Churches are closing monthly across the UK, and many of them have lead roofs, attracting metal theft, and may also have or be perceived to contain stain glass windows or artefacts of value inside. In this case, the former church at Bilborough, near Nottingham, was a modern build rather than a heritage site, but was still subject to regular attacks from vandals and curious trespassers.
From the outside, the former church building was clearly closed and empty – it was also beginning to show signs of neglect, with overgrown and untidy grounds, and damaged fencing, and was in an area with easy access from all sides. Consequently, it was attracting more and more vandalism.
"VPS Security’s range of services and expertise gives clients access to the best ‘fit-for-purpose’ solutions to protect and secure their properties, and make significant savings for repairing subsequent damage from trespassers or weather”
A VPS inspector checked the premises both internally and externally, and the surrounding grounds. The subsequent recommendations were implemented by a two-man team over four days.
VPS SmartAlarms are designed in-house specifically to protect vacant properties – they can operate with no external power source and can be linked to sensors or cameras to provide visual verification, automatically transmitted if an attempted breach is detected. They trigger warnings as soon as a site is broken into, not only to those attempting to enter a building, but also to the accredited VPS 24/7 remote video monitoring centre, with a video stream clip where possible of what triggered the alarm.
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