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fire extinguisher servicing
15Feb

What would you do if you were faced with a fire?

Your colleague is shouting for you. You go to see what’s happening and realise a fire’s broken out. It’s small and you think it’s safe to try to extinguish it. But time is of the essence and you need to be able to react quickly....
Retail CCTV systems
15Feb

How can you fight back against the retail criminals?

The latest figures on UK retail crime have just come out from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and they make pretty grim reading. With a direct cost to the industry of £613m for 2014-15, retail crime costs are at their highest levels since records began. There...
fire and security systems
21Jan

Jackson Fire & Security completes work on £30,000 bespoke training room

Jackson Fire & Security’s new training room and alarm testing suite is now fully operational. Following a £30,000 investment, the custom-fitted training room gives our engineers an opportunity to brush up on their security alarm repair and maintenance skills. It also provides resources to train our new...
Commercial CCTV security systems for business
04Jan

Using CCTV security systems in the workplace: key points to consider

Are you considering using CCTV in your workplace?  You want to keep your business secure. You’re considering using CCTV because you know it’s widely recognised as an effective deterrent. But the last thing you want to do is to make people feel they’re being ‘spied on’....
14Dec

Storify: Jackson Fire & Security’s 2015 review

It’s been a busy year at Jackson Fire & Security, and we’ve created a Storify to show you the highlights. The storify includes contract wins, case studies, and a festive infographic for businesses. For example, our engineers undertook a servicing project for one of the North West’s...
08Dec

The Fire Safety Costs of Cheap Counterfeits

Why cheap counterfeits could cost you dearly when it comes to fire safety You might have seen reports in the news recently about the dangers posed by counterfeit electrical goods and the number of fakes flooding into the UK. There’s been a great deal of publicity...