Home Burglar Alarm Companies

How to look for a home burglar alarm company.


The focus of this article is wired burglar alarms, which are generally regarded by the police, as more reliable than their wirefree counterparts. In police parlance wired burglar alarms conform to the ACPO intruder alarm policy.


Before committing to buying and installing a wired burglar alarm it is relevant to consider the police response time to home burglar alarms in your area. You can find this information for yourself by contacting your local police force, as response times can vary in different police authorities.


You will find that the response time depends on the type of burglar alarm you have installed. The Metropolitan Police have guidelines on their policy in this respect.


Some of the main points of this article are:


1. To contact your local crime prevention officer for help and advice before buying a home burglar alarm.
2. Check that the installation meets the requirements of the relevant BS standard code.
3. Installing a home burglar alarm doesn't guarantee you won't be burgled.
4. The police authority recognizes two main types of home burglar alarm, type A and type B.
5. Does your home insurance provider require you to have a home burglar alarm installed? If yes, are they fussy about who should install it?
6. Ask for more than one written quotation from home burglar alarm companies before parting with your money.


If you would like to find the nearest home burglar alarm company to you, the National Approval Council for Security Systems have an excellent website which will provide you with this information, and the listed companies are conveniently tiered according to their Gold, Silver or Bronze status.