Blitz security News

Electrical and electronic waste - The WEEE Directive
To cut down huge amount of non-degradable electrical and electronic equipment which ends up in landfill sites, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive became a legal obligation on firms on 1st July 2007. click here.

Bandit Fog
blitz security has added the Bandit Fog System to its armoury of weapons which can be used against thieves. A Bandit unit can fill a medium size office or shop unit with harmless, mint-smelling fog in just 5-6 seconds! It protects computers, mobile phone shops, jewellers, etc. during those crucial minutes between the alarm being triggered and the police or keyholder arriving. For more details, specs, and even a free demo click here.

New EU Burglar Alarm Standard
What of this new European Standard for burglar alarms (EN50131)? What does it mean to our customers? The new European Norm, to give it its proper name, introduces the concept of "graded" systems and also obliges installers to carry out a formal "risk assessment" of customers premises and contents to ensure that the protection fits the risk. Grade 3 systems (most commercial risks) are more complex than before, while Grade 2 systems (most residential) are not much changed from the old BS.4737.

New Sussex CADDIE website launched
If you live in Sussex you can now get up-to-date information about Crime in your local area. You can even report non-urgent crime, like abandoned cars, online! The CADDIE website has been built by Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships for Sussex

Blitz security stars on BBC show
The BBC1 programme, ‘Inside Out’, presented by Paul Ross, challenged us to make a house in Kent "burglar proof" - and then put our system to the test! Its fair to say that their "burglar" (reformed burglar turned after-dinner speaker Bob Turney) got a bit of a surprise when he tried to break in!

Fourth industry award for Blitz
blitz security wins a fourth industry Gold Shield Award for the reliability of its intruder alarm systems! After winning two security industry Gold Shield Awards in consecutive years, and then a Metropolitan Police Gold Performance Award, Blitz has now scooped yet another Gold Shield Award award for low false alarms. This puts blitz security systems consistently at the very top of the industry's reliability tables.

Blitz client features on Tomorrow's World
Tomorrow's World featured, Cynthia's Cyberbar, selects a blitz system for it's security. The world's first robotic cocktail bar and restaurant reputed to serve the best cocktail in the galaxy!

UpMyStreet
As well as information about policing performance and crime levels for your area, UpMyStreet gives you a wealth of information about local schools and their performance, council departments, local MPs - even what newspapers your neighbours read! Just enter your postcode - or the one you are thinking of moving too!