A motion sensor is a device that detects movement in a space and triggers something in response, such as switching on a light, starting a camera recording or setting off an alarm. Most use infrared to pick up the body heat of a person moving through their field of view.
At Wigwam
Our Burton-on-Trent, Dorking, Lincoln and Reading sites have motion-sensitive lighting, which comes on as you move about the building, so the corridors light up as you walk to your unit. Our Bromsgrove site was built as a fully automated facility, with motion-tracking sensors alongside its access control, alarmed units and electronic locks.
Motion sensors are one part of how our sites are protected. Every unit also has its own alarm, the external doors have access control, and our CCTV is monitored around the clock by a professional monitoring company.
Worth knowing
Motion-sensitive lights switch off again when nobody moves for a while. If you’re working in your unit for a long stretch and the corridor goes dark, a wave or a few steps brings them back on. For deep corners of a unit, a battery lantern helps.
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