Is Ireland’s Hardware industry prepared for Organised Crime?

Technology is progressing at an unprecedented rate, changing our businesses in an insatiable search for progress in the global economy. However, although businesses are competing very aggressively with each other, data indicates a premise’s security is rapidly falling behind the more advanced criminals who are targeting them!

As organised crime becomes more sophisticated, businesses who still rely on older security technology risk being severely damaged by these professionals who are moving across Ireland and the UK.

As an industry storing volumes of high value goods outdoors many hardware and builders` merchants are at critical risk of being targeted in an organised crime event. In order to create organisational resilience against such attacks the industry must move to modern pro- active security technology. The pandemic has given organised crime new avenues and opportunities to generate revenue in industries which are not fully prepared including in some cases the hardware and building materials industry.

MYNET as an organisation have seen that the pandemic has changed the opportunity for crime for most criminals. Homes are no longer the same target as before due to people working from home. Criminal organisations have therefore adapted and are looking for other areas for which to take advantage.

How do major incidents affect companies in reality?

• How much stock could be taken in a serious security breach incident?
• How would your company survive the loss of paper files in the event of destruction?
• How would you survive the wait for a restocking insurance claim including perhaps increased premiums?
• Many companies successfully hit by a criminal event do not use a pro- active security technology & service

What does a pro-active security system look like in reality?

Here following is a recent case study from a national retailer with multiple sites and growing rapidly.

The client/business – A national retailer aggressively growing with multiple sites. A serious incident made the client aware of what they are up against and the costs of being unprepared, forcing them to look for a proven solution.

The concern/risk – Large level of stock stored outside.

The challenge – To provide a complete, bespoke security and fire solution for every site in order to bring ultimate piece of mind and protection to the client.

No disruption of any sort to the business.
Allowing the business to scale with its aggressive store rollout demands while meeting security standards and requirements for the project.
Reduce security costs while bringing the higher level of service needed.

MYNET solution – An end-to-end Security and Fire system solution combining pro- actively monitored CCTV and alarm technology with visual verification creating a live monitored, multi communication and secure environment for every property
and the assets on site.

The service is built around local Gardai control room response and keyholding, maximising response times to potential incidents. The Gardai control rooms are basically control centres that are tasked with receiving communication from Alarm
Receiving Centres and other crime prevention organisations who are licensed and registered to provide these services.

Gardai will not guarantee and in most cases now, will refuse to respond to alarm activations unless reported to a control room for dispatch by an Alarm Receiving Centre like MYNET.

All events will be stored immediately off site for security of footage in the event of theft or failure of locally stored footage. A bespoke solution with a flexible approach catering for the differences and challenges in every location. No two sites are the same!

There will be reduced monitoring costs of up to 70% across the business.

Seamless transition with no down time across existing stores. An impressive lead time meeting headlines to allow stores open on schedule.

What can you do to put your mind at ease in a changing security environment?
Speak to the MYNET team of experts and arrange an assessment of your premises free of charge to look at the security options available to you and your budget.

Tel. 062 69116 Email: [email protected], Cahir Rd, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.

Jack Raeburn, MYNet

This Business Support article featured in the May/June issue of The Hardware Journal.