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Whether your commercial garage or warehouse is home to goods bound for customers or expensive equipment used to perform services, security is a vital part of your business. And it just so happens that your largest point of entry—the garage door—can be your weakest link. To help you protect your bottom line against thieves, below are some tips to help you secure your commercial space.

3 Security Tips for Your Commercial Garage

1. Install Proper Lighting

Criminals are drawn to the dark, so it’s crucial that your facility and surrounding areas have adequate lighting. Install floodlights to illuminate all entries and exits as well as parking lots, storage areas, security fences, and any other areas intruders might lurk. In addition to making these areas more visible to passersby, thorough lighting improves the ability of your security cameras to capture useful footage. This is not always the case when the property is unlit.

2. Use Rolling Door Opener Codes

garage doorA common security breach that plagued garage doors of previous decades was the use of "code grabbers." Thieves used these electronic receivers to intercept the radio codes sent by a door opener, which they then used to duplicate the signal. Rolling code openers send a different signal to the opener each time, making effective duplication much more difficult.

3. Padlock the Door

Even if your garage door features rolling codes, determined thieves can sometimes defeat the security. As a last line of defense, padlock the doors when they won't be in use. The physical lock adds an additional level of security to the electronic cycling and prevents unauthorized entry while your facility is closed.

 

For a high-quality, secure commercial garage or warehouse, contact MAC Garage Door Company in Lexington, NC. The company has been serving the Triad region for more than 40 years and across three generations of family leadership. They specialize in both commercial and residential garage door installation and repair and offer a two-year warranty on all installations. Visit their website to view some of their commercial solutions or call (336) 731-7849 to schedule a consultation.

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