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CCTV Security Systems - installation, maintenance and monitoring

A CCTV Security System is like having watchfull eyes that never close – all around your premises. There are a number of CCTV options and S.G.S systerms can advise which meet your security criteria best – then install and maintain the security sytem for you.

Benefits?

• CCTV security systems can give you 24-hour a day, 365 days a year surveillance.
• Time and date on every frame makes the recording admissible as evidence.
• CCTV security systems can be configured to meet your budget, premises and level of risk.
• CCTV Equipment and installation to the highest standards.
  

What type of camera?

Black and white or Colour?
Depending on budget, colour cameras are usually preferable – especially where detail can be important, for example in identifying merchandise in a retail outlet. But in situations like access control, black and white is often quite adequate.

Overt or covert?
It depends what you want to achieve. Overt cameras say “there’s someone watching” and can have a strong deterrent effect. On the other hand, covert cameras are not easily seen and are ideal for identifying offenders in order to secure a conviction – for example, a sneak thief in a factory locker room.

Static or fully-functional?
Static cameras are fixed in one position, usually looking at a vulnerable area. They deliver pre-determined view, and any action-taking place out of frame cannot be recorded. Fully functional cameras are fitted on larger installations, often on the outside of buildings. They can pan and tilt, zoom in and out, and can be operated by a security guard to get the best view possible of activity in a wide area.

Which kind of CCTV security systems would suit you?

There are a variety of CCTV security systems– the category depends on the budget available, the limitations of the site and the level of security risk.

Simple CCTV security systems?
The most basic system is a camera and a monitor. This is quite adequate for access control, or perhaps for a blind spot in a small shop. Adding a DVR ( digital video recorder) would mean that everything the camera saw would be recorded, and the time and date registered on each frame. The images could then be used as evidence in a court of law.

Multi-camera CCTV security systems?
Multipul cameras could be installed around your premises. With a DVR which records all cameras at once

Fully functional CCTV security systems?
A large, more sophisticated multi-camera installation – where the output of each camera is stored digitally for play-back, and the operator can control the camera in order to get the best results.

What about Remote monitoring?

We can link any CCTV security systems into your Control Room for on-site monitoring or, by using PSTN or ISDN lines, we can link systems of any kind to the Alarm Receiving Centre – where highly trained Operators can monitor them around the clock.

Random visual patrols allow us to see exactly what’s happening on your premises, and with an ISDN link we can listen in and talk to the site if necessary. Alternatively, a motion alarm can alert the ARC (alarm receiving centre) if it detects movement. The operator then takes charge of the whole CCTV security systems to track intruders and record events. Should an incident occur, we could instantly appraise the situation and take appropriate action.

Leasing Options Explained

Security equipment is an absolute necessity these days, but it's not the type of asset that will earn you any money.

Wouldn't it be better to invest your cash in something that will show a return?

Of course it would, but isn't leasing simply a costly alternative for those who can't budget for the full cash price?

Quite simply, no. Leasing is used by the whole spectrum of businesses, from sole traders to the largest blue-chip corporations. There are a number of benefits to leasing, and as such, a variety of reasons as to why companies choose to lease their equipment.

So what are the benefits?

Rentals are 100% allowable against corporation tax

All rentals payable under a lease contract are 100% tax deductible. The equipment is owned by the finance company and so the rentals that you pay are classed as a business expense. How much will your tax bill be reduced by if you go for the lease option?

Conserves your capital and improves cashflow.

Should you choose to pay as you enjoy the use of the equipment rather than purchase it outright, the impact on your cashflow is vastly reduced. This will leave you with more money available for perhaps more mission critical expenditure or investment.

Preserves alternative credit lines

In the same way as cashflow is enhanced, the lease option leaves your other lines of credit intact and free for use when you might need them more.

 Ease of budgeting

All rentals will be fixed for the term of the lease, so you know exactly where you are at all times, making budgeting simple. The lease term will reflect the useful working life of the equipment, so you will pay for the equipment as you benefit from its use. After all, if it's not going to earn you any money, why plough your hard earned cash into it?

Gives you the ability to keep pace with technology

As improvements are made in equipment technology, it is possible to upgrade your equipment during the lease. Would you feel unrestricted in updating your equipment when you needed to if it still owed you a reasonable amount of money on your books?

Provides greater freedom of choice

Very often, capital budgets can dictate when and what you purchase. Leasing provides an affordable rental stream which means that you can have the equipment that you need, when you need it, and at a cost that you can justify.

If you invest your cash into a depreciating asset, you lose the ability to use it to make money elsewhere. Twin this with the tax advantages of leasing and you have a flexible, cost effective method of acquiring your security equipment.

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