• Over 100,000 fires occur annually
• It’s estimated that fires in commercial properties cost owners over 2.4 billion dollars per year
• Shockingly, 52% of the larger fires occurred in a building that did not have smoke detectors present or functioning
• 30.4% of office fires, 50% of hotel and motel fires, and 61% of restaurant fires are caused by cooking
• 95 deaths and 1,200 injuries occur each year from business fires
• 31% of office fires occur between 7pm and 7am but cause 67% of property damage
• There were a total of 606,282 crimes against businesses in England and Wales
• Shoplifting was the most common business crime with 374,395
• 103,391 burglaries against commercial properties
• 58% of business crime cases were unresolved, with no suspect identified
• 16,886 attempted burglaries
• 8,256 robberies, 9,835 thefts by employees and 4,050 thefts from an automatic machine or meter.
• Fire detection / carbon monoxide sensors
• CCTV systems (cameras)
• Access control (remotely locked doors)
• Intruder detection
• Panic buttons
• Emergency notification systems
Security systems for small businesses typically cost around £500 - £800 upfront. Then there is often a £10 - £50 monthly subscription. Although, this all depends on how many cameras, or alarm systems you install.
Quality
There is no point in securing high-value assets if you use low-quality system
Price
If your assets are of little value then you may consider spending less on security and vice ver
Necessary System
You should determine what security your business needs to operate. You may find that you need CCTV but not panic buttons. As such, don’t spend money on systems you don’t actually need in bulk packages.