Burglar Alarm Monitoring

Burglar alarms are great, but they have their limitations. If yours goes off you have to rely on a neighbour calling the police for you if you are out or away from your premises. However, there is an answer, which is burglar alarm monitoring. It is an effective service, which is growing in popularity and many police forces encourage people in their locale to avail themselves of this kind of service.

Types of Burglar Alarm Monitoring

There are several types of burglar alarm monitoring systems available. The simplest system notifies you when the alarm has gone off in your property. This gives you the opportunity to call either a local key holder or a neighbour to take a look at the situation for you.

A slightly more sophisticated version not only notifies you of the fact that you alarm has gone off it also allows you to take a look at the situation via CCTV. What you see gives you the opportunity to decide what to do next.

The most sophisticated burglar alarm monitoring systems are manned. What this means is that if your alarm goes off the control centre is notified of that fact. If you have CCTV fitted as part of your alarm system the personnel in the control centre look at what has happened in the property. They then take the pre-agreed course of action to deal with the situation without bothering you.

Finding the Best Burglar Alarm Monitoring Service

There are several companies out there purporting to offer this kind of monitoring service. However, as with all things in life you need to shop around to find the best service.

The best burglar alarm monitoring service is offered by well-established security firms. These firms have fully staffed control centres, and offer a full 24/7, 365 day service. You can find them by searching online. If you come across a firm that does not include a telephone number on their website strike them off your list of potential firms. If they cannot be bothered to speak to you as a potential customer, they will definitely not provide a good monitoring service.

Aim Monitoring specialise in providing burglar alarm monitoring. They support other security system providers by selling them monitoring systems and providing a manned monitoring service.