RETAILERS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST TEEN LOITERING, VANDALISM, AND GRAFFITI
Released on: November 16, 2007, 6:35 am
Press Release Author: Jeff Robinson
Industry: Consumer Services
Press Release Summary: RETAILERS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST TEEN LOITERING, VANDALISM, AND GRAFFITI
Press Release Body: RETAILERS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST TEEN LOITERING, VANDALISM, AND GRAFFITI Revolutionary new tool keeps store fronts problem-free "The MosquitoT has landed in North America"
November 12, 2007 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Millions of dollars in lost profits is what unwanted youth gatherings at businesses, stores and shopping malls cost the Canadian economy every year, according to Stats Canada. Anti-social behavior such as graffiti spraying and vandalism has become the biggest threat to private property in the country in the last decade. Now with the help of a harmless ultrasonic device known as The MosquitoT, retailers and property owners around the world are driving problem youth away and reducing damage done to their property, which helps restore consumer traffic, profits - and most importantly - customer confidence. "Either someone has come along and wiped them [teenagers] off the face of the earth, or it's working beautifully," says Robert Gough, owner of Spar shop, about The MosquitoT where the device was first used. "The effect on shop traffic flow has been tremendous." According to Stats Canada, in 2004, there were 993,000 reported incidents of vandalism of various types in Canada. Even more vandalism goes unreported every year, causing significant financial losses to organizations, which can now be reduced and prevented with The MosquitoT. The MosquitoT is designed to emit an unpleasant but benign high-pitched sound that only young people can hear. This noise is not audible to older people due to Presbycusis - an age related hearing loss which gradually happens to all people and prevents them from hearing high frequencies, as they get older. Presbycusis first affects the highest frequencies of 18 to 20 kHz, which are most acutely heard by young persons within a range of 15 - 20 meters. These are the frequencies that The MosquitoT uses to produce its unpleasant sound and discourage young people of approximately 13 - 25 years of age from gathering and loitering in any area where the device has been installed. "When we added The MosquitoT to our product line, we started receiving a lot of inquiries and requests for installations right away," says the Sales and Marketing manager for C.S. Incorporated, the distributor for The MosquitoT. "In countless trials where The MosquitoT was placed, loitering youth were vacating the area within 10 minutes." The MosquitoT was introduced in Canada only recently, but it has already gained in widespread popularity in the UK, where everyone from police departments, to convenience stores, to railway companies is turning to The MosquitoT as the most effective tool in the fight against anti-social behavior that impacts business operations. The Mosquito is now available in Canada and the USA through C.S. Incorporated. If you would like more information, or to schedule an interview with a company representative, please call 1-888-863-2888. View video clip from CBC Vancouver and ABC Nightline on the Mosquito: http://www.NoLoitering.ca
Web Site: http://www.NoLoitering.ca
Contact Details: Postal Address: 1576 Upper James Street, Suite 30022, Hamilton, ON, L9B 1K0
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