Nuclear attack: how to plan for WW3
2018 has, thus far, been a highly volatile year from many different political perspectives with all eyes currently focused on the US and Iran. So much so, more and more media outlets are running stories around how we can all prepare for a WW3 nuclear attack.
A new breed of burglar
Houses in the London stockbroker belt of Chislehurst are falling victim to a new breed of breaking and entering called ‘spree-burglary‘ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5631941/Chislehurst-grip-called-spree-burglary.html Thieves are monitoring their potential victims as they post images of their latest luxury purchases on social media. They then plan detailed attacks on the individual’s property where they threaten the inhabitants and the […]
Do you want to survive a nuclear war?
It’s a question we often get asked here at The Panic Room Company! And everyone’s answer is different, depending on how your idea of how the world might be following a nuclear war. But it’s a very straight question and the answer is always either a definitive ‘yes’ or a resolute ‘no’, no-one ever seems […]
Securing buildings to save lives
The recent attack on the Californian headquarters of YouTube has once again led us to discuss the ways in which large, multi-national businesses can best secure buildings and ensure employee and client safety. YouTube employees fled for their lives when 39 year-old Nasim Aghdam approached the building via an outdoor patio and dining area and […]
The next step for ultimate protection
As a company that is focused on keeping people and assets safe and secure with our bespoke panic and safe rooms, we’re always keeping one eye on global politics and how decisions that politicians make every day affect our industry. In recent months there seems to have been a distinct increase in news stories that […]
Introducing Panic Room USA
School shootings in the US are so devastatingly commonplace that New York police chief, Bill Bratton, recently called them “the new norm”. With 1 shooting taking place every 60 hours so far in 2018 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/15/new-normal-school-shooting-every-60-hours-us-accepts-grim-reality/we have strengthened our existing association with our long-term US partner, Michael Evans, and launched Panic Room USA. With close personal […]
French embassy targeted by terrorists
Two separate gun attacks, one on the French embassy and another at army headquarters in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, have been described as an act of terrorism http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43257453 Eight security personnel and eight attackers were killed in fighting that took place and 80 others, including civilians, were wounded. Rumours of an attack in […]
Working with Temet is a blast
As part of a new project installation, we’ve had to source a blast hatch for a client project and, with a focus on working with only the very highest quality suppliers, we have ordered an SL-1 Blast Hatch from Temet. Temet has been a leading provider of blast protection and special ventilation technologies for over […]
Sealing all elements with Roxtec
Here at The Panic Room Company, we pride ourselves on sourcing the very highest quality products and manufacturers to supply components for our panic and safe room projects across the globe. This is no exception for a current project we’re working on here in the UK where we need to provide an airtight panic room. […]
Protecting employees in high risk environments
The Afghan capital of Kabul and its people have, once again, suffered at the hands of the Taliban as violence in the country has increased in the first few weeks of 2018. In two separate attacks, members of the terrorist group drove an ambulance packed with explosives into the busy Chicken Street area of the […]