Gardien, the UK's No1 experts in garden security, are warning the nation's "shed workers" that, in view of the deepening economic crisis and consequent predicted rise in acquisitive crime, they are at risk from both the opportunist and organised criminal if they do not take adequate security measures to protect their business environments.
Bill Seddon, MD of Gardien, comments "With the deepening financial problems and rising unemployment, many people are starting up their own businesses and are operating from home. In addition, many companies are now actively encouraging their workers to work from home to save on travel costs and take advantage of advances in technology, which enable people to communicate more easily and efficiently without the need for face to face meetings. This new trend, however, brings with it the problem of ensuring that the home office - which in many cases is a garden office or shed - is well secured, particularly when the contents can be extremely valuable. The 2008 Home Business Report released this week as part of Small Business Week 2008 highlights a 16% increase over the last year in the number of businesses run from home, totalling 2.5 million. It is estimated that 18% of these work from a garden office/shed or garage and that, on average, each one has technology contents alone valued between £500 and £1000.00.
Bill Seddon, " Our website offers the most comprehensive resource of security advice for the garden based home worker on the internet and we are acknowledged as national experts in our field, enjoying the support of Police Forces and thousands of leisure gardeners across the UK. I believe we can also prove invaluable to the home worker offering practical advice and solutions to protect their office its contents - and, more importantly, their businesses. The impact of crime upon a small home business can be devastating and often irretrievable. We would encourage every garden-located business to check out our site - it costs nothing, but the benefits could be enormous.
The Gardien site which offers advice on Prevention, Retrieval of stolen goods, Valuations, Insurance and Consultancy Services can be found at www.garden-security.co.uk. The site also features a free downloadable Inventory to accurately record and assess the value of contents, together with a range of approved security products and crime prevention solutions.
For further information you can contact Bill Seddon on 0161 928 0854
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