Construction theft in the US is estimated to be over a billion dollars per year. In addition to copper theft, construction supplies, kitchen cabinets, kitchen appliances etc. are stolen.
RemoteGuard offers portable wireless Video Sentries that can be placed anywhere on a construction site. That means various entrances and sensitive areas (storage sheds, office trailers, tool bins, copper wiring, blind spots, etc.) can be protected.
Traditional Protection Options for Construction Sites
Construction site managers have been limited in their ability to protect construction sites in that they hire expensive live guard services as permanent buildings have yet to be built and don‘t allow alarm equipment to be installed. These services are expensive because of high manpower costs. A typical guard costs about $7000 to $8000 per month to guard a site during typical construction hours. Even hourly guard spot checks cost about $1300 per month.
RemoteGuard features portable alarm equipment. All the components including smoke detectors are wireless and battery powered. For construction sites the Video Sentries can be mounted on a pole and then anchored in a cement filled 5 gallon plastic bucket. The Video Sentry then becomes portable and Video Sentries can be placed wherever the customer wants. Once the alarm panel is armed, the Video Sentries are activated, patiently waiting to detect an intruder. The cost savings comparing live guard services to RemoteGuard equipment is staggering. A RemoteGuard outdoor system and monitoring starts at $90 monthly. That amounts to a 99% savings compared to the full time guard service and a 93% savings compared to the part time guard service!
Case Study
Construction sites at Goodway Arizona were experiencing a wave of thefts recently. A construction site owner had Video Sentries installed to protect the sites. In the following week, police responded to a security alert and arrested intruders with a truck full of copper from several subdivisions.
The key to the arrests was that the monitoring staff could immediately see there was an intruder onsite and the police responded with high priority when they knew the alarm was verified. The police wanted the arrests. As a result, the crime wave was broken.