The contract company MITIE has launched DeTect, a range of wireless intruder, fire alarm and visual verification products for protection of vacant premises.
Last year, the total security management business of MITIE launched its specialist vacant property services. The company says that this range, which is compliant to EN50131 standards, builds on that offering, as a way to reduce false alarms and unnecessary call outs.
The DeTect systems are monitored by MiTec, MITIE’s TSM control centre in Northern Ireland, where the operatives view video footage to identify a reason for the activation, so that only real security breaches or emergencies are responded to.
The FM firm’s national void secure team installs systems within a few hours. According to the company, its plug and play nature means it can be deployed inside or outside a vacant property, proactively or reactively to criminal activity.
The systems can also be fitted with flood alarm sensors. Powered by long life lithium batteries, with an average life of four years, low battery signals are monitored by MiTec who will arrange an engineer to replenish.
Bob Forsyth, managing director, MITIE’s total security management business, said: “The launch of this range of systems is a great innovation for our clients and is a cost effective and highly efficient way of securing empty properties. The clarity of the footage is top quality and in some instances we have already provided evidence to the police that have led to convictions.”
