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You are probably sharing way more than you realise We have already covered the issue of social media several times on the blog and how sharing information about when you’re...

17,000 minors arrested for burglary in the last 3 years According to new research, 1 in 6 burglary suspects are under the age of 18 in the UK. More than...

Local beer festival returns for 5th year Calder Security is pleased to be supporting the Ossett Beercart festival again this year. This is the 5th year of the Beercart and...

Vaseline, conkers and other novel ways to keep the critters away from your CCTV! If you have a CCTV system, chances are you will be familiar with the issue of...

A monitored intruder alarm is essentially an audible intruder alarm with ‘monitoring’ added as an additional service. An audible alarm is as it sounds; an alarm that makes an audible...

How I learned my own lesson I have a confession to make: I have been writing for this blog for 5 years and in that time I have dispensed countless...

This is one of our engineers. We know him as Andy but he’s also known by other names, according to our customers. Mrs Wildey from Wakefield calls him a “ray...

Former SAS sergeant, Chris Ryan, is something of a security and safety expert having fronted TV shows such as Terror Alert: Could you Survive? and How Not to Die and...

The new risk for keyless ignition cars Keyless ignition, or keyless entry, cars (where you only need to have the key in the car rather than having to turn it...

20% increase in burglaries nationally over festive period since 2014 According to crime stats for the financial year 2016/17, there were 6278 burglaries in England and Wales over the 2016...

Home security tip every day during December During December we've shared a home security tip every day to help you get through the festive season securely. Now that December is...

Heading out for a NYE party? Leave lights on to make your house look occupied   See how to keep your home secure this Christmas and #XmasSecurityTip