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Heritage and Traditional Building Magazine features Black Box Group Project
We are delighted to be featured with Gallagher Security in the first issue of Heritage and Traditional Building Magazine 2023. This was a challenging project in an amazing building, rich with heritage and features and working with a great team. Read the case study here to find out more… Royal Exchange Theatre
Whether it’s your home or your business many people still see fire and security systems as a grudge purchase
…it’s often up there with maintenance of buildings, roof work and the other ‘invisible’ costs that come with having a space that you call your own. All too often systems are installed because insurance companies insist upon them and it has never been more important that this mindset changes. Technological advancements are making people’s lives […]
Internet Facing Devices – How we can help
We are in a generation where a lot of devices are available over the internet and many of these devices can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Criminals can scan the internet for devices that have known weaknesses, insecure passwords and other known ports actively looking for vulnerabilities in all internet facing devices from […]
Home Security Sympathetic to your Design & Build
Our designers and engineers are privileged to work on some truly stunning properties all over the UK. And this was the case on our recent Lake District luxury home fire & security installation. We worked with the owners as the build took shape to develop a bespoke system to protect this amazing property and its […]
Black Box Fire & Security and Electronic Security Installations Announce Formation of The Black Box Group
Black Box Fire & Security and Derbyshire-based Electronic Security Installations (ESI), have announced that they have joined forces to form The Black Box Group. Both companies currently work with clients across commercial, public, retail and residential sectors delivering life safety, CCTV, access control, intruder alarm and ancillary services across the UK. The new group will […]
The Bottom Line
This month in PSI Magazine Simon Banks of CSL Group Ltd talks to David Barnes, Managing Director of Black Box Security & Fire Solutions to get the latest updates in Fire Monitoring from an installer’s perspective. How does the professionally monitored fire market look today? Today, the commercial market is almost exclusively professionally monitored, however, […]
Feeling Grateful for our Team
We’ve recently undertaken an interesting exercise as a company while developing new pages for our website. It’s become increasingly important to us to have our team and their thoughts represented. While we are now a 49 strong Fire and Security business, we started out as a family run concern. As a kitchen table start up, […]
Black Box Helps Children in Need on DIY SOS for Blackburn’s Big Build
Fire and Security firm Black Box has donated its time and expertise to Children in Need as part of its nine day DIYSOS Big Build to help Blackburn’s homeless young people who engage with Nightsafe. Nightsafe is a local charity based in Blackburn providing holistic services to young homeless people aged between 16 to 24 […]
Smart Homes – The Impact of the Internet of Things
Experts estimate that the Internet of things will consist of 30 billion objects by 2020. This network of physical devices, vehicles and home appliances embedded with electronics and sensors allows these objects to connect and exchange data. Internet of Things devices are a part of the larger idea of home automation and can include lighting, heating, air conditioning, media and security systems.
