Coronavirus Update

We are continuing to monitor the escalating situation regarding the Coronavirus Pandemic.  The Safety of our Staff , Customers and members of the public remains paramount. We are taking precautionary measures (laid out by the Government) when we are attending calls. We are currently only attending emergency reactive calls until the severity of the situation […]

TASK Childcare Donation

We love our community and love to give back when the opportunity arises. Recently we were able to work with TASK Childcare Services who support the rest of the community and provide a welcoming, nurturing, play based environment for your children to attend. Well we thought it was time to give back to TASK Childcare […]

Welcome John!

Team VWS is delighted to welcome onboard our new service engineer John Gray. John joins us with a wealth of experience within the industry. Welcome to the team John! 👋

VWS helps staff achieve formal recognition for their practical hands-on experience with YouTrain

One of the fastest growing high-tech security systems specialists in Scotland, Cumbernauld headquartered VWS, has partnered with the UK-wide IT Apprenticeship scheme, YouTrain, to help eight team members secure recognised qualifications by codyfing their practical hands-on experience. With more than 30 years of experience in the field of networked CCTV, fire detection, and intelligent building […]

VWS’s dedication to apprenticeships wins it a nomination for three national awards

VWS’s dedication to apprenticeships wins it a nomination for three national awards VWS, one of the fastest growing high-tech security systems specialists in Scotland, has achieved further national recognition for its ongoing commitment to apprenticeships and investing in young people. The company, which can lay claim to 31 years experience in the field of networked […]

The 3 questions every business needs to ask before taking the CCTV plunge

The 3 questions every business needs to ask before taking the CCTV plunge By Graham McMonigle With CCTV footage never far from the nation’s screens and as vital a tool for the police as DNA or fingerprints, the science of CCTV has come a long way from the old days of grainy and barely decipherable […]

6 cast iron improvements you can make to your company’s physical security

6 cast iron improvements you can make to your company’s physical security by Graham McMonigle There’s an old saying in security that a site doesn’t have to be impregnable to deter burglars, just less ‘pregnable’ than the site next door. With that in mind, we’ve taken our 30 plus years of experience in securing sites to […]

What does that little green padlock mean?

Website security and you By Graham McMonigle Many small businesses ignore website security on the basis that they think they are too small to bother with hacking. This is a similar mind set to small fish thinking they are too small to be caught in a drift net. The automated tools that hackers use to […]