As a company, Telewatch specialises in the supply and installation of security systems to construction sites.

Our systems are offered as a set price rental option, fully inclusive of installation, maintenance, monitoring and de-installation. By renting the system, it is fully tax-deductable and allows full flexibility. Once we know the term of the system we will provide you with a fixed quotation, no hidden extras!!

The latest innovations in transmission equipment and fast ADSL broadband speeds now make an electronic guard, just as effective, if now more so, than a manned guard.

A typical installation to a construction site involves siting cameras around the site, either fixed cameras or fully functional dome cameras with Pan/Tilt/Zoom capabilities. In conjunction with the cameras we install external detectors, which will generate the alarm in the event of an activation. A PA system with external speakers is also installed and integrated into the system. This allows the monitoring station to issue verbal warnings or instruction should it be necessary. Hence you get the Talking CCTV system.

Why choose a CCTV system ove a manned guard? There are a variety of reasons favouring the CCTV system. An integral hard disk recording function, allows all video to be recorded 24/7. By positioning the cameras and sensors correctly it's equivelant to having a number of guards looking in one area 24/7. All footage and events can be reviewed off site from any PC, even when the system is disarmed, providing a useful management tool. If you have multiple sites you can view them from the comfort of your office. Ther are a lot of value added features however one of the main benefits is the cost savings over a manned guard.

For example. If you employ a static guard for 123 hours a week at £7.95 /hour, with one of our standard 8 camera systems you could save 77% per week, thats £752 per week or over a standard 40 week build, a staggering £30,000.

We have installations in place where a CCTV system is used in conjunction with a guard. These are often large sites where under normal situations a company would look to employ 2 guards. By utilising the CCTV system, a guard can be made aware of a situation whilst not out on patrol, but also by interogating the system, his actions throught the night are monitored and logged.