EMPs (electromagnetic pulses) are short, intense, bursts of electromagnetic energy that have been weaponised in bombs to damage or destroy electronic devices and disrupt communications over widespread areas. EMP weapons can greatly damage unprotected infrastructure in a country and in a war scenario could collapse the functionality of electrical networks. The first human-made EMP bomb [...]
Although we have seen an increasing demand for nuclear shelters, we also have ongoing panic room projects. One of our recent projects is to create a safe, hidden area in the loft of a client’s property. The doorset, pictured above, is custom-made, which will be installed at the entrance to a loft area in our [...]
In Britain, there are estimated to be around 408 residential properties with their own nuclear shelter, with 98 of these located in the South West of England (Property Reporter, 2022). In Switzerland, however, every municipality has had to build nuclear shelters for their residents since the 1960s. They are mandatory in large homes and residential [...]
Here at The Panic Room Company, we provide not only safe rooms but can arrange to assess the security of your home, or commercial property, offer advice and provide a bespoke security service to ensure your property is well protected. This project for a client consists of a security doorset and security shutters. Both provide [...]
We are the sole distributor in the UK for Andair AG! Andair has over 50 years of experience and their components are type tested and approved by the Spiez Laboratory of the Swiss Federal Department of Defence. Andair components and systems are used in shelters, safety rooms and control rooms of civil defence shelters, air [...]
On Friday Vladamir Putin formally announced the annexation of Ukrainian territories along with a celebration in Russia where he angrily criticised the west. Western officials fear that this could escalate the use of nuclear weapons for the first time in 77 years (Washington Post, 2022). Ukraine’s recent battlefield successes have maddened Putin's allies including the [...]
This summer has been very busy with projects here at The Panic Room Company and below are just two of our most recent projects. The first is a BR5/6 ballistic-rated bespoke security door, ready to be installed at our client’s property. Another of our most recent projects is for a nuclear shelter. Pictured below is [...]
Over the last few weeks, we’ve shared a few photos of a residential panic room we’ve designed and have been building in our workshop. So, you may be wondering how the project is progressing…well we can now tell you that the panic room has been installed and is ready to provide its owners with a [...]
As we come out of a second lockdown and face continuing restrictions here in the UK, we’ve been reflecting on the last few months and the year that the world turned upside as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 epidemic. Here at The Panic Room Company we work with both commercial and residential clients and [...]
Over the years, we have installed panic rooms in some of the most dangerous areas in the world, for both commercial and private clients. For example, panic rooms are a common inclusion in embassies. Embassy panic rooms are specifically designed to provide a fully efficient safe haven that can sustain life for many days. With [...]