Archives by Kevin Cooke

Where are your keys? Wait! Where is your CAR? In the last week I’ve heard of 3 cars being stolen. All of which were done by someone entering the home and stealing the car keys or handbag. This is quite a common theft these days but particularly during the dark evenings as the intruder can [...]

So the dark mornings and nights are here. If there’s one thing burglars don’t like, its light. It isn’t exactly safe to break into a house while a spotlight is shining on you, and even worse if there are several lights that alert the home owner. It’s true more burglaries are being commited during the [...]

So you have a dark garden or driveway, or maybe just a dark area at your front door. Or perhaps your lights work fine but they don’t get the right area or annoy the neighbours? When you install security lighting you need to think about what you want to acheive. A good spotlight should be [...]

For the rest of September Ground Lock are going to double the security on your doors during alarm installations. As the dark nights draw in, remember that a lot of burglaries take place from someone entering a door or window where security is a bit slack. Day or night time doesn’t really matter anymore, but [...]

If you travel a lot chances are you see a few bumps and scrapes as well as some pretty serious road traffic accidents. You may also be in the ‘high risk’ insurance group, have limited experience driving, or loan the car to your teenage kids or partner. If its a business vehicle you may want [...]

Security should be easy to use, and hard to breech! Tired of fidgeting with codes at the front door while holding bags of shopping or business papers etc? Can’t even remember your alarm code? What about if you just know the code but the alarm just doesn’t work or goes off for no reason or [...]

Wireless Burglar Alarms If you’re debating on a burglar alarm system and asking whether to pursue a wireless installation… then, whats keeping you? Heres a rundown: PROS Wireless alarms mean that there is no need to drill holes through walls and frames to run cables through. No need to lift carpets and flooring to lay [...]

Audits and Assessments are important for businesses. They help you to secure your property and contents. They help you look after staff safety. They can reduce your Insurance Premium. They can weed out the thieves that pilfer away at your profits, which is, one of the hardest thefts to trace if you don’t know where [...]

Your shop may sell goods or sell a service. If it’s the latter then usually you also sell goods that compliment the service. In the last few weeks I’ve heard of 2 local hairdressers that have been broken into to have their hair products stolen, a hair extensions business that has been burgled and a [...]

Yesterday Ground Lock were called to a family home in Newcastle where a burglary had taken place. While the method of entry isn’t unknown to us, some of you would never contemplate the idea. The family had been away from home for a few days, and had left a key on a wall hook near [...]