JP Alarms & Locksmiths Ltd

The idea of an intruder alarm is to simply try and deter a potential burglary occurring at your house, and to an extent it works a treat. After all if your house is alarmed and another house just up the road isn’t then your house is a lot less likely to get targeted.

A burglar does not want any attention, he just wants to get in with as little fuss as possible take what ever he wants and leave to go on to the next house, if he triggers an alarm system it could obviously ruin his entire day, noise is his worst enemy because it attracts attention.

House Alarms

Our burglar alarms are professionally designed and installed to suit your lifestyle. Multiple codes for family and friends let you control who can enter your home and control your home security system. If you have pets and want to give them freedom to certain areas, this can be built into the design of the intruder alarm, home burglar alarm, or house alarm system.

Installing quality security measures is an investment in the safety and security of your home. It is a long term investment that will reduce the risk of being the victim of crime and will bring considerable peace of mind.

Business Security Systems

Intruder theft and criminal damage is a threat and cost to business. Electronic intruder detection systems can provide cost-effective protection and act as a deterrent to intruders while alerting staff and police.

Many companies ignore the real cost of a break-in until it is too late. The theft of stock, hardware and increasingly data can be detrimental. Insurance may cover some of the losses, the disruption can mean delays, lost work and even lost customers.

Whether you need external detection, building security, or to safeguard key internal areas we have the answers you need. Our experience has shown that security systems must be individually designed, professionally installed and regularly maintained.

We will assess the particular risks your premises and operations present, and build a solution around them combining proven techniques with leading edge technology. Our approach ensures that your system is user-friendly, simple, trouble free and effective at protecting your business, employees, visitors, information and assets.

Before deciding on the type of intruder alarm to install check with your insurance company first. They may offer discounts off your premium depending on the type you have fitted and the kind of installer you use.

NSI approval

J P Alarms & Locksmiths Ltd are approved for meeting the stringent requirements of the industry by NSI, National Security Inspectorate is an independent, not-for-profit approvals body providing inspection services for the security and fire industries.

All NSI approved companies:

• meet the most rigorous entry standards in the UK
• are subject to comprehensive ‘Repute of Management’ checks
• meet all relevant British and European Standards for technical performance
• have received 10 year security vetting for staff (security companies)
• must train staff to industry best-practice standards
• are fully insured to protect customer interests and staff
• are inspected every six months by professional auditors including a sample of customers’ sites

For more information on security protection for your home, download a leaflet using this link: Security Protection for your Home

Details of Intruder alarms

An intruder alarm consists of a combination of detection, control and signaling devices. Every part of this equipment has been developed to fulfil a specific task within the system. The components are strategically placed in the building to be protected, in such a way that you can count on their constant, reliable and disturbance-free functioning.

There are basically 2 choices to when choosing an alarms system

Choice 1. Audible only:
The alarm sounds at the premises only. Response is reliant on somebody contacting the police to report it. Many forces have a policy whereby they will not attend audible only alarms unless there is additional evidence to suggest a crime is being committed, in other words they are not likely to attend unless someone reports a visual sighting or noises such as glass breaking.

Choice 2. Monitored:
The alarm sounds at the premises and a signal is sent to an alarm receiving centre via your phone line, mobile network. The ARC will contact your nominated key holders or the police* (see standards page for more info)

There is also the options of Hard wired or wirefree systems

Option 1. Hard wired:

Can be more reliable and cheaper than wire free, but takes longer to install. Most commercial alarms are wired

Option 2. Wirefree:

Easy to install but more expensive than a wired system. Used mostly in homes or small business premises.

Top technology

Police will respond to a monitored alarm when an alarm-receiving centre notifies them. However, from October 2001 newly installed monitored alarms must also use “confirmation” technology to receive a police response. Here, people at the alarm-receiving centre check using either CCTV (to see an intruder), an audio connection (to hear an intruder) or something called “sequential confirmation”. Sequential confirmation sounds a bit complicated, but basically this means detecting an intruder using sensors in a number of different places in or around you home – to spot if someone is moving around.