As we near the end of the school year some high schools have unique security needs as senior students attempt to pull off the perfect prank to mark the end of their time at school. An East Auckland college stepped up its security after past experience had taught them of some of the lengths students [...]
Property damage is often caused by opportune criminal activity in an attempt to steal items. Intoxicated individuals lacking respect for their surroundings can be equally unpredictable and dangerous. A charity store in Glen Innes recently experienced this first hand, as did our responding patrol. Shortly after 10.30pm on a Thursday evening a Matrix Security patrol officer [...]
A well-maintained security system supported by an accredited monitoring and communications centre is essential to the smooth running of your business. Alongside professional patrol response, these services will minimise business interruption caused by theft, criminal damage, the threat of fire, or other emergencies. Matrix Security designs personalised security solutions to help protect property, people and [...]
It isn’t just when we respond to alarm activations or patrol customers’ premises that Matrix Security helps prevent crime. Just after 2 am one September morning a Matrix Security patrol officer turned in to a Remuera petrol station to refuel, only to discover an armed robbery was in progress. He noticed two vehicles were parked [...]
Matrix Security has embarked on a large scale access control and alarm system installation. Selected by the Well Connected Alliance, Matrix Security joined forces with the Waterview Connection Project – one of New Zealand’s most important infrastructure developments. The project will have a massive impact on the way people travel around and through Auckland and [...]
While land-line alarm monitoring is a proven and cost-effective way of monitoring your alarm system, it’s becoming increasingly common for homes and businesses to no longer have a traditional phone line, and instead, simply have an internet connection for both voice calls and data. Anyone with an IP enabled alarm can access their security system [...]
No one patrols and protects Auckland’s schools the way we do! Recently some proactive work by a Matrix security officer and our call centre led to the thwarting of a crime spree at an East Auckland college. Due to a recent rise in vandalism during the school holidays, the college had requested to have a [...]
Matrix Security have recently been chosen to provide guarding operations for a new state-of-the-art infant formula production plant in Pokeno, south of Auckland. Owned by Yashili New Zealand Dairy Company, the NZD$220 million plant took over 3 years to build and at full capacity will produce a whopping 52,000 tonnes of milk powder per annum. [...]
Burglaries and crime are always a hot topic of debate. In the news recently we’ve seen The Salvation Army releasing their annual ‘State of the Nation’ report, the police releasing their latest statistics on crime and the NZ Herald doing a week long editorial on burglaries in New Zealand. While some accounts depict crime in [...]
With the help of Matrix Security, we find out how two Auckland schools are doing their best to provide a safe, friendly, open environment for learning, as well as protecting their valuable school property. Our officers are very familiar with the grounds and the boys at Dilworth School in Epsom. We’ve worked with the Dilworth [...]
