Unless you have some background knowledge about UPS systems, choosing the best one for your business can be a difficult task, when you do not understand the technical aspects that help to determine suitability. A UPS is a critical system for any businesses who rely on having a constant supply of power but there are …
There are two major benefits of improving the efficiency of your UPS; firstly, you can reduce running costs and secondly, you are extending the available battery runtime, which will be invaluable should your mains power supply have an outage. Most UPS systems are capable of achieving efficiency rates of approximately 95% when the UPS is …
Protecting data has been a high focus for businesses for some time but now there are even more regulations and responsibilities for protecting data than previously. The introduction of GDPR resulted in some major changes for businesses and there have been several additional factors that have increased the importance of data protection, including the increase …
As a business, any type of power disruption is not only an inconvenience, it can also be a very costly disruption if productivity is heavily impacted. Understanding the different types of power disruption can help you to identify the solutions required to ensure minimal, or even no disruption to your business when there is a …
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In light of the British Airways data breach, we are discussing the importance of data protection.
As a leading electrical, mechanical and facilities management supplier – H E Barnes delivers efficient, innovative and reliable services across the UK. Helping businesses across the UK to bring their projects to life, they must have the right resources behind them to support their strong service. As an existing client of ours, H E Barnes …
When it comes to your business, you want to make sure that you’re protected against all worst-case scenarios. Your systems need to be as secure as possible and when it comes to your existing SMPS, you can add more reliability by adding a UPS system to protect it. In this article, we will discuss how …
Businesses across all industries can be severely impacted by power failures and other types of power supply losses. In some cases, this can lead to damaged products and equipment, or significant costs that result from systems not being available to use. Power can go down for many reasons, from storms affecting the power grid, to …
Regular UPS maintenance can be the thing that protects your business should a power outage happen. Find out more in our blog.
Our beginners guide to UPS tells you everything you need to know about Uninterruptable Power Supplies.
Secure Power: The Rebrand With 2020 marking 10 years of being in business, we thought it was now time for a rebrand. Although our old branding served us well over the last 10 years, we felt like it was time to have a refresh and really home in on our company values. With this in …
The Importance of Mental Health in the Workplace Each year on the 10th of September people and organisations across the globe come together to raise awareness around suicide prevention. Opening up the conversation around mental health helps to break down the stigmas surrounding them, which is why days like this are created. According to Samaritans, …
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Avoiding A Major Outage On the 18th of August Data Centre giant Equinix suffered a major power loss due to a faulty UPS. The power outage blighted the users of its London Docklands facility, leaving many customers without power for 18 hours. Amongst those affected by the outage at the co-location Docklands Data Centre were internet service providers, cloud & IT services and website hosting companies, whom of which ran …
Is Your Business Prepared to Weather the Storm? With more storms set to hit the UK in the upcoming weeks, yellow weather warnings have been issued and talks of potential power cuts have arisen. The met office has warned of flooding, travel disruptions and power outages. Now would be the time to think about the …
Reducing the Risk of Cybercrime Remotely Due to the current global health crisis, we have seen a large surge in remote working. In fact, research carried out through comparison site Finder, revealed that around 60% of the UK’s adult workforce are working from home. Since the introduction of remote working, we have seen new risks …
Secure Power Works from Home Over recent weeks millions of people across the globe have found themselves living in unprecedented times. Daily attire now includes donning a surgical mask and rubber gloves, queuing at the supermarkets has become the ‘new normal’ and the dreaded daily commute now consists of walking from one room of your …
Managing Director, Jonathan Morley features on the Steel City Business Podcast Our very own managing director Jonathan Morley appeared on the Steel City Business Podcast last month where he talked about starting a company in the middle of a recession, what it’s like to manage staff and the Sheffield Business Community. It’s a great episode …
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The Importance of Maintenance Service Plans Power supply disruption is a high-level business risk. Almost 90% of power outages last around 20 minutes long. Although this may not seem like a large amount of time, it is important to keep in mind what could be lost during even only a few minutes of down time. …
Contributing Factors to UPS Life Expectancy There are some important factors to consider when it comes to the life expectancy of your Uninterrupted Power Supply. As experts in the industry, we aim to share our knowledge in a way that is easy to understand. Take a look below at our simple and easy guide on …
Employee of the Month: Andy Palmer Secure Power is proud to announce that for the month of November, our best employee was our Office Manager Andy Palmer. This news comes to no surprise to anybody within the Secure Power team, as without Andy the office would truly be in commotion. Using his expertise, experience, and …
Giving Back to the Community This Christmas With only a few weeks until Christmas most of us will be feeling the excitement these holidays bring, a moment to relax and spend time with loved ones. However, not everyone in the UK will be feeling positive about the upcoming festivities. Christmas can be a very different …
33% of UK Businesses Take Power Cut Hits. So, How Can We Help? A recent study published by The British Chamber of Commerce announced that a staggering 33% of UK businesses have been affected by power outages in 2019. 27% of businesses involved in the study expressed that they expect the demand for electricity to …
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Secure Power MD Wins Business Person Of the Year Award Jonathan Morley, Managing Director of Secure Power has recently won the Rotherham & Barnsley Chamber of Commerce Business Person Of The Year 2019 award. Jonathan said: “What a brilliant night and one I will never forget, thank you Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce for …
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UPS Maintenance Services Explained Secure Power delivers a comprehensive range of UPS maintenance support plans to small, mid-market and enterprise organisations. Our dedicated team of engineers are highly trained across a wide range of manufacturers including APC, Eaton, Riello and Vertiv. Secure Power have extensive knowledge and expertise in UPS maintenance – providing industry-leading support …
A Big Welcome to: Tracey Owen Business Development Executive Secure Power is delighted to welcome a new member of the team, Tracey Owen. With more than 25 years’ experience in the business/commercial insurance industry, Tracey will be a key asset in ensuring customers are protected against every imaginable threat scenario. We have asked Tracey a …
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Employee of the Month – Kamile Bagdanaviciute Kamile Bagdanaviciute, who is our Marketing Manager, has won the Employee of the Month award. Secure Power saw numerous improvements since Kamile joined the company last year, and the most significant challenge was creating Secure Power’s new website. The new site focuses on improving the quality of the …
6 Month Sales Target Success Everyone at Secure Power is celebrating achieving our 6-month sales target – a significant step in our journey towards being the leading independent supplier of emergency power solutions. Throughout this period, the Secure Power team worked extremely hard to deliver the highest-quality customer service, project management knowledge, and backup power …
Welcome to Fernando Terceiro – Business Development Manager Secure Power welcomes a new member to the team, Fernando Terceiro, our new Business Development Manager. Fernando has extensive knowledge and experience of electronic markets, especially in the AV, film and telecoms industries. Fernando started his career having completed an A-level education, joining an apprenticeship scheme in …
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It’s Our 9th Anniversary This year was Secure Power’s 9-year anniversary, and since last year, Secure Power has seen many positive transformations. The positive developments started with new recruits who were experts in their field, from engineering, sales, to marketing. This recruitment phase has doubled the company’s staff numbers as the company couldn’t cope with …
Employee of the Month – Tristan Oselton Tristan joined us in September 2018, making him our fifth apprentice choosing to start their career with Secure Power. Tristan is full of energy and always ready to help his colleagues. His commitment to helping others was recognised by the office, and it came as no surprise when …
