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Commercial and Domestic Intruder Alarms

Potteries Security & Electronics provide quality cost effective solutions for all your intruder alarm requirements. From small residential intruder alarms, through to larger commercial properties, we specialise in the design and installation of intruder alarms that are tailored for your exact requirements.

A free of charge security survey is carried out by one of our fully qualified engineers. By completing a security risk assessment on your property, this helps us to determine what type of system, detection products and protection coverage that is specific to your needs. Our engineers have over 15 years experience in the design, installation & maintenance of security systems and are also CRB Police checked to give total peace of mind.

We only use the highest quality components from a selected range of manufacturers that have been tried and tested over the years and have provided hundreds of our customers with reliable intruder alarm systems.

Recent Government statistics have shown that around 60% of burglaries that are carried out on properties fitted with burglar alarms are unsuccessful. These recent results suggest that burglar alarms are a useful deterrent for prospective criminals.

Bells only Intruder Alarms

The most common type of alarm system used is for domestic and light commercial premises that are deemed as low risk, and is known as a Bells only type system. These systems are capable of providing a very high level of protection. In the event of an alarm condition occurring, this type of alarm systems has an external siren unit that will activate for 15 minutes then reset itself. The police will not respond to a bells only system unless yourself, neighbour or family member reports a burglary or attempted burglary in progress.

Commercial and Monitored Intruder Alarms

Monitored alarms have an additional special piece of hardware connected to them that uses both a telephone line and a mobile GSM mobile network; this is called a Dualcom GPRS. This Dualcom device allows the alarm system to securely communicate with a remote computer located at an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC). A monitored alarm constantly sends secure signals to the ARC, informing them of the system state. In the event of a burglary, the alarm system will transmit this information to the ARC, where they will respond accordingly for either key holder response or police response.