Retail Q8 – Gas Station Home / Retail / Q8 – Gas Station Q8 in Denmark installs fog cannons at all their gas & service stations. The number of break-ins to steal cigarettes and cash at Denmark’s gas & service stations increased dramatically in 2008. Q8 reviewed the problem and reversed the trend by installing fog cannons to protect their valuables. Today, the easily transferable goods are cloaked in dense fog in case of burglary. And now thieves do not even bother trying. Q8 had 176 manned gas & service stations throughout Denmark in 2010. In addition to selling petrol and other petroleum-based products, they feature large convenience stores well-stocked with food, beverages and other convenience goods. In the daytime hours, they attract a great many customers, but after closing time, Q8 unfortunately also attracts burglars. The thieves had a preference for cigarettes and cash, and they would gain entry by breaking through either the front or back doors of the gas & service stations. Once they were in, they would break into or force open all the cabinets and rummage through them. Q8’s facilities already had conventional burglar alarm systems installed, so they discussed further protection options with their alarm installation contractors, who recommended the PROTECT Fog Cannon®. Trend reversed “We decided to install extra security in the form of fog cannons primarily in the convenience store and stockroom areas in the gas & service stations at greatest risk. Initially, we did not see a reduction in the number of burglary attempts, but then rumour started to spread that our gas & service stations were blanketed in a dense fog in case of burglary, and that helped. Now, we can clearly see that we have reversed the trend. One minute after thieves gain entry, visibility is reduced dramatically, so they can’t proceed.” said the operations consultant for Q8 Gas & Service Stations in Denmark “We cannot accept the loss of our valuables, so, we are forced to protect them. And since it has become common knowledge that we have fog cannons installed, we register only minimal or no losses. So the product and the security units work,” explaind the operations consultant. Gas & Service stations are also prime targets in the rest of the world, as PROTECT™ is well aware. Protect your valuables and deter thieves effectively Contact us to learn how our fog cannons can safeguard your gas & service stations like Q8 in Denmark has done successfully.