Long closures need monitoring, not a siren
A building empty from October to March will not have anybody passing to hear a local alarm. Monitoring is what makes the difference between discovering a break-in in November and discovering it in March.
ADS Group designs, installs, maintains and monitors commercial intruder alarm systems across County Wexford, specified to the grade the risk and the insurer require and monitored 24/7 through an Alarm Receiving Centre. A premises that stands empty for months is a different security problem from one that is busy all year, and it should not be specified the same way.
A building empty from October to March will not have anybody passing to hear a local alarm. Monitoring is what makes the difference between discovering a break-in in November and discovering it in March.
Over a long closure the damage that actually happens is often water or frost rather than theft. Where the system can carry flood or low-temperature detection, an empty building gets early warning of the more likely loss.
Year-round distribution premises need perimeter detection with camera verification so a response is dispatched on a confirmed event rather than on every activation.
Full detail on the system types, the standards and the certification process is on the Intruder Alarms page, and everything else we cover in the county is on the Wexford page.
An engineer assesses the site, reviews the existing system and its documentation, and returns a written scope of works.