Let’s face it, businesses across all sectors and industries have faced unprecedented periods of extended closure or low occupancy due to lockdowns over the past two years. Who knows what’s around the corner yet? Uncertainty can hinder decision-making and ultimately the performance of a business. CCTV sensor activated monitoring and CCTV live surveillance have been some of the hidden heroes throughout the pandemic, keeping businesses, their employees, and assets safe.
Many have turned to the benefits that a CCTV monitoring company can bring as this represents a cost effective and consistent solution that doesn’t take time off. These systems involve cameras which signal alerts to an external monitoring centre whose staff can issue immediate alerts to on-site staff or dispatch their own response personnel.
Some organisations are spread over multiple sites. If this is the case, then remote monitoring solutions can be scaled up or down.
Within seconds of an alarm activating, our monitoring centre in Glasgow, Scotland, can view and accurately provide verification of the situation. Our sensor activated CCTV monitoring services provide a real-time response to any emergency. Our average CCTV response times are less than 20 seconds – this is well under the NSI Gold requirement which stipulates that 80% of CCTV alerts are responded to within 90 seconds, and 98.5% within 180 seconds.
False alarms can also be quite common. A fox could be rummaging through bins, or some litter blowing could trigger an alarm. If this is the case, our specialist alarm filtering platform, Umbo, can filter out these false alarms presenting only genuine ones to our operators. This brings massive benefits and creates additional capacity to deal with the genuine threats.
It’s crucial to be proactive. This approach enables customers to plan ahead and manage potential risks to their business.