If you have any quantities of copper wire, copper pipes, or other components made of copper, on your construction site, or being held in your warehouse, you need a verified alarm system to protect those valuable assets. Vacant buildings should also be protected as thieves can gain entry into these buildings and spend multiple days pulling wire & piping out of the walls, leading to repairs with huge costs.
Copper theft is a major issue across North America and any business that's using copper wire, or has equipment with copper components, is vulnerable to theft and has to be protected.
The crux of the copper wire theft problem is that copper is relatively easy to steal and dispose of. The market demand for copper is high, and the scrap cost of copper has escalated considerably over the last 10 years.
In Canada, Police Departments across the country are dedicating substantial Police resources to the sole purpose of investigating copper theft! Even here in Surrey BC, the severity of the copper theft problem is being felt, so the Surrey RCMP have created a useful Web page dedicated to the metal and wire theft problem. Here's a summary of their advice:
How Does Copper Theft Impact You?
• 9-1-1- service disruptions.
• Threats to infrastructure and public safety (hospitals, emergency response systems).
• Power outages – e.g. electricity, heating, street and traffic lights, highway advance warning signs.
• Communication systems such as phone, television and Internet service outages.
• Increases to service costs and added resource demands.
What to Look For If You Believe Copper Theft Is Happening?
• Smell of burning rubber (indicates thieves burning insulation off stolen wire).
• People digging under roadways or underpasses for metal tubing.
• Covers removed off street light poles or junction boxes.
• Wires hanging out of covers or compartments.
• People transporting odd or large amounts of wire or metal.
(Source: Surrey RCMP Copper / Metal / Wire Theft Webpage)
What's The Best Way To Stop Copper Theft?
To protect your construction site, manufacturing site, or your place of business and stop copper crime, we recommend using SonaVision - the top-rated verified security system from Sonitrol.
SonaVision is a security system that uses verified video and audio detection technology and is monitored at Sonitrol’s central monitoring station. It’s a simple and cost effective way to deter and catch criminals in the act – because each alarm is verified by a security specialist and reported to the local Police as a crime in progress.
SonaVision can be employed to detect break-ins prior to the vandalism of tearing copper out of the walls. Camera’s can be located to watch HVAC units so that thieves can be detected before they damage the heating and cooling units. Remember, the cost to replace a damaged HVAC unit is greater than the value of the copper stolen.
Copper Security Is Serious So Call Us
Contact us about SonaVision for your copper security requirements, for construction sites, locked compounds, warehouses, electrical supply stations, utilities, or any other business that you want to protect with an electronic verified security system that really works!
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