Introduction to monitored alarms

It’s an unfortunate fact that the annual cost to businesses of stealing and destruction of property runs into billions of pounds. Thieves regularly target anything they can use or sell, including personal data from files. And according to figures from the Centre for Retail Research, staff theft from retail businesses adds a further one and a half billion pounds a year to these losses.

One way of safeguarding your business is to buy a monitored alarm system. The systems are reasonably priced, quick to install and easy to use, and you can soon reap the benefits with reductions in theft and vandalism.

This Monitored Alarm System Buyer's Guide tells you all you need to know about the systems on the market and what they can do for you. It gives you

• the basics of monitored alarm systems
• the features and extras
• advice about how to choose a supplier
• the prices
• tips to bear in mind

You'll then know what you need when you get quotes from a range of monitored alarm systems suppliers.