Vandalism. Theft. Both are ugly words that can be costly for dealers. It seems that no matter how brightly lit a dealership keeps its property at night, vandals will commit damage, and thieves will attempt to steal property any time they think no one sees them.

Trydon, a company whose patented ChaseLight system helps deter vandalism and theft, has been named by the CATA to be the association’s member benefits partner for lighting concerns.

Dealers often believe that self-insurance is their only option for dealing with loss on their property exteriors, and that negatively impact their bottom lines. In reality, deterrence is the best approach to minimize loss, and ChaseLight is surprisingly affordable.

Housed in the Trydon lighting controller, ChaseLight uses a dealership’s existing outdoor lighting and constantly monitors the area beneath each pole. If a trespasser enters that space after hours, ChaseLight immediately flashes the pole’s light and sounds an audible alarm. 

 

It is highly unlikely that the trespasser will wait around to see what happens next; they will leave immediately or run to other areas on the property to escape the flashing light and alarm. But if the latter, every pole equipped with ChaseLight will respond similarly, creating a significant deterrence network to help safeguard the property.

Trydon believes it is better to deter undesirables on the property than sift through surveillance video trying to identify trespassers after the damage has been done.

Even dealerships that have converted to LED lighting should consider the enhanced security benefit of ChaseLight. In addition, Trydon’s patented lighting controller can save energy use while ChaseLight stands guard over the property.

Read more about ChaseLight as www.trydontrue.com, or contact Trydon President Donald Jacobs at (314) 956-7848 and don@trydontrue.com.