We've been featured on BBC News! Our director, Paul Weldon, discussed with BBC News how the rich and famous protect their homes. He explained how panic rooms are now becoming the norm for the rich and famous after an increase in burglaries and more activity from professional criminal gangs. He has also mentioned how nuclear [...]
With the recent war in Ukraine and Russia’s threats of nuclear war, we are getting more enquires about our nuclear shelters. However, what are the government doing to deter nuclear threats to the UK? According to gov.uk, the risk of nuclear conflict in the UK remains remote, but there are threats of nuclear warfare. The [...]
We’ve been designing, building and installing residential panic rooms for over 30 years so we thought we’d show you our latest build project as it unfolds in our workshop. A residential panic room build in progress Every panic room we create is bespoke but each is specifically designed to provide unrivalled safety and [...]
Staff at petrol station in Bristol sought refuge in a safe room after a man entered the premises wielding a knife https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2021-09-09/attempted-murder-arrest-after-knife-attack-at-bristol-petrol-station The man, thought to be in his 50s, was detained and then arrested by Avon & Somerset police on suspicion of attempted murder. Commenting on the attack, Paul Weldon, managing director of The [...]
When the oil tanker ‘Nave Andromeda’ came under a suspected hijack whilst idling off the coast of the Isle of Wight, there was only one organisation to call – the Special Boat Service (SBS). Around 16 SBS commandos boarded the ship and implemented a textbook operation to rescue the crew and capture the hijack which [...]
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 [...]
Here at The Panic Room Company we’re always on the look-out for ways to further improve and enhance our residential offering and, thanks to a new partnership with Alan Bishop Theme Works Limited, we’re now able to add a brand new product to our portfolio: secure garden retreats in the shape of a ‘panic cave’. [...]
Forget panic buying toilet roll and hand soap, the way to tackle the coronavirus is with a luxurious home bunker or a ‘germ-free’ panic room according to the multi-millionaires of this world https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/6/deluxe-home-bunkers-vip-emergency-rooms-how-the-ri/ The super-rich are choosing to self-isolate and protect themselves in their home bunkers and panic and safe rooms as the number of [...]
A “new breed of professional thief” is targeting the wealthy suburbs of London and the Home Counties. ‘Burglary tourism’ poses the latest risk to residents in these areas with high profile victims including top chef, Marcus Wareing and his wife, falling foul of crime. Burglary tourism sees gangs of criminals, predominantly from South America, flying [...]
Thieves have once again targeted a property on ‘Billionaires’ Row’ in Kensington this time stealing £50 million pounds worth of jewellery from Formula 1 heiress, Tamara Ecclestone https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-50806902 The burglary took place just hours after Ecclestone and her husband and their daughter had left the UK for Switzerland for their Christmas holidays. Even with 24-hour [...]