Rise in material theft leads to increase in Anti-Climb Fencing sales
21 January 2009
The increase in the number of thefts and the soaring prices of basic commodities has shown a distinct correlation between the two.
Police reports in some regons show a 170% increase in basic commodity theft with instances of theives cutting through electricity cable and gas mains in order to gain access, with metal being the biggest target.
The call for higher security often comes after a company has sustained thousands of pounds in damage for what might be less than £50 of material, for example when thieves dismantle air conditioner and heating units to get copper wiring or piping, the costs to repair the damage can shut down a business
Thefts of catalytic converters also have increased recently. And with wagons carrying up to £1500.00 of liquid gold (diesel) in their tanks Transport Managers might feel as though they are under attack.
There are a number of protective measures that firms should introduce to deter intruders and many are now finding that one of the most powerful defences is Vandgard, an advanced anti climb guard for fences walls gates and roofs.
Vandgard is designed to slow down the intruder , hinder break-in and increase the time the intruder spends trying to get over the anti climb barrier. Just seeing a fence topped with Vandgard is often enough to turn away most casual intruders because the premises are too difficult to get into.
Vandgard’s acoustic alarm system may be used independently to switch on lights and to train directional cameras on the fence zone which is under attack, and this can be useful to dissuade and detect intruders. Alternatively if the site is monitored the alarm may be fed into the building’s main alarm control panel.
