Construction Security Coventry

The security of construction sites not just in Coventry but across the UK has become more important than ever before. Coventry, in the Midlands is a thriving city and has many ongoing construction projects that require security measures to be implemented. The Governments’ national house building scheme is in full flow and there are hundreds of housing construction sites across Coventry. Add to this mix the number of commercial construction projects and there are huge opportunities for theft and vandalism to take place.

Commercial Construction Security

Infrastructure projects are plentiful across Coventry currently. Road and railway improvements are ongoing and there are many hotel and office construction projects underway and in the pipeline. All of these require a level of construction security that has to be carefully planned and thought out. Many enquiries that we receive at Plus Security Ltd are in reaction to a security occurrence. Vandalism to construction sites is high, as are theft of plant, machinery and tooling. Each of these creates a problem over and above simply rectifying vandalism or replacing lost plant and equipment.

The Real Cost of Security

The issue many construction projects have is allocating a realistic budget to construction site security. Once a site has experienced a serious security breach then the operators recognise pretty quickly the actual cost. Replacing plant and machinery is usually straight forward, but in some circumstances having staff and contractors unable to work as they await the arrival of a key piece of machinery can be highly expensive. Then factor in that the construction project may be running behind schedule with the need to pay overtime, or even that late penalty clauses may be introduced for missing milestone production points then the real costs of inadequate security become more apparent.

Finally, once insurance claims are made, invariably the insurance company will request that the construction site operators revisit their security protocols and in many cases will increase insurance premiums accordingly.

Construction Site Security Coventry – Call in the Professionals

Many construction site operators have their own views on security that may involve a fence perimeter and some warning signs. These may have some impact on the ‘would be’ thieves but to the more hardened and experienced criminals these represent easy pickings. Plus Security Ltd carry out security risk assessments on construction sites based on many criteria that include location, local demographics and current crime rates. In this way we can devise and implement the most effective security deterrent for your construction site at the most realistic price.

Some of our security solutions include the following:

• Manned guards
• K9 patrols
• High quality CCTV recording
• Fast response units
• Perimeter security
• Access control systems
• After dark illumination to construction sites

It is critical to have a coherent and structured security policy in place right at the start. Once security breaches start to happen it can be difficult to manage and ‘patch up’ the weaker areas of your security.

Contact Plus Security Ltd for a full and comprehensive construction site assessment and strategy to manage your construction site security effectively.