The nature of commercial premises, including offices, business parks and hotels, presents its own range of vulnerabilities, threats and risks. Hotels are a prevalent feature of every major city in the world and are often major landmark buildings. Equally, commercial premises are in abundance in every urban area. Collectively, they make a massive contribution to the economy and therefore require protection at every level.
Internationally, burglary is one of the most common types of crime experienced by businesses, so businesses need to take measures to improve their on-site security and minimise the risk. The assets available to be stolen from commercial properties are often high value, as every business uses computing systems and software and generally has other valuable equipment on-site. In addition, business premises are often vacant, on evenings, weekends, and over extended holiday periods, leaving them extremely vulnerable. As a consequence, incidents of burglary and related crimes can seriously disrupt day-to-day business operations and affect trade. It is therefore essential that companies utilise a combination of deterrence, detection and delay strategies.
Hotels present a different type of vulnerability because, by their very nature, the buildings can be entered without any restrictions at any time of the day. This creates its own level of risk around the protection of property, guests, and employees, whilst seeking to maintain customer service, image and health and safety. However, each hotel or hotel group tends to have different security requirements, according to their respective location, image and clientele. Therefore it is essential that bespoke security solutions are developed for individual hotels. |