Insurance Approved Burglar Alarms for the Bristol Region

There are many suppliers of burglar alarms in the Bristol area, but only a few comply with all the necessary regulations with various different bodies in order to benefit from reduced insurance premiums available from most major insurance companies. Standfast Security Systems is one of these companies.

NSI (NACOSS) Gold Certification

Standfast Systems is certified to gold standard with the NSI (one of two independent bodies within the UK; NSI and SSAIB) to install and maintain burglar alarm systems with or without a police response.

Domestic Bristol Burglar Alarms

Home insurance companies usually require that any alarm is maintained under a service agreement by an NSI or SSAIB approved company. Some insurers then offer a discount on insurance premiums, after all home owners are more likely to ring their alarm supplier in the event of a fault or problem if they are covered by an alarm maintenance agreement and the insurance company recognises this fact accordingly.

Commercial Bristol Burglar Alarms

Business owners and managers are often required by their insurer to install and maintain a burglar alarm as a condition of cover. Sometimes insurers specify a grade 2 or 3 system under the EN50131 standards and say whether it should also include monitoring and/or a police response.

Insurers of business premises may stipulate a Redcare GSM or Dualcom GPRS system as they employ two systems of signaling an alarm activation. If a phone line is cut or is faulty, signals are sent via the GPRS or GSM mobile network, rendering these systems much more effective in deterring break ins and catching criminals in the unfortunate event of a burglary.

Burglar alarm systems, like those of Standfast Security Systems, installed to EN50131 and ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) standards, by an alarm supplier approved by the NSI or SSAIB are the only ones that receive an automatic police response.

Lower Insurance Premiums

In June 2007 Aviva (then Norwich Union) Risk Services called for UK businesses to install alarms fitted by NSI or SSAIB registered companies. According to their research, 25% of businesses may have inappropriate alarms. Furthermore they recommend fitting a burglar alarm at home too and keeping it serviced once a year. Aviva is one of the major insurance companies that do reduce premiums when an appropriate alarm system is installed.

For all your Bristol burglar alarm installation, alarm maintenance and monitoring needs, please call us on 0117 942 3366 or fill in our online form for more information.