Basic Retail Security Measures

No matter what the size of the store, all shop owners understand the importance of having effective security measures put in place during closing hours.  Although many stores are open 24 hours a day, due to Sunday opening hours they will need to close in the early hours of Sunday morning before being able to reopen for business from approximately 9.30am.  Shop owners therefore need to make sure the store is protected from unwanted visitors during closing hours.

Alarm systems are common place, as they will detect if an intruder is attempting to break into the store and will very often alert the shop owner as well as the emergency services should it be activated.  Alarms provide a great deterrent for burglars, particularly if the shop is situated in a residential area as local residents may be alerted to the sound.

Another effective form of retail security are retail security shutter doors.  These are often seen on shop fronts of all sizes, ranging from local convenience stores through to huge supermarkets.  The steel shutter doors are simple to operate by the shop manager and provide the store with an additional form of security once the staff have left for the day.  The steel shutters have a high degree of inner integral strength which is extremely difficult to break through.

Many shop owners select perforated retail security shutter doors as this provides a transparent effect if background lighting is left on.  Although the contents of the shop can still be seen, would-be burglars would not be able to get through the steel shutter doors without a great deal of difficulty and heavy cutting equipment. 

CCTV is another form of effective retail security, most large stores will have CCTV cameras both within the store as well as looking out onto the car park or shop front.  Recorded CCTV images can be used as police evidence should a theft have occurred, and for this reason many commercial insurers will require their policy holders to have CCTV installed within their premises.

Here at Amber Doors we offer a range of retail security roller shutter doors, examples of which can be found on our website.

Help Amber Doors Raise Money For Charity By Joining Them In The Great Midlands Fun Run!

If you're feeling fit and you want to help to raise money for two very worthy causes, then why not join forces with Amber Doors and sign up for the Great Midlands Fun Run? Ralph Simmons, Company Director of Amber Doors' sister company, MDS, is organising a team of 100 runners, walkers and crawlers who will take part in the Great Midlands Fun Run on Sunday 1 June 2014.  The chosen charity funds are the Kelli Smith Appeal and the Boldmere Sports & Social Club function room fund. 

Kelli Smith is a 5 year old girl from Sutton Coldfield who was unfortunately diagnosed with Neuroblastoma at 3 months old.  The brave little girl has undergone gruelling treatments and has faced relentless health problems, but she now needs help to raise £500,000 to help to pay for life saving treatment.  Further details of Kelli's fund can be found at her website.  To add to the sadness, Kelli's father, Tom Attwater, is also facing his own battle, as he has brain cancer.  Tom's mission is to live to see Kelli's fundraising target reached before he passes away, and Amber Doors want to help Kelli and Tom by raising as much money as they can by running the Great Midlands Fun Run.

The second charity which Amber Doors would like to help is for the completion of the brand new function room at Boldmere Sports & Social Club.  So far the main structure of the room has been built, but further funds are needed to finish the room to enable it to be used for room hire.  Without the room being finished, the future of the sports and social club could be at serious risk of closing, which will have a huge impact on the various sporting teams which are based at the Boldmere club.

In order to join Ralph's fundraising team, please contact him by email at Ralph@mdsind.co.uk by 14th March - the more people the merrier so spread the word and get as many people as you can involved! 

Amber Doors provide a range of security and high speed doors for commercial properties, feel free to visit the website to find out more.