Vacant Property Security

When it comes to securing vacant property, criminal intrusions and thefts often occur by accessing your property through doors and windows, and even the toughest of locks can be bypassed via forced entry. This creates a critical vulnerability, particularly in vacant properties, which is where security screens and security doors provide an invaluable layer of protection.

Whether required for several weeks or long-term, professionally fitted steel security doors and screens create a shield against intruders, providing a secure safety barrier to deter criminal behaviour.

Clearway’s industry-accredited keyless steel security doors provide a durable and reliable solution to securing vacant property or building sites, keeping your site free from vandalism, squatters or any unwanted intruders. Our security doors can replace existing doors and are designed to give authorised personnel easy access to the property for efficient vacant property protection.

Vacant Property Doors

Vacant Property Screens

Concrete barrier blocks, Heras steel fencing panels, and telescopic bollards deliver extremely effective perimeter security and ensure vehicle access is properly managed. Together, they prevent access from fly-tippers or those wishing to illegally occupy land or property.

Quick to install and great for securing vacant property, concrete blocks are also highly effective at preventing unauthorised access to forecourts, car parks, fields and site compounds. They are commonly used to prevent ram-raiders or terrorist attacks on key buildings or public areas and are ideal for:

• preventing unauthorised access to forecourts, car parks, fields and site compounds
• preventing access to fly-tippers, squatters and other illegal occupation
• vacant property protection against ram-raiders and terrorist attacks
• protecting pedestrians from traffic

Concrete Barrier Hire

Temporary CCTV is the perfect solution for monitoring your empty property, as well as acting as a highly effective deterrent to antisocial behaviour. All events are recorded, stored remotely, and made available to security staff as well as local authorities, providing greater peace of mind when securing vacant properties.

Our inView mobile CCTV Towers comprise a central pylon and a 4m-6m mast, topped by a high-definition digital camera providing extensive coverage for optimum vacant property protection. Their unique design makes them much more difficult to sabotage, whilst at the same time providing an ideal vantage point for CCTV monitoring and property security.

InView mobile CCTV towers run on solar energy and high-capacity batteries, negating the need for an electricity supply. As standard, they include infrared, lighting, and timed arm and disarm. CCTV towers provide one of the most robust and effective security options for empty properties and sites on the market.

CCTV Towers 

Our temporary wireless intruder alarms and detection systems are the perfect security solution for preventing unauthorised access to your premises or illegal trespassing. These systems use motion detection to identify trespassers or burglars and suspicious activity once the alarm is armed.

Our alarm systems are designed to minimise false alarms and may also incorporate sophisticated anti-jamming technology.

Our wireless detection systems are cost-effective and, being battery powered, extremely easy to install, especially in complex situations. Our internal teams routinely maintain all systems to ensure they continue working at optimum efficiency and come with the benefit of being remotely monitored by our NSI Gold Cat ll alarm receiving centre (ARC).

If motion is detected, an alarm will trigger, deterring the trespasser or intruder. Triggered alarms will sound an audible alarm and instantly send a notification to our alarm monitoring centre (ARC), which will be promptly screened to determine its cause. Once an alarm has been confirmed as legitimate, police and/or security personnel will be notified and dispatched, in accordance with an agreed escalation procedure.

Wireless Intruder Alarms

Our manned guarding services provide security support at various locations as a solution that is proven to be effective at preventing thefts, trespassing and vandalism. Guarding helps to establish an ongoing presence and boost your confidence in the safety of your business. Clearway provides a highly responsive short or long-term contractual security guard service across the UK.

Our security guards are typically deployed to construction sites, warehouses, retail, commercial businesses and corporate entities.

Clearway guards are highly trained and SIA-accredited to fill an end-to-end range of guarding roles, including static guarding, crowd control, stewarding, guarding patrols, dog patrols, mobile security, keyholding services, and more. Security teams provide rapid response security and 24/7 cover, ensuring you’re never left exposed to security threats.

Manned Guarding

Security dogs add a new dimension to your security practices, offering a much more visible element to your security detail. Security dogs effectively complement the skills of security officers, naturally offering higher levels of threat detection and, therefore, faster response.

Having a highly trained security dog team is an efficient and cost-effective way of providing enhanced security solutions in a range of different scenarios. Security guards and their dogs, typically referred to as dog units, can be employed for a one-off event or a longer-term solution, and are experienced in working with both large and small businesses. They are available as a standalone service or to complement your security team, providing premium protection for vacant properties.

Dog/K9 units/patrols

If your premises are in need of 24-hour security and/or are in a vulnerable category, physical security is undoubtedly one of the strongest deterrents to criminals. However, we know that you need to balance security with budgets, and mobile patrols can be a highly cost-efficient alternative to permanent guarding. 

Mobile patrols are an excellent solution to this problem. Guards ensure there is a visible security presence on and around your premises, with patrols scheduled on a changing basis to ensure there isn’t any set pattern criminals can track.

Security teams also provide detailed logs and reports if they discover any potential threats, such as a person loitering or a vehicle driving past repeatedly, to advise when additional safeguards may be necessary.

Mobile Patrols

Regular property inspections provide advanced warning of any vulnerabilities before significant issues arise. A full report will assist the property owner in complying with relevant insurance requirements. We provide this service as part of our void or vacant property security solutions.

Property inspections include:

• Exterior checks: Assessing the property’s exterior to ensure it remains secure, there are no signs of attempted intrusions or fly-tipping, and that there aren’t any public safety hazards that need to be addressed. 
• Utility checks: Gas, water and electric meter readings will be recorded along with photographic evidence on each visit.
• Interior checks: Inspecting the interior of premises for evidence of intruders and any essential maintenance required to prevent damage to the property, i.e., wind & water tight, without any water leaks or insect infestations.
• A permanent record: A log of every inspection to be maintained.

Property Inspections 

Our reliable open/lock up service ensures your staff have guaranteed access to your building at the required and specified time. Utilising the Clearway open/lock up service also guarantees your property is completely secure at the specified times.

Following the closure of sites, your Clearway staff member will check that all of your staff have left the building and that your building or site is secure prior to setting the alarm system. Our open/lock up service is the perfect solution for organisations with multiple properties.

Open and lock up services

InView Detect, our leading perimeter intrusion detection system (PID), is a reliable alarm system in the event of a security breach alongside your perimeter.

InView Detect is equipped with effective alarm features to promptly notify and alert security personnel when an intrusion is detected along the perimeter. Features include:

• An Audible Alarm: In the event of an intrusion, inView Detect includes a highly imposing audible alarm with a 120db siren. This audible alarm serves as a powerful deterrent and immediately notifies anyone in the vicinity about the security breach.
• Visual Alarm Indicators: In addition to the audible alarm, the system features visual alarm indicators. Four flashing blue LED strobes activate upon detection, providing a visible signal of the security breach. This visual aspect enhances the deterrent effect and helps draw attention to the specific area where an intrusion has occurred.
• Alert Verification: Upon activation of the alarm, the system swiftly verifies the alert through its integral AI system. A series of images is captured and sent to the NSI Gold Cat II Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) for verification. This process ensures that the cause of the alert is confirmed, and appropriate security protocols can be immediately followed.

Security breaches can happen during the early hours of the morning or late at night, and you simply may not have the personnel in place to be able to respond to these threats around the clock.

Managing the response to any alarm activation poses significant cost and time pressure, as well as safety considerations, should the alarm be triggered by an intruder.

Many alarm activations prove to be false or non-critical. Reasons include power surges, insects, and sensor errors; however, every activation must be treated as an intrusion to protect your premises and assets.

Keyholding Services