A commercial building is busiest between nine and five, but its risk is not. Break-ins, damage and alarm activations cluster in the hours when the only person available to attend is one of your own staff, alone, in the dark.
Stock, IT equipment and tills are targets from the moment the last person leaves until the first one arrives.
Sending an employee to a 3am activation is a lone-worker risk, and a duty of care question waiting to be asked.
Aggressive visitors, theft from the shop floor and disputes at reception all need a calm, licensed presence.
Broken glazing and forced doors cost money twice: the repair, and the premises standing insecure until it is done.
Holiday shutdowns and empty units between tenants are exactly when a building is most exposed.
Many policies expect alarm response and documented checks. Gaps in either can surface when you claim.
Some clients need a presence at the front door, some need the building watched overnight, most need a bit of each. We build the cover around your opening hours and your insurer's conditions.
Front of house and out of hours: reception cover, floor walking, locking up and opening up, all SIA licensed.
Security guards →We hold your keys to BS 7984 and attend every activation, averaging 28 minutes, so your staff never attend an alarm alone.
Keyholding →Marked vehicles checking your premises on random schedules, inside and out, with a report each time.
Mobile patrols →When the alarm goes off at 3am, our control room takes the call, not your office manager. An officer attends, checks the building, deals with what they find and secures the premises, with a report waiting for you in the morning. Across our coverage area we average a 28-minute response.
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