APT UK LIMITED are committed to using top quality equipment from suppliers such as Alarmcom and C & K for detection devices and Cooper Menvier and Ademco Microtech for control panels. The saying “you get what you pay for” is never more true than in the security industry. Cheap electronic components lead to cheap security products which lead to false alarms.

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Why you need SMS monitoring services

With crime rates in the UK continuing to soar, security has never been a more pressing issue. And, with business and domestic theft increasing as a percentage of overall crime, providing adequate protection for both property ‘and goods is a requirement that no one can afford to ignore.

Installing, an audible security system will solve part of the problem, however, a clanging alarm hell no longer attracts the attention it once commanded. ‘the speed of response to a break-in or similar incident can make the difference between preventing a crime or being the victim of it.

Similarly, the only way of guaranteeing immediate response to a fire or medical alert is by investing in a service capable of delivering that response. That is why you should he using the monitoring services provided by SMS.

How SMS monitoring works

SMS independent monitoring services are a natural extension of the protection offered by standalone alarm systems. in the case of an intruder alarm, for example, a digital communicator ‘is attached to the alarm. This is then linked to the SMS central station, whether via a standard telephone wire, or via a secure radio-based service which ensures that the alarm system will continue to operate, even if its normal telephone connections have been severed, If the alarm is activated, it automatically dials the SMS control room, and sends details of the time, location and nature of the alert. Having verified its authenticity SMS staff can then contact the appropriate emergency services.

In the ease of alerts involving slow scan closed circuit TV (CCTV), SMS staff can actually see what is happening at the location of the alarm and act accordingly Clearly this results in a much higher quality of service and level of protection than that offered by a standalone system.

Two alarm handling computers Operating in parallel manage the receipt of incoming alerts. This guarantees 100% resilience in the company’s call handling system in the event of one computer suffering a failure, For alarm installation companies, SMS provides a full consultancy, training, management information and commissioning service, including automatic servicing and checking of alarm codes, and the ability to commission and dc-commission systems with minimal overheads.

Dual Com

DualCom is an intruder alarm signalling device that totally combines telephone and radio technologies to provide continuous security for you and your property.

• Two signalling paths
• Overcomes line fault false alarms
• Transmits signals even after line failure
• Can use existing telephone line
• Compatible with professional alarm systems
• Compact dimensions 120H x 182W x 62D mm

DualCom’s reputation as an advanced, reliable and cost effective signalling device has led to many thousands of installations in leading retail stores, banks, fast-food drive-thru’s and other vulnerable premises.

Furthermore, DualCom’s ability to transmit personal attack alarms after a line cut is something not available with other systems, providing additional protection for the occupants of the building.

Whether you use BT or a cable company, such as Mercury, DualCom can share your existing telephone or ISDN line. This eliminates the cost of a dedicated phone line for alarm signalling. Combine this with free radio calls and it becomes a secure, cost-effective option for commercial and domestic alarm signalling.

Detectors

Domestic

Pet friendly avoidance detectors are widely available in the security industry today and are capable of eliminating the family pet but able to detect the family enemy the burglar. By using pet avoidance detectors cuts the cost of an installation where pets are present and make the home more secure. Domestic alarm systems are able to be connected to a central monitoring station for police and fire brigade response or call your mobile phone direct with up to four other numbers of your choice.

No two homes are the same and no two homes are used in the same way, that’s why each installation is bespoke to the home owner, designed around the clients needs and requirements to make their every day lives as least complicated as possible.

Hardwired or wireless systems available call free 0800 9706183 or e-mail on our contacts page for a no obligation survey.

Evolution of the burglar alarm system

An alarm that generates a response is the alarm that is not ignored.