Is your CCTV monitoring station BEATING British standards?

This is the whole point... As installers you’re looking for ARC to have the relevant accreditations. So you're sure that the Alarm Receiving Centre you're looking at can do the job you need them to do. Great.

But is it?

All too often we meet CCTV installation companies who are disappointed in the monitoring services they receive. Problems like:

It can be bad for installers. So bad that it feels like you are little more than a nuisance...

Something that ensures the CCTV monitoring station you choose is better than the current ARC you’re unhappy with… Take a moment.

Imagine if your Alarm Receiving Centre didn't just meet British Standards... What if they did more?

What if your new ARC took its remote CCTV monitoring work so seriously that its monitoring team went beyond British Standards?

Day in. Day out.

A remote CCTV monitoring company with professional staff who take pride in their work. Dedicated to BEATING British standards. Not just meeting them...

What difference would a remote monitoring service like that make to your business?

An ARC that ALWAYS gives you rapid response times?! At Fenix, we either comfortably beat or smash those British Standard response times. I'll give you an example.

The British Standards for CCTV responses are:

In 2020 the average responses our Fenix clients enjoyed were:

We set our own target for the average CCTV responses - 20s. We smashed that too. Here are the latest response times:

Obviously, we're still working to better that 8.4 seconds this year.

Efficiency. Helps to keep your end-users happy. Because you get an almost immediate response from your remotely monitored CCTV systems if an incident happens.

So your end-user enjoys a faster Police response. Or security guards on site in a flash. And generally happier emergency services. All round.

Criminals do less damage. More business premises are kept secure. Peace of mind is restored!

Efficiency. Helps to keep your end-users happy. Because you get an almost immediate response from your remotely monitored CCTV systems if an incident happens.

So your end-user enjoys a faster Police response. Or security guards on site in a flash. And generally happier emergency services. All round.

Criminals do less damage. More business premises are kept secure. Peace of mind is restored!

Efficiency comes in more ways than the monitoring of remote CCTV cameras. For example:

Efficiency is an integral part of the Fenix Experience. Or rather, IMPROVING efficiency is. It's Kaizen - continuous improvement. This means your Fenix Experience keeps getting better. Because we're not JUST interested in BEATING (or smashing) British Standards. We keep chipping away at the targets we set ourselves.

Why?

If you aim to meet that target, you’ll never exceed it.

The 98.5% CCTV response time is the British standard. And that is our starting point. But it's the 1.5% that we’re really interested in.

We’re always chipping away at that 1.5%... Shaving fractions off it. You probably noticed that we're at 98.91%. Which is comfortably above the standard. There's not a lot of room for improvement. But we still keep chipping away.

Kaizen is at the heart of everything we do at Fenix. So you benefit from a level of service you won’t get with a regular ARC. It’s the Fenix Experience you’ll love as one of our customers.

And, see what Craig Grundy of City of Liverpool Security says about our transfers:

We're sure there are other leading CCTV monitoring companies that operate in a similar way... But with our Kaizen culture, you receive a service that goes way beyond the British standards we are obliged to meet.

Kaizen doesn't apply to remote CCTV monitoring alone... And that's why we apply continuous improvement to ALL the security monitoring services we offer. Look at the average response times across the services we offer.

You can see the improvements across the board. CCTV, Intruder, Fire and Lone Worker responses have had their average response times improved.

The entire team is involved in shaving those response times. Everyone attends and can contribute to the stand-up meetings we hold twice a day. So if someone has an idea from an interaction with a client or a partner it's not forgotten. It's presented. And if it has legs we'll see if that idea can help.

And then there's the Monitoring Triangle...

If you want to have properly functioning security solutions protecting your site... all three points of the Monitoring Triangle have to work together. Harmoniously.

Sadly, for most installers and end-users, it doesn't always work that way.

At Fenix, we work hard to keep the communication going between the three points of the Monitoring Triangle - us the ARC, you the installer and your end-user. It's something we're very keen to make happen. It's Kaizen, again!

As the ARC, we're at the top of the triangle because the buck stops with us. If something goes wrong, fingers are usually pointed to your remote CCTV monitoring station, right?

After all, we handle every alarm activation. So if criminals get past your CCTV surveillance system... most people will blame the ARC.

One way we limit mistakes to the bare minimum is by building a solid relationship with you, the CCTV installer. But it also requires you to work well with your end-user. And when that happens, that's when the Monitoring Triangle works in harmony.

It makes sure the essential housekeeping is done. Things like:

So we can do our job effectively - challenging criminals in the act and stopping crimes before they happen.

But the Monitoring Triangle works both ways. We encourage you to talk to us. Tell us about any security risks you’ve noticed. So we can look out for those and alleviate them.

That's why the Monitoring Triangle has arrows pointing to and from each point! And that’s how it works to improve the security on your end-user’s sites.

Your end user will love this level of service. Here’s an example of the Monitoring Triangle in action…

One of our clients had a camera in a bad position. Calipsa would pick up the motion. But because the camera was on the wrong side of the door... our guys back in the remote monitoring station could only see the back of the door. Ooops.

So we informed the installer and the end-user. Now the housekeeping can take place. And the camera can be repositioned so we can see WHO is causing the motion. Friend or foe!

When our installers let us talk directly to the end-user. That's when we've really cracked it. A nice free flow of communication with one goal in mind. More effective security.

That's the point. Isn't it?

I must stress that any feedback we give is in good grace. We're not picking faults. We're just looking for ways to make your end user's security more effective. And to stop the bad guys.

You get a proper security solution with an effectively monitored CCTV system from your remote monitoring station. Brilliant.

Better still. Because these conversations keep happening. The feedback works both ways. Your end-user's security only gets better. And they will love you for it.

If you're looking for a CCTV monitoring company that ticks all of these boxes... of course, you have the five key areas to consider:

Everyone looks at these.

But if you want to find a superior remote CCTV monitoring station to look after your estate... don't forget to ask about BEATING British Standards. Meeting standards is obligatory, everyone does this.

Beating them is a sign that you can forge an agile CCTV monitoring partnership. That will only make your end user’s security more efficient.

Everyone at Fenix buys into the Fenix Experience. And Beating not Meeting British standards is just one way we make life easier for Installers. You can read how our flat monitoring rate for CCTV cameras is another way. But there are more reasons to switch to Fenix. 

You should choose Fenix Monitoring because we care more and love what we do. Our people are well trained, understand our product inside out. AND give you everything you need to improve the security services you offer… and delight your end-users. 

You'll love the Fenix Experience... 

To find out more about our remote CCTV monitoring services, please get in touch. We'll pick up the phone in a few rings and our staff will be happy to answer any of your questions. 

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