The summer holidays are just a few weeks away and lots of us will soon be setting off for our much-needed annual summertime break. If you’re planning to be away from home for several weeks or just for a long weekend, have you considered what you’ll do with your valuables while you’re not around? Do [...]
Houses in the London stockbroker belt of Chislehurst are falling victim to a new breed of breaking and entering called ‘spree-burglary' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5631941/Chislehurst-grip-called-spree-burglary.html Thieves are monitoring their potential victims as they post images of their latest luxury purchases on social media. They then plan detailed attacks on the individual’s property where they threaten the inhabitants and the [...]
Two separate gun attacks, one on the French embassy and another at army headquarters in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, have been described as an act of terrorism http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43257453 Eight security personnel and eight attackers were killed in fighting that took place and 80 others, including civilians, were wounded. Rumours of an attack in [...]
Here at The Panic Room Company, we pride ourselves on sourcing the very highest quality products and manufacturers to supply components for our panic and safe room projects across the globe. This is no exception for a current project we’re working on here in the UK where we need to provide an airtight panic room. [...]
Police believe that an ex-soldier is the person responsible for a number of violent burglaries and assaults on homeowners in the south-east of England over the last three years. Dubbed the ‘Night Watcher’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42863601 the man is understood to stake out his targets over a number of days and strategically plan each attack. Hiding in [...]
The Afghan capital of Kabul and its people have, once again, suffered at the hands of the Taliban as violence in the country has increased in the first few weeks of 2018. In two separate attacks, members of the terrorist group drove an ambulance packed with explosives into the busy Chicken Street area of the [...]
Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford, has invested in a number of security measures designed to increase security at his £1.8 million home in Manchester. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/5390172/man-united-star-marcus-rashford-turns-his-1-8million-mansion-into-fort-knox/ The 20 year-old has reportedly had cameras and locks installed that would enable him to shut off sections of his house in the event of a break-in, kidnap attempt or [...]
According to statistics from the South African Police Service, 74 people have been murdered on farms in the country between April 2016 and March 2017, up from 58 during the previous year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41807642 The murder count includes farmers, farm workers and visitors to farms and potentially puts those involved in agriculture at greater risk than [...]
All of us here at The Panic Room Company were truly shocked and saddened at the news reports detailing the devastating trail of death and destruction created by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. These two Category 5 storms caused billions of dollars worth of damage to homes and businesses, people left homeless and without shelter or [...]
When most of us think of a panic or safe room we immediately think about a safe and secure place for people to head in the event of a burglary, kidnap attempt or even a terrorist attack. A panic room undoubtedly offers unrivalled safety and security for people, but they can also be used to [...]