What's New? Quarterly Update: Q3 2023
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Don’t just Record Crime - Prevent it!
Another big trend in 2023 has been the shift to having someone else monitor your cameras during the hours that your business is closed. Remote Guarding is a hybrid monitoring system where your team monitors the camera system while you are open and then outsources the monitoring while you are closed.
What's driving the market to adopt after hours monitoring?
Much Cheaper than a Night Guard's Salary
Managers/Owners Don't Love Getting Woken Up a Night
Retail and Catalytic Converter Theft Crime Waves
Reduce Crime. Faster Police Dispatch
How Remote Guarding Works
You tell us when you are closed and that you want to outsource monitoring. So for example, 7pm to 7am every weekday and all day Saturday - Sunday.
During this time frame, a professional monitoring station will monitor your cameras for alerts, and a real human will assess the threat and monitor the scene. If there’s a threat, they can respond by calling police, calling you, using the camera's speaker (if it has one), to tell potential criminals they are being watched and the police are coming, or even notifying your on premise guards. The response is customizable to fit your unique needs.
You still manage the system during operation hours.
Remote Guarding Pricing
Pricing is custom and based on the number of cameras, locations, and duration monitored, but for someone with the above schedule that would breaks down to about 33 cents per hour per camera.
In the above scenario, you would be looking at 100-300K in salary (depending on location cost of living) for the two and half night guards it would take to cover the 108 hours that the business is closed.
Remote Guarding is extremely cost effective.
The SCW Team created 8 new videos:
The SCW Team Created 7 Case Studies
C-Store
Parkers Kitchen used SCW to standardize its many locations on one seamless platform allowing Parker's to speed up their expansion plans and improve loss prevention initiatives.
Aerospace
Emery Air picked SCW because they needed an NDAA compliant solution for live viewing their cargo warehouse, logistics, and flight schools.
Cannabis
Sunderstorm needed a unified platform, high quality equipment, and expertise in systems design and installation when the expanded to a second 15,000 sq foot facility.
Self-Storage
Store More 365 engaged SCW during the construction phrase to ensure robust, secure and reliable 24/7 surveillance.
Manufacturing
Falcon Manufacturing worked with SCW to deal with blind spots within their 100,000 sq foot facility and improve security device reliability.
Religious
First Baptist Church need to replace several outdated analog systems across its multiple buildings with a modern HD platform.
Food Production
Wayne Farms came to SCW seeking a complete security system overhaul for 4 locations, including hardware, design services, and professional installation.