even want to consider keeping some of your existing analogue CCTV and upgrading to HD only in vulnerable or specific areas as required.

If you would like to know more about HD CCTV or would like to arrange free CCTV survey to discuss how HD CCTV could benefit you and your business please contact us.

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Your CCTV system can e-mail you evidence

February 2, 2012 By GJ Leave a Comment

The majority of CCTV Systems are what we class as “reactive” rather than “proactive”. Basically people only really use their CCTV system after an event has happened.

For example if a break in has occurred at someones offices, people will  to look back and view what has happened hours after the event, maybe on the morning when they arrive at work.

However being informed of a break in or movement the moment it happens is better and more secure form of security – it makes your system proactive.

Our CCTV systems can detect movement and immediately email you a snapshot of the movement that has occurred, giving you immediate notice of any potential crimes and break ins. In addition you can then access the CCTV system from your smartphone and even talk and speak directly to the CCTV camera to warn the intruder that they are being recorded and to leave site.

An overview of the how the system works and its features are below:

Detect motion
The CCTV system can detect motion, and trigger alarms (such as an email) when motion occurs. 4 different ‘zones’ can be set on the image, and sensivity adjusted independantly. Unlike conventional activity detection, the cctv camera uses vector information to detect motion, therefore achieving better reliability against false alarms.

Receive alerts when activity detected
The CCTV system can send you an email when motion is detected, and include a snapshot of the event. 

View with your iPhone, Blackberry, or other Internet enabled Mobile Phones
Carry access to your CCTV system around with you, and access them using your browser on your mobile phone, or grab a dedicated app for your phone for easy, instant access.

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e-mail newsletters

January 7, 2012 By GJ Leave a Comment

E-mail newsletters, they seem to be all the rage at the moment, they are relatively quick and easy to do, with low costs and a delivery method, its seems to be the marketing way to go at the moment.

So with this in mind, We have recently introduced an e-mail newsletter sign up form on all of our webpages apart from our main front page of the website.

Our aim for this newsletter is to provide the following information:

  1. Latest news from  Zodiac Security Ltd
  2. Special offers
  3. Security product news
  4. Tips, advice and hints on home and business security

If you would like to be included on our e-mail newletter list then simply fill in the form on any of our pages and you will be automatically added to the list, its that simple. No cost, a minute of your time, and you can always unsubscribe whenever you want and you never know, you might even find something useful or beneficial to you!!!

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Social media and security

December 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Increasingly criminals and thieves are using social media to choose and target their victims.

How so? i hear you ask

With todays technology and internet access so readily available, peoples use of social media (mainly Twitter and Facebook) is increasing day by day

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how safe is your social media and online presence?

More and more often we are living out our lives on these social media sites, saying what we are doing, where we are going and for how long, its simply putting the information that a criminal needs right on their screen.

So how can you protect yourself? here are five simple steps:

  1. On Facebook make sure your privacy setting are set so only your friends can see your content.
  2. Only connect and add people who are real friends, do not accept random friend requests from people you don’t know.
  3. Do not post that you are leaving town / going on holiday / will be away from home for a long period of time. this is simply giving the criminal a time window of when he can burgle you!!!
  4. Try not to post pictures that inlude your address of any noticable details that could give your address away.
  5. Avoid posting pictures of expensive items / valuables in your home, its like a shopping selection for the

So there are five simple steps on how you can protect your social media presence from being the burglars information source for burglaing your home. Simple, effective, useful.

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