Stand alone fire alarm warning system

Have you got a fire warning system in your property? Have you always wanted a fire warning system but always thought they were too expensive?

Well worry no more!! Zodiac Security can now supply and install a range of standalone fire warning systems at an excellent price. These units are battery powered (and therefore do not need to be connected to an electrical supply), this makes them extremely practical and cost effective.

The stand alone fire warning units can be installed in general locations as required or in places of high risk. These units are especially useful for temporary buildings, building sites, portakabins and similar places.

AP2R Stand alone fire alarm warning system

stand alone fire alarm warning system with resettable call point and siren

System features include:

  • Stand alone, fully self-contained alarm system.
  • Integral resettable call point, simple key to reset, no broken glass or parts to replace.
  • Visible warning flag for quick activation identification.
  • Battery powered, 9V (included).
  • Polycarbonate housing can take tough knocks in stride.
  • Offers a variety of tones and duration choices.
  • 102 dB alarm draws immediate attention.
  • Standard or custom labeling available.
  • Available with optional beacon upgrade.

For more information on our range of stand alone fire warning systems or other products in this range please feel free to contact us.

why choose access control instead of lock and keys?

We’ve all seen them before, those massive set of keys on a massive keyring, not knowing which one is which, not knowing how many people have however many keys for all the locks in the building. What about the last owners? did  they give all the keys back??

This is where Access Control becomes the sensible choice

 why choose access control instead of lock and keys?

lots of keys or one access control fob?

 

As you can see from the picture above, access control make sense when trying to control the security to your building, one simple proximity fob can control multiple doors easily.

Huge bunches of keys can be common place for some sites, especially large sites with many entrances, but what happens if those keys get lost or stolen? The potential cost of this and both the practical and security implications are huge.

With an access control system should a proximity fob be lost by a member of staff it can easily be deleted, and another fob issued, no need to change locks, no need to re-issue loads of keys, if the lost proximity fob is found again it can easily be re-instated onto the system. No fuss, no hassle, still secure.

This gives the owner of the premises total confidence that their premises is secure, something you just can’t say when relying on a lock and key system.

More information on access control systems can be found here http://zodiacsecurity.co.uk/security-services/access-control-systems/

HD CCTV | CCTV in high definition

In recent years HD or high definition has gone crazy and is everywhere, Tv’s, Mobile phones, laptops, blu-ray discs, basically you name it and it can be HD.

This is no different for the security industry, where HD CCTV has been available for a while, the only problem being that it was only available to people and businesses with a very large budget.

But not any more, Zodiac Security are now able to offer HD CCTV that is affordable now to every home and business property.

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HD Bullet CCTV Camera

So what does HD CCTV actually give me??

Our HD CCTV bullet camera shows crisp High Definition 720p video images. for a truly outstanding HD experience, and is particuarly useful for covering areas where greater image detail and clarity is required.

The HD CCTV camera delivers High Definition 720p video images over your network through Wi-Fi, PoE or Ethernet connections and can operate independently, without the need to be connected to a computer, in full colour and infrared night vision.

If any motion is detected, the HD camera can instantly email you an alert with snapshot.

You can even monitor the HD camera remotely via your smartphone (iphone / blackerry) from anywhere in the world, so if you get a notification of movement you can instantly view what is happening at your property.

HD CCTV essentially allows you to view images in a fuller, deeper and clearer way than ever before, and the best thing is, its now affordable for everyone!!

Ten security tips for Christmas

The dark days of winter, especially Xmas and the New Year are when burglary rates are at thier highest. We have put together a list of ten simple things you can do to keep your home safe and protected this Christmas.

  • Simple and easy tip to start with, make sure all doors and windows are locked at all times.
  • Keep all valuable items and presents away from windows so they can’t be seen easily.
  • Mark all valuable items with a UV marker pen.
  • Avoid leaving tools or items in the garden that burglars could use.
  • External security lighting is useful for safety and security.
  • Use a time switch to turn on lights and radios in the house to make it seem occupied.
  • Avoid leaving keys anywhere near your front door to avoid “fishing”.
  • Become part of the neighbour watch scheme to look after your neighbours and them for you.
  • Keep low hedges and fences to a minimum, they give the burglar great cover from being seen.
  • A burglar alarm is a massive visual deterrent. Have you got one?

These tips are mainly common sense and very simple, however they are also a highly effective way of keeping your home safe this Christmas.

low cost, high spec CCTV systems

Have you ever considered CCTV at home or work but thought it would be way too much money??

Well how about this…

Would you like a cctv system that you can:

  1. record permenantly
  2. or record on motion
  3. e-mail you when it detects movement in a designated area
  4. take pictures at random set intervals if you wish
  5. lets you view it on your local PC, a remote PC or your Iphone
  6. lets you have two way audio with the CCTV camera so you can talk to your premises and warn people away if intruders are spotted
  7. Use wifi or POE to mimimize cabling
  8. Full colour during the day and black and white at night with IR lighting for night vision

All supplied and installed for hundreds rather than thousands of pounds!!!

If you would like more information on this cctv system or if you have any other security needs please feel free to contact us

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our new fully illuminated burglar alarm siren

We have just received the artwork for our new fully illuminated burglar alarm siren, which makes it an excellent visual deterrent over standard burglar alarm sirens

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our new, fully illuminated external alarm siren

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GSM door and gate entry systems

There are times when running cables fron the entrance to a driveway to a main house or office is a problem or simply gets missed out.

If the entrance to the driveway has an electric, automated gate or has a barrier you need to have someway of opening this without having to walk to it everytime.

So how can you do this if there are no cables between the gate and the main building? Our prefferred method of acheiving this is by using a gsm entry system.

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GSM door entry system

This system removes the need to have cables between the electric gate and the main building, traditionally a cable would have to be run from the speech station to evey phone or handset location.

With a GSM system a sim card is installed in the main speech station unit, this will then connect to any preprogrammed phones required, (for example your mobile) this means in essence you can then open the gate from your mobile phone from anywhere in the world!!

This can also be applied to blocks of flats or offices where the entrance door can remained locked until someone needs to gain access, all someone needs to do is push the relevant button for the flat of office and then the door can be opened from a phone or mobile with the touch of a button!!!

No cabling betwen phones and speech stations, total flexibility and cost effective – what more could you want??

For more information on door entry systems please do not hesitate to contact us.

i just bought some equipment off the internet

Can you fix it for me? Can you install it for me?

The simple answer to those two questions is NO.

Here are the reasons why:

Whilst some equipment bought from the internet may be of an OK standard, most isn’t, its of poor quality that isnt fit for the job, which leads to point 2

When we carry out a site survey, the security systems we design and the equipment used is specific to that site, and each security item is used for a specific purpose, equipment bought online is often not suitable for the job it needs to do. We have many years experience in both the design and installation of security systems, making sure that we get the job done right, first time, every time.

Therefore by agreeing to either fix or install this equipment we are putting our name to it, and using below par equipment is simply something we will not do at Zodiac Security.

If anything buying cheap security equipment off the internet is a bit of a false economy, as well as not usually being up to the job the actual working life of this equipment is a lot less than higher quality systems and people often end up coming back to us to have a properly designed and installed system when they realise how poor some systems can be, wasting that initial money they spent.

So in essence, yes you can buy security equipment offf the interent, some of it may be good, some of it is very very bad, but our simple rule is that unless we supplied and designed the system, we wont touch it.

British Riots and CCTV

The recent (and indeed current) rioting being experienced in London and the UK is terrible, tragic and completely senseless.

There is no need for the mindless actions that are being carried out in totally random locations for no real reason other than disruption, stupidity and overall theft.

The police are under so much pressure and red tape they have no real ability to be able to control the situation or carry out the actions that they need to undertake to resolve the situation.

Local communities, businesses and lives are being destroyed by these actions and my personal opionion on how we deal with these people is to come down on them like a tonne of bricks, come down on them very hard.

Catch the people responsible for this senseless action by using evidence from cctv systems in the town centres, even local systems from the shops and businesses. Use this evidence and footage to send out a clear message to the people carrying out these mindless actions that there is a price to pay.

Jail / hard labour / financial punishment – choose what you will – people need to learn that doing wrong has its consequences.

Looting and rioting is the modern equivalent of football hooliganism from the 70′s and 80′s – and how was that eradicated? CCTV

Hopefully It will give you time to think, give all you cctv haters and people all thinking its big brother looking over us another view on what cctv can actually achieve for the good rather than the bad

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