{"id":226449,"date":"2019-12-24T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T05:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=226449"},"modified":"2019-12-19T15:44:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T13:44:20","slug":"keep-business-safe-festive-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/24\/keep-business-safe-festive-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep your business safe over the festive season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Businesses that are planning to shut down over the festive period should take precautionary measures to ensure their premises are always safe and secure.<\/p>\n<p>With this said, it is important for businesses to ensure that their insurance policies are up to date.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Statistics show that criminal activities and burglaries increase exponentially over the festive season, especially in unoccupied offices and buildings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225952\/primrose-police-urge-community-to-be-safe-this-festive-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primrose police urge community to be safe this festive season<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226084\/saps-give-safety-tips-small-local-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAPS give safety tips to small local businesses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This makes it critical for businesses to have adequate short-term insurance cover to help them in the unfortunate event of theft or a break-in.<\/p>\n<p>Having this in place will give business owners peace of mind knowing that their valuables are covered.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, always keep records of all movable assets in case of theft.<\/p>\n<p>Taking inventory of computers, stock, keys, gate remotes including serial numbers, can help speed up the insurance process in case of an unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Ashley Kiley (Journalist)\u00a0<strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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