LeaseChoice provides a comprehensive suite of equipment funding and management solutions. We source wholesale funding to package solutions specific to your industry and business. Thousands of Australian organisations have utilised our facilities to achieve optimal cashflow and tax effective solutions for their equipment and infrastructure requirements. Our platform provides clients with a complete asset management solution through procurement, financing, management and disposal. A total cradle to grave philosophy tailored to your business needs.

LeaseChoice is able to access wholesale funding lines through diverse local and internationali nstitutions. This gives you greater access to credit at market leading rates. Our LeaseChoice consultants specialise in specific industries and market segments and have initimate knowledge of your business and your competitive environment. LeaseChoice systems are best of breed and designed with a customer centric approach. You have instant access to all equipment and contracts; information to help facilitate better decision making whenever you need it.

Leasechoice Pty Ltd is pleased to announce a strategic alignment with listed mortgage and financial services group, Firstfolio Limited (ASX:FFF), The strategic alignment involves a transfer of the Leasechoice origination team, funding capacity and systems to Firstfolio Limited, who will seek to further develop and build upon Leasechoice’s national leasing origination infrastructure and distribution.

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What’s the right lease for you?

Does your company have a point of view on leasing versus the outright purchase of capital equipment?

Have you considered how redundant technology might compromise the integrity of your current security system?

Does the affordability of certain security system technology influence the type of security solution you end up with?

SSE Installations recognises that many organisations struggle with these and other questions when it comes to choosing the right security solution. That’s why SSE Installations provides its customers not only with the appropriate security solution but also with a range of options that address the cost of that solution. For example, we can offer the option of taking out an operating lease with SSE Installations to reduce the capital expense involved with your company’s security needs.

Leasing programs can be tailored to your individual needs and include Comprehensive Maintenance which provides equipment warranty over the life of the agreement. This leaves you with ongoing support to assist you in the operation of your security system, for the life of your system. And because SSE Installations specialise in electronic security systems, our customers will always have access to the most advanced equipment on the market.

Frequently Asked Questions 

Q. Why should I lease?

A. Keep Debt off the Balance Sheet.

Generally accepted accounting principals allow lessees to acquire assets without the accompanying debt appearing on their balance sheet.

• Minimal down payment required.

Most traditional financing options require a sizeable down payment. SSE Installations has reduced the price of electronic security dramatically by replacing high, up front purchase costs with a minimal down payment amount followed by low monthly payments. Leases can also include “Low” costs like installation and maintenance packages.

When equipment is purchased with borrowed funds, credit lines with lenders are reduced. When equipment is leased, businesses have, in fact, established additional lines of credit with the lessor.

• Improve your profitability and liquidity.

When a company purchases equipment, it must capitalise the equipment on its balance sheet by showing it as an asset, along with a corresponding liability for any loans used to finance the equipment’s purchase. This alters various financial ratios e.g. Debt/Equity. However, if a lease is classified as an operating lease for the lessee’s financial reporting purposes, it is not required to be capitalised in the financial statements.  Furthermore, the only expense appearing on the lessee’s income statement attributable to the lease would be the full lease amount of the payment.

Q. What should I do if I have problems with the equipment that I lease?

A. SSE Installations is solely responsible for service or warranty issues and we will support your equipment over the term of the lease. Leasing agreements come with Comprehensive Maintenance for the duration of your contract.

Q. What is Comprehensive Maintenance?

A. As part of your leasing agreement, you will receive added value with the inclusion of Comprehensive Maintenance on all system repairs (including parts and labour) for the duration of your contract. Some conditions apply, please ask your SSE Installations Consultant for further detail on these conditions and how a Service and Maintenance plan can minimise the risk to your property and assets.

Q. What happens at the end of my operating lease agreement?

A. At the end of the term you have the flexibility to:

Refurbish the existing equipment with new equipment under a new agreement, Continue with the operating lease, Offer to buy the equipment at “market value”.  

Q. Can I cancel the agreement?

A. An operating lease is a fixed term contract, if you cancel, you must pay out the balance of the agreement.

Contact SSE Installations on 02 8001 6654 and we will look after you leasing needs

Opportunistic thieves consider office buildings as easy targets. Even a workmate could be a potential thief. Here are 10 ways you can increase workplace security:

1. Lock it up or lose it. Thieves usually look for items of value such as laptop computers, mobile phones and electronic equipment they can easily sell. Staff property, such as wallets and valuables, will also be stolen if not locked up.
2. Make sure you have up-to-date security. Office security needs constant attention. Thieves will always be looking for opportunities. If your building has up-to-date security measures in place and alert staff, it may deter or prevent a theft.
3. Check security procedures for all building entry and exit points. Check for any faults and weaknesses in the security procedures you use. Thieves will take advantage of any opportunities to gain undetected access, such as through faulty fire doors and elevators; unattended loading docks and unattended reception areas.
4. Encourage staff to approach unknown visitors. Thieves often gain entry to buildings by ‘tailgating’ a legitimate staff member. Security and other relevant staff should question people who are not wearing identification and establish if they have authority for being on the premises. A security process should be in place to deal with this sort of situation.
5. Establish an assets register. Make sure your assets register contains the make, model and serial numbers of all your office equipment and is kept in a secure area.
6. Nominate a security coordinator. It is recommended that one person in each office be nominated to be responsible for security issues. Their role should include: Regularly conducting a security audit of the office; raising security concerns at staff meetings; liaising with other tenants or offices in the building; making recommendations to improve security, and liaising with building security.
7. Install security system warning signs to deter thieves. Warning signs at entry points to the building can inform a potential thief of your security systems and deter them from entering the building. (For example, if you use 24 hour video surveillance, put up a sign advertising the fact.)
8. Network with other tenants about security issues. To have a broader understanding of the security issues that affect your office it is important that you liaise with building management and other tenants. This can be mutually advantageous.
9. Report all suspicious or criminal activity to police. If you hear something or see something, say something. It is important that all thefts are reported to police, even if there is no apparent evidence left at the scene and further investigation may not required. Suspicious activity outside or within the building should also be reported to police. For general reporting, call 131 444. However, if staff believe that they are in danger of being injured or a crime is in progress they should call 000 for emergency assistance.
10. Ensure all staff take personal security precautions in the workplace, including:
    • never leave your purse or wallet in plain view or in the pocket of a jacket hanging on a door
    • don’t leave cash or valuables at the office
    • if you work alone or before/after normal business hours, keep the office door locked
    • if you work late, try to find another worker or a security guard to walk out with you
    • if you are in the elevator with another person, stand near the control panel. If someone gets on that makes you feel uncomfortable, get off immediately and wait for another elevator
    • report all suspicious persons/circumstances to the proper authorities: office manager, building security and/or the police
    • be aware of all escape routes for emergencies and have police, business and emergency numbers displayed prominantly.

From the Australian Fedural Police Web  site http://www.afp.gov.au/act/businesses/workplace_security.html

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

The NSW Police Force CCTV Register (’the Register’) is a database which has been established to record the location of CCTV installations across NSW.

Information stored in the Register has been collected and will be used for operational policing purposes. We will not provide this information to a third party and we will secure this information from unauthorised access.

Your consent to supply this information to us for inclusion in the CCTV Register DOES NOT mean that you consent to supply us imagery captured by, or stored on, your CCTV system/s (eg. video footage or still images).

There is no obligation for you to provide information. Registration is purely voluntary.

Every effort will be made to ensure that information stored in the Register is accurate. To assist us, please notify us if any of the information you have provided changes. We may contact you from time to time to verify the information you have provided to us.

If you wish to have your details removed from the Register, please advise us in writing.

·                 Click here to Register your business CCTV details on-line

·                 Click here to Download a CCTV Register Form (PDF, 880KB)

·                 Click here to Download a CCTV Register Brochure (PDF, 429KB)

From NSW Police

Personal Safety in the Workplace

The Victorian Police website has some useful tips to help you remove the element of opportunity for crime within the workplace for both employers and employees.

Find out more about personal safety from the VIC Police website

Online tool to benchmark your organisation’s security

A new on-line toolkit allows companies to assess how secure they and their employees are.
Developed by Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International Ltd, a spin-off company from the University of Leicester, the on-line benchmarking tool enables organisations to benchmark their security.
The tool - hosted on the Perpetuity website - is completely free of charge and easy to use. It enables organisations to benchmark their organisation against others in the industry.

Go to: http://www.perpetuityconsultancy.com/benchmarking.html

Supplied by ASIAL

AIC report providing a breakdown of crime types and the costs of crime across Australia

·                  View the report from the Australian Institute of Criminology

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