by If you own your own premises, installing fixed CCTV is a no brainer. It might cost a decent amount to start with but the long-term protection that such a system provides against criminal activity means it will almost certainly save you money in the long run.
However, what about those times where you are only using a site for a short period of time? Festivals for example can see many thousands of people gathering in a field in the middle of nowhere for just one week of the year. You hardly need full-time surveillance to watch sheep grazing for the other 51 weeks!
Construction sites as well. These projects change so quickly and the landscape alters so much in a short period of time that installing fixed CCTV would be a complete waste of money, not to mention not even being possible in many cases due to a lack of electricity access.
In this guide we will be examining the most effective temporary CCTV solutions that are currently available, ensuring that you have all the necessary protections in place when they are needed without wasting a penny of your hard earned cash.
CCTV towers
CCTV towers have fast become the go-to choice for temporary security in the construction industry and whilst they are still a relatively new phenomenon it is plain to see why.
The great thing about CCTV towers, well one of them, is that they are only offered by select top security firms. This offers you reassurance that the product you are receiving is of high quality, and peace of mind that if maintenance is required it will be handled by a highly trained expert security professional.
Furthermore, it means that most CCTV towers come with remote monitoring capabilities where the firm in question will observe the CCTV tower from a central location and deploy their own staff in the event of an emergency.
This keeps your workers out of harms way and guarantees a 24 hour response to potential intrusions.
CCTV towers are not only popular in construction but are just as effective for events such as sports and music festivals and for monitoring remote locations such as transport depots or car parks.
Wireless Cameras
On a domestic property or smaller indoor commercial site, wireless battery powered CCTV systems are a perfectly viable option.
They may not be packed with the same bells and whistles as a CCTV tower, but they can be installed instantly with zero wires and most systems nowadays will send footage via 5G to your mobile phone.
Property developers with many different sites across the nation will often use wireless CCTV to save themselves the time and hassle of roaming across the nation simply to check that everything is as it should be.
Lots of homeowners have a wireless CCTV system in place in the form of doorbells from companies such as ring, although these do limit your observation to the front porch alone.