{"id":7186,"date":"2017-11-21T20:30:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T20:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=7186"},"modified":"2021-10-26T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T11:34:30","slug":"give-gift-secure-christmas","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/give-gift-secure-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Give yourself the gift of a secure Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is only a month away. It\u2019s an important time of year for many businesses, as consumers purchase an enormous variety of goods and services over the festive period. However, it can also be a hazardous time. Crime rates increase over the festive period. Most notably, shoplifting and other forms of theft spike dramatically over the <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/sports-fencing\/\" title=\"Holiday Park Fencing\">holiday<\/a> season. This makes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/pitch-fencing\/\" title=\"The perfect pitch\">perfect<\/a> sense: hardened criminals may take advantage of the hectic pre-Christmas shopping period to hide their activities. At the same time, more ordinary people may be driven to crime by the stress and financial implications of the season. But is your business likely to be affected, and do you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/event-security-fencing\/\" title=\"Does your event need security fencing\">need to increase your security<\/a> accordingly? Asking yourself the following questions may help you to decide.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Secure Christmas &#8211; \u201cWhat type of goods do I sell?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Businesses that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/trade-benefits-from-arabian-nights\/\" title=\"Trade benefits from Arabian nights\">trade<\/a> in goods are more vulnerable than those that trade in services because they have more items of value for criminals to steal. What\u2019s more, ordinary consumer goods are more likely to be targeted than more specialist goods. This is because they are easier to sell on or may even have personal value to the thief. If your business sells popular consumer goods, therefore, you may be targeted by thieves over the Christmas period. That means you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/important-security-fencing\/\" title=\"Security fencing is even more important than you might realise\">might wish to consider tightening up on security<\/a> (for example, by adding an alarm system to your premises).<\/p>\n<h2>2. Secure Christmas &#8211; \u201cHow comprehensive is my current security system?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>If your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/business-security-fencing\/\" title=\"Do you need to increase your business security for 2018?\">business is already highly secure<\/a>, you probably don\u2019t need to worry about increasing petty criminality over the festive season. However, if your current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/good-security-systems\/\" title=\"Why perimeter fencing is the cornerstone of all good security systems\">security system<\/a> is quite weak, you should try to make it more robust before Christmastime arrives. If you only have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/choosing-security-fencing\/\" title=\"What to look for when choosing security fencing\">security fencing<\/a>, for example, you may wish to add a CCTV system and more secure access gates.<\/p>\n<h2>3. \u201cHave I been targeted in previous years?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>If your business has been targeted by criminals over the festive period before, you definitely <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/property-security-fencing\/\" title=\"Why landlords and property tycoons need security fencing\">need to tighten your security<\/a>, regardless of what goods you sell or how secure you already are. Past events are the best predictor of future events, so heed the warning of previous Christmases and improve your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/securing-christmas-markets\/\" title=\"Securing Christmas markets &#8211; the benefits of HVM products\">security<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that the questions in today\u2019s blog have helped you to decide whether you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\/blog\/secure-fencing-for-development\/\" title=\"Why your development needs secure fencing\">need to boost your on-site security<\/a> this Christmas. Here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaun.co.uk\">Zaun<\/a>, we sell security fencing, CCTV and alarm systems, access gates and a wide range of other security measures. So invest now and ensure you have a safe and profitable holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is only a month away. It\u2019s an important time of year for many businesses, as consumers purchase an enormous variety of goods and services over the festive period. However, it can also be a hazardous time. Crime rates increase over the festive period. Most notably, shoplifting and other forms of theft spike dramatically over&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7187,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1571],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7186","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Secure Christmas - Give Yourself the Gife | Blog | Zaun Ltd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Give yourself the gift of a secure Christmas. 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