SecureBox off to a healthy start

Adam Lees and Kelvin Cushman set up SecureBox last year after developing a system which uses wireless technology to monitor premises, linking back to mobile phones using text messages. The company started up with the help of a £10,000 grant from Innovation Networks which is funded by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands.

The duo are now expecting to turn over £500,000 in their first year after successfully launching the SecureBox product.

SecureBox is a central alarm system that uses sensors strategically placed around a site to detect the movements of intruders which can then be beamed to security guards via a mobile phone.

It is hoped the system could slash costs for companies who need to leave premises unmanned overnight, such as portable cabins, building sites, boats and caravans.

The system requires no fitting, meaning it is flexible and easy to use while it can also run on batteries, which is ideal where power is not available.

Lees said: “We both had a background in CCTV systems and gradually came up with this idea over a number of years before we decided we really had to go for it.

It is a system that can be hired out, for as long or as little, as the protection is needed, at a fraction of the price of security guards and other costly alarms.

“We are convinced SecureBox is the best security system of its type on the market and the demand we've had, not just in the UK but internationally, has been tremendous. We're going to build on this now and plan to make our mark in the security markets over the next few years.”