13
May
2014
By Calvin at 12:36 GMT, 12 years ago
With the crimes of fuel theft and metal theft still at unacceptable levels we are really pleased to announce that Commander Securities Ltd of Newtownards, Co. Down, Northern Ireland has just joined our Directory with two excellent deterrents, ‘Roof Commander®’ and ‘Tank Commander®’,which carry police Secured by Design approval.
Roof Commander® and Metal Theft
Metal theft crime accounts for 2% of all crime in the UK, but when considering thefts of lead and copper off roofs for example, this volume doesn’t account for additional costs of damage caused to the roof by rain or the damage caused to the contents of a building when the weather comes pouring in. I know of one historical house near to me that has suffered no less than 7 lead thefts from the roof in the past 10 years! These have caused many thousands of pounds worth of damage to museum exhibits, including works of art.
To prevent this type of crime Commander Securities Ltd has developed ‘Roof Commander®’, an intelligent pro-active roof alarm system. The alarm includes a fire detection system and can send alarm signals to 10 mobile phone numbers or be linked to a compatible alarm system. Signs, warning of the presence of Roof Commander®, are also placed on down pipes and at other locations around the building that might be climbed. Importantly it’ll signal the presence of a trespasser on the roof before a crime is committed.
Roof Commander has been successfully installed on several church roofs in Northern Ireland and to date has had a 100% deterrent success rate. Before Roof Commander was installed, one Church had been targeted 9 times within a year, each time costing at least £3,000 to repair. The product has also been used to stop young people climbing onto a roof to practice parkour!
Tank Commander® and Fuel Theft
Fuel theft from both domestic and commercial fuel storage tanks has been a problem for a very long time. It’s very much highlighted as a ‘Rural Crime’ and many farmers have fallen foul of the fuel thieves.
To counteract this problem Commander Securities Ltd developed the world’s first pro-active fuel tank alarm. The alarm sits at the tank and sends instant SMS/text alert messages to you and informs the thief that they have been detected. It has been independently assessed and approved by the police Secured by Design project, an approval that is not easy to achieve.
Their first commercial oil tank fitting for an 8,000 litre tank, directly helped the police catch several thieves on top of the tank at 3am one winter’s morning!
As I often write about the problems of fuel and metal theft I am naturally delighted that Commander Securities Ltd has chosen to join us. So watch this space to see how both these products are effectively preventing crime!
Contact Commander Securities Ltd via our Directory: http://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/directory/l72/commander-securities-ltd/
Prevent metal theft: http://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/non-domestic-buildings/728/metal-theft/
Prevent fuel theft: http://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/preventing-theft-from-the-garden/682/oil-tanks/
