Advancing UK Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space Solutions Worldwide
  • Home
  • /
  • Security
  • /
  • Coach company conquers fuel thieves with pulse fence

Security

Coach company conquers fuel thieves with pulse fence

Shropshire coach company, AT Brown (Coaches) Ltd of Telford, has beaten the fuel thieves who threatened to wreck their business (after 100 years of operation by the same family), by installing monitored pulse fencing (MPF) to prevent break-ins, where burglars were syphoning off diesel from coaches.

SPG Security Systems UK Ltd from Crewe installed an MPF from manufacturer Gallagher Security, which has literally stopped the criminals in their tracks.

AT Brown was started by Alf Brown in 1916 and is now run by Alf’s granddaughter, Nina, and her husband Ewen MacLeod.After 80 years of operating on the busy Trench  Road in Telford, the company relocated in August 2005 to larger premises on the town’s Hortonwood Industrial Estate.

Advertisement
Gulfstream RT

Mr MacLeod said: “For the first eight years on the new site, thieves were coming through the security fence and syphoning fuel out of coaches, despite having CCTV cameras and mobile patrols.

“The MPF has made everyone feel more secure, which is a very important factor, and now we can just carry on running our business the way we want to.”

SPG, who have been installing this type of system for nearly 20 years, retrofitted the Gallagher MPF onto the pre-existing security fence, ensuring no disruption to ongoing operations.

Founder and MD Simon Gleave said: “They’ve not had a single incident since we installed the MPF four years ago, which offers both a visual and practical deterrent.  Once you’ve touched it, you don't want to do so again.”

The business now runs a fleet of 24 coaches and employs a total of 27, including drivers, office and maintenance staff.

Advertisement
DSEI 2025

Gallagher Security strategic business development manager Kevin Godfrey said: “CCTV can be really useful but it tends to watch and not detect the crime.

“Our MPF is really easy to retrofit on to existing fences, so is highly cost-effective and it has negated the need for the patrols and the CCTV.”

 

Advertisement
General Atomics LB
Met unveils tech to tackle violence towards women and girls

Security

Met unveils tech to tackle violence towards women and girls

1 July 2025

The Metropolitan Police Service has today unveiled a revolutionary new technology - now being rolled out across London - that makes it easier to photograph and visualise bruising on victims of violence, particularly on darker skins.

Teledyne FLIR OEM unveils new brand and website

Aerospace Defence Security

Teledyne FLIR OEM unveils new brand and website

1 July 2025

Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the strategic evolution of the Teledyne FLIR OEM brand.

Syensqo and Terma strengthen partnership

Aerospace Defence Security

Syensqo and Terma strengthen partnership

30 June 2025

Advanced materials specialist Syensqo and Terma, provider of mission-critical solutions in aerospace, defence and security, have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to develop joint initiatives in composites for next-generation aerospace and defence applications.

Windracers establishes operational hub in Malawi

Aerospace Security

Windracers establishes operational hub in Malawi

27 June 2025

Windracers, the UK-based designer, manufacturer and operator of Windracers ULTRA - an autonomous heavy-lift cargo aircraft - has begun establishing an operational base at Kasungu Airfield in Malawi.

Advertisement
Gulfstream RT
Police Scotland rolls out body worn video in Highlands and Islands

Security

Police Scotland rolls out body worn video in Highlands and Islands

26 June 2025

Police Scotland’s national roll out of body worn video continues this month, with officers equipped with the new cameras on duty in the Highlands and Islands.

The Met launches Met Engage

Security

The Met launches Met Engage

26 June 2025

Met Engage - new way for Londoners to receive updates directly from local officers - is being rolled out as part of the Met’s focus on neighbourhood policing.

Advertisement
Leonardo RT