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Category: Electronic Security
Digital Marketing for Alarm Receiving Centres: How Fenix Monitoring Went From “Not Even Spam Bots Could Find Us” to 135 Sites Across the UK
Most Alarm Receiving Centres are operationally strong but digitally invisible. Fenix Monitoring wasn’t just quiet online – they were effectively unseen. They weren’t getting any enquiries through their website at all. They weren’t being understood. They weren’t even being found. As Managing Director Carl Meason put it: “Not even the spam bots could find our website.”
How PIR Sensor False Alarms Uncovered a Family Security Legacy
A Hidden Piece of Family History While rummaging through some old photo albums, I came across a faded picture of an exhibition stand labelled “G-tron.” It showed early electronic equipment—some of which looked remarkably like PIR sensors. At first, I didn’t think much of it. But this single photo uncovered a forgotten chapter of my family’s connection to the security industry – one that predates my own career by decades.
CCTV Tower Hire and Sales Case Study
Phil Clarke and the CCTV Hire & Sales team with their REG Army are our fabulous CCTV Tower Hire and Sales Case Study. “We’re now getting genuine, high-quality enquiries from customers we never would’ve reached before. And they’re coming in steadily – not in overwhelming waves.” — Phil Clarke, CCTV Hire & Sales (2024)
How to Manage Workload Peaks and Troughs in Fire & Security
Fire and Security installation companies often get stuck in a feast and famine cycle: too much work one month, barely any the next. We call this rollercoaster what it really is: workload peaks and troughs. You see it all over LinkedIn: one company begging for extra engineers; another with teams sitting idle. This pattern is exhausting, stressful and totally avoidable. Let’s explore why workload peaks and troughs happen in Fire & Security – and how to break the cycle for good.
How to Win Fire & Security Maintenance Contracts (Even When They Say They’re Happy With Their Current Supplier)
Most Fire & Security professionals have heard it before: “We already have someone doing our maintenance contracts, thanks.” It can feel like an impossible wall to break through. But what if it wasn’t?
CCTV Installation GDPR: What Installers Must Ask About Apartment Blocks
If you quote for CCTV installs in apartment blocks, GDPR isn’t just legal wallpaper – it shapes what you can and can’t do. Especially when it comes to access to footage. Some CCTV installers are still quoting jobs without fully understanding how GDPR changes the game in communal living spaces. And that could leave you, or your client, exposed.
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