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    20 April 2023
    Storing CCTV Footage - A Simple One Page Guide For Businesses

    Here's Blake's one page guide that outlines the two most common methods of storing CCTV footage. Written by the experts, in simple language, for busy business owners...

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    18 April 2023
    What Makes Blake Fire and Security Special - By Our Customers

    What Makes Blake Fire and Security Special? We analysed our reviews and were delighted at the results.

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    13 April 2023
    Why Growing Families Need to Spring Clean Their Home Security

    Secondary school places have been allocated and nearly 96% of pupils got their first choice! Parents in Southend-on-Sea want to keep their "going to big school children" safe and their homes secure. We have some clever ways to help...

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    8 April 2023
    Discover the Home Office's New Guidance on Fire Safety for Small Premises

    On 30th March 2023, the Home Office published three new documents covering fire safety for small premises. The aim is to help responsible persons and building owners understand legal compliance for small non-domestic premises and blocks of flats.

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    6 April 2023
    3 Things Businesses Can Learn From a Recent Jewellery Heist

    A London jewellers recently lost up to £1m of precious stock in a robbery. The traditional Victorian building was meant to be impossible to break into. But, according to these thieves, getting into the building next door was easy!
    They spent two daysdrilling through the wall and helping themselves to precious metals and gems. Bringing back memories of Hatton Garden?
    What went wrong with the security systems? What can we learn to protect our own livelihoods?

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    30 March 2023
    The Real Cost Of 'a Penny Saved' in School Fire Safety

    Sometimes, a penny saved isn'ta penny earned. And for fire safety in schools, it can be a hard lesson learned! Let's look at:

    The realcost of cheap fire alarm systems; and
    The consequences the Responsible Person could face...

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    28 March 2023
    Safeguarding Children With Lockdown Systems for Essex & London Schools

    Lockdown systems can be used by Essex & London Schools as an additional security measure to safeguard your staff, students and visitors during an emergency. It can be really useful as part of the Emergency Plan that needs to drawn up by all educational and childcare settings. In a recent television programme

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    23 March 2023
    What Does Our Dedication to Accreditation Mean For You?

    Blake's have long held a dedication to accreditation. If you look at the bottom of ourhome page you'll see our trophy cabinet. It's the collection of badges and logos we're allowed to display.
    These are things we in the security industry work hard for. But yousee this kind of thing everywhere. Vans, shop windows and websites carry all kinds of stickers and banners. So how is anyone meant to know what they mean? Or, more to the point, what they're worth!

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