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Alarm Maintenance Contracts Explained

Whether you have had a new alarm installed or your property has had a system for a while, one of the key considerations of any alarm owner is how you’ll look after your alarm to ensure that it remains fully functional. Read more to discover ‘Alarm Maintenance Contracts Explained’.

The Benefits of Having a Maintenance Contract for your Intruder Alarm

Once you have decided to have an alarm installed at your property, one of the key considerations is to determine how the system will be looked after, to keep in full working order.

Access Control – Everything You Need to Know

Access Control is a fundamental layer of any security plan as it determines how users or systems interact with resources in an organization. It ensures that only authorised individuals or systems can access specific data, systems, or physical spaces while restricting unauthorized access.

How to Look After Your Electric Gates

After making the investment to install electric gates at your property, whether that is in a residential, commercial or educational setting, looking after your electric gates is crucial to ensure they work smoothly and have a long lifespan.

Why it is Important to Carry out Regular Gate and Barrier Maintenance

We’ll examine why it is essential you have your automatic gates and barriers maintenance scheduled and some of the risks associated with failing to do so.

R+T Expo Stuttgart February 2024

After a 6 year break it’s back! The R + T trade fair in Stuttgart opened its doors to over 61,000 visitors in February 2024.

Surveillance Camera Day

For those in the industry National Surveillance Day seems in many ways overdue. A nod to the world outside of CCTV’s existence and its importance in our everyday lives

Necessity or nice to have?

The DHF has long advocated the need to bring a sustained level of quality & safety to gate installations but how essential is gate safety?