Physical Security and Surveillance
Security systems that work as one, not four.
CCTV, access control, biometrics and fire alarm, designed together and integrated onto a platform your team can operate.
The problem this solves
Most sites end up with security in layers. Cameras from one contractor, access control from another, a fire panel installed by whoever did the MEP package, and a guard sitting in front of three separate screens with no way to connect what one is telling him to what the others are.
When something actually happens, that is the moment the gaps become obvious. Nobody can pull the footage, the door log is on a different system, and the timestamps do not agree.
Why it matters
Security spend is only worth what you can retrieve from it. A camera that records but cannot be searched is an expense, not a control. An access system nobody reconciles against the leavers list is an open door.
It is what turns a set of devices into something that answers questions after an incident.
What we deliver
- CCTV and surveillance. Camera selection, coverage design, recording and retention
- Remote and mobile access. Live and recorded video from any authorised device
- Access control. Card, fingerprint and facial recognition, with visitor and contractor management
- Fire detection interface. Detection systems and integration with access control for safe egress
- Platform integration. Security, building and IT systems talking to each other where the platforms allow it
- Commissioning and training. Handover to the people who will use it daily, not the people who signed for it
We are honest when two systems you already own will never integrate properly. That answer saves more money than a workaround.
Placeholder imageHow we approach it
The same five steps as every job we run, scoped to this discipline.
Assess
What do you need to be able to prove after an incident? We work backwards from that.
Design
Coverage against a threat and operations picture, not a camera count.
Install
Certified technicians, cabling and devices to the same standard as the rest of the site.
Commission
Tested with your operations team in the room, not signed off in an office.
Hand over
Coverage maps, device schedules, retention settings and operator training.
Standards and suppliers
Security is where standards matter most and get named least. We name ours, and we design retention to your policy rather than to whatever the recorder came with.
Final standards list to confirm with Engineering.
What you get at handover
Six documents, handed over as a pack. If your team cannot operate the system from it, we have not finished the job.
Who it is for
Often delivered with
Related projects
Project cards land here once the Project Data Request comes back from Engineering.
Common questions
How many cameras do we need?
That is the wrong first question, and it is the one most integrators answer immediately. The right one is what you need to be able to prove after an incident. Coverage, resolution and retention follow from that, and the camera count falls out at the end.
Can you integrate with the systems we already have?
Sometimes. It depends on the platforms and what they expose. We will tell you honestly where integration is real, where it is a workaround, and where you are better off replacing something than bridging it.
How long should we retain footage?
Long enough to satisfy your policy and any regulator, and no longer, because retention is storage and storage is cost. We will size it to your requirement rather than to a default.
Who trains our security team?
We do, at commissioning, with your operators in the room. Training the people who signed the contract rather than the people on the desk is how systems end up unused.
Do you handle fire alarm as well?
Yes, and more importantly we handle the interface between fire detection and access control, so doors release correctly on alarm. That interface is where these two packages usually fail each other.
Will you publish our camera positions?
No. Nothing we put on this website or in any case study identifies coverage, blind spots or device locations. Aggregate counts only.
Walk us round the site.
Or send the floor plans. We will come back with a coverage design and a straight answer on what your existing systems can and cannot do.