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Mobile Office Alarm System Protects Construction Job Sites
 Stepping up efforts to combat construction site thefts, Williams Scotsman International recently announced that it is integrating a portable wirelesss alarm system in its mobile office fleet that will allow builders to simultaneously monitor multiple areas of the job site.
The SITELOCK™ Jobsite Security Portable Alarm System was developed by DEWALT after research from the power tool manufacturer identified job site thefts as a major problem for the construction industry. NAHB has reported that residential job site losses account for an average 1% to 2% of the cost of building a new home. Annual thefts from all construction sites in the U.S. are now running at more than $1 billion.
Williams Scotsman’s mobile offices for construction sites will come equipped with the system, which in addition to securing the office can protect key assets on a job site for up to 2,000 feet away.
The SITELOCK™ system can be customized for different job site needs. The system’s base unit is stationed in an indoor location, most often the job-site trailer, and equipment and key areas on the site can be monitored by remote sensors such as a container vibration sensor, security cable lock, indoor motion sensor and door and window contact sensor.
 If an intruder tries to enter a secured area, disturb a piece of protected equipment or remove a sensor, the sensor sends a wireless message to the base unit, activating the alarm and sending a signal via wireless cellular technology to a monitoring service.
Job site managers have the option of having notifications sent to DEWALT’s central monitoring customer service center, which is staffed around the clock with trained SITELOCK™ alarm system specialists. The monitoring center will call the customer and notify the police if requested for about $40 a month (with limited availability in some areas), or customers can choose to be notified directly via a cell phone text message or e-mail for approximately $30 a month.
The system is being introduced across the country this year, beginning with Seattle; Cherry Hill, N.J.; Dallas/Fort Worth; Boston, New York City; Sacramento, Calif.; Cincinnati; Detroit; Baltimore; and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
For more information, visit Williams Scotsman’s Web site, or click here.
Williams Scotsman is one of NAHB’s affinity programs and provides mobile offices and storage containers for members. NAHB members can receive one month free rental (restrictions apply). To learn more about services offered by Williams Scotsman through the Member Advantage program, click here.
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