When Daylight Saving Time ends and the evenings grow longer, it’s the ideal moment to ensure your home security is keeping pace with modern living.

Time to Reassess Your Home’s Security

When the clocks fall back, we gain an hour, and perhaps the perfect excuse to pause and reflect. As the nights draw in, it’s worth asking:

Can you truly fall back on your home security?

Technology evolves quickly, and systems that were once state-of-the-art may now need attention. Firmware updates, smarter integrations, and improved cybersecurity protection are essential for keeping your home safe and connected. Whether you’re planning a few days away over half-term or simply preparing for longer, darker evenings, this is the perfect time to review and refresh your setup.

At Butler Harwell, we design and install intelligent home security systems that protect quietly in the background. Every element, from discreet cameras to responsive lighting, works in harmony to create an environment that’s both safe and effortlessly reassuring.

Here are our top home security upgrades to consider this fall.

Safeguard Your Investment

to Safeguard Your Home

Even the most advanced systems benefit from periodic updates. With rapid progress in AI, imaging, and cybersecurity, technology continues to evolve, and your system should evolve with it to remain effective. Regular servicing and firmware updates ensure your home remains secure, reliable, and ready for what’s next. Our dedicated Concierge Department preempts any product or firmware updates and schedules services to safeguard your investment, in order to safeguard home.

See What Matters Most,

Even in Darkness

As evenings draw in and visibility reduces, thermal cameras such as those from Axis Communications provide clarity in complete darkness, fog or glare, keeping your surroundings visible and secure. Sensing heat rather than light, they accurately detect people, vehicles, animals and movement, offering visibility of the otherwise invisible. There is also the added benefit of temperature monitoring, which alerts you to potential fire hazards before they escalate.

Stay One Step Ahead

with Intelligent Alerts

Artificial intelligence has redefined what modern home security can do. Intelligent camera systems learn the familiar rhythm of your household and identify when something feels out of place. Instead of constant motion notifications, you receive only meaningful alerts, allowing you to focus on what matters most, not every movement. This is security that quietly thinks ahead, adapting to your lifestyle and offering confidence without intrusion.

Create a Lived-In Illusion

While You’re Away

A lived-in appearance remains one of the most effective deterrents. Through Mockupancy programming, lighting, blinds televisions, and even fireplaces can follow natural daily routines, creating the subtle impression of activity while you’re away. Lights can switch on as daylight fades and dim gently later in the evening, mirroring normal life. Whether you’re travelling for work or enjoying time away, your home appears comfortably occupied, offering complete peace of mind.

Welcome Guests,

Wherever You Are

Whether you’re abroad or relaxing in another room, complete control is always within reach. Through intuitive platforms such as the Savant app, you can view live camera feeds, review footage, and speak to visitors at your gate, all from your phone or tablet. Check that the children have arrived home safely, see what the dog’s up to, or unlock the door remotely to welcome guests or receive a delivery. Wherever life takes you, you remain connected to home.

Confidently Capture Every Detail,

Whatever the Conditions

AI-powered 4K CCTV systems set the benchmark for modern home security. They don’t just record in ultra-high definition, they analyse live footage and understand, distinguishing between normal or abnormal activities. They can recognise the difference between a passing car and a welcome guest, between evening wildlife and something unusual. Thanks to advanced facial and numberplate recognition you can relax with fewer false alerts, focussed security, and enhanced peace of mind, knowing your surroundings are watched over intelligently.

Light the Way to

Safety and Comfort

Intelligent lighting enhances both ambience and security. Discreet motion sensors can automatically illuminate driveways and garden paths as you return home, deterring unwanted movement while ensuring visibility and comfort. Indoors, soft pathway lighting can guide night-time movement, from late-night check-ins on the children to quiet trips to the kitchen, creating a safe and welcoming atmosphere at every hour.

Build Security

on a Solid Foundation

Every reliable system begins with strong foundations. Concealed cabling networks ensure seamless connectivity and consistent performance across all security technologies. While Wi-Fi provides flexibility, a secure wired infrastructure delivers stability and long-term reliability. Our engineers specialise in building bespoke, intricate cabling infrastructures that give a home it’s hidden strength to support the daily demands of modern living,

Ready for the Season Ahead?

As the clocks fall back and evenings stretch ahead, now is the perfect moment to ensure your home’s security is something you can fall back on; intelligent, up-to-date and entirely in harmony with your lifestyle. From lighting that welcomes you home at dusk to cameras that distinguish what matters most, today's technology brings comfort and confidence together in one seamless experience.

Check in from anywhere, welcome guests with ease and secure your home for the night with one simple command. These are the quiet innovations that protect and enhance the way you live.

Ask Us About Enhancing Your Home Security

If you’d like a complimentary security review or want to explore the latest systems tailored for your home, let’s talk.

Reach out to the Butler Harwell Team and take the first step towards effortless assurance and refined protection.

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As the Clocks Fall Back, Can You Fall Back on Your Home Security?