Have you or your staff reported hearing strange noises, objects going missing, or doors left open overnight?! While you may be convinced it is the ghosts and ghouls of the Halloween season, it’s more likely to be thieves attempting to steal your assets and vandalize your property!
Holiday weekends are usually when people and businesses have their guard down, as plans for festivities and travel become everyone’s focus. This is the perfect time for organized thieves to strike. These holiday weekends are the most vulnerable if you are a construction company or managing a construction site. This is where AGS security services come into play. Our overnight foot patrol services at your construction site will safeguard your equipment and raw material assets.
Theft Is Becoming More Advanced and More Aggressive
Theft has become a multi-billion-dollar source of lost profit for the various construction industries in the U.S. as thieves have set their sights not just on materials but also on equipment. They are now running surveillance operations to determine when a site is most vulnerable. Thieves can disable alarm systems, activate equipment, and leave a site before the authorities arrive.
AGS security guards act as a deterrent to targeted attacks on your site and a rapid response unit to react to a break-in or theft. Armed security provides a heavy security presence, although we have found that unarmed security can be just as adequate. The black market for this construction equipment is flourishing, hence the growing threat of theft at these vulnerable sites and the growing need for security services.
How Do Ags Security Services Combat Theft?
Projects that have reached the stage at which various subcontractors are working on the building tend to be the most brutal hit because they are expensive to fence off and difficult to patrol. However, AGS vehicles and foot patrols are active and well-documented in their success in preventing and reacting to crime.
Our reporting system gives clients access to a series of daily and incident reports, summaries of various hotspots, and logs of the individual hit checkpoints. Patrol routes are customizable, which has an advantage over simple fencing in developing the strength of a secure perimeter. Focusing on hot spots is the proactive approach many clients choose to follow.
A new Crime Prevention Program developed by the Southern California PD is working to educate contractors about deterring criminals and reporting stolen construction gear. Private security firms come with a price tag, but the cost of doing business with AGS is far below the potential expenses of stolen equipment.
Because the heaviest construction equipment fetches upward of $1 million, some contractors have installed specially made GPS transmitters and LoJack-style recovery systems — even on compressors and generators. Closed-circuit cameras, fencing, and security guards are the more proactive approach, which American Global Security recommends! Remember that when your equipment and materials go missing, it’s not the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween; it’s the thieves that AGS tried to warn you about! Have a happy and safe Halloween!
