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Yes. Seccuro Security Services Ltd is listed on the Security Industry Authority’s Register of Approved Contractors, with approval valid until 30 April 2027. You can check this yourself on the SIA Register of Approved Contractors. Details are on our accreditations page.

Seccuro is headquartered in Tyseley, Birmingham, and provides security services to businesses across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Mobilisation for each site is agreed during scoping, based on location, start date and the officers required. See our locations.

Security guarding (static, reception and patrol-based), construction site security, mobile security patrols, keyholding, alarm response, lock and unlock services, emergency and temporary security cover, remote CCTV monitoring, off-grid CCTV towers and site security systems, vacant property security, event security and security dog handling. See all services.

It depends on the service, location and number of officers. Short-notice and emergency deployments can be arranged, and are best discussed by phone on 0330 520 2207. For planned contracts, we recommend involving us at the planning stage so a site survey and assignment instructions are in place before day one.

The site address or postcode, the type of premises, the service required, the days and hours of cover, the number of officers or patrol visits, the start date and expected contract length, and any known risks or incidents. Access arrangements, existing alarm or CCTV systems, and any insurer requirements also help. You can send these via our quote form.

Mobile patrols are recorded with wearable digital patrol recording and a digital report for each visit. Patrol vehicles are satellite-tracked. Alarm activations are followed by a detailed incident report. Reporting formats and escalation contacts are agreed with each client. See technology and reporting.

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) licenses individuals who carry out certain security activities in the UK, under the Private Security Industry Act 2001. Front-line licence holders have passed identity and criminal record checks and completed the required training qualification. Front-line licences normally last three years. You can check an individual licence on the SIA’s public register. SIA licensing explained.

The SIA Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) is a voluntary scheme for security companies. Approved contractors are independently assessed against a standard covering areas such as leadership, staff vetting, training, service delivery and customer care, and are reassessed annually. Approval is granted per activity, so check that it covers the services you are buying. The ACS explained.

Yes, in most contracted roles. Anyone supplied under contract to guard premises, property or people against theft, damage or unauthorised access needs an SIA Security Guarding licence (or a Door Supervisor licence, which also covers guarding). Working without a required licence, or supplying unlicensed staff, is a criminal offence.

Yes. Contracted security work that involves keeping, or controlling access to, keys or devices for operating locks needs an SIA licence. There is a dedicated Key Holding licence. SIA guidance also states that a non-front line licence allows key holding, and that all front line licences (such as Security Guarding) cover the activities of a non-front line licence. See gov.uk: find out if you need an SIA licence and our keyholding service.

Manned guarding (also called static or security guarding) means placing SIA-licensed security officers at a site to control access, patrol, monitor and respond to incidents. Officers follow written assignment instructions for that site and record activity in an occurrence log or digital report. Security guarding.

Mobile patrolling sends a security officer by vehicle to visit a site, or several sites, at scheduled or random times. Officers check the perimeter and building, confirm doors and windows are secure, and report any issues. It costs less than continuous static guarding where a site does not need someone there all the time. Mobile security patrols.

Keyholding means a security company securely holds your keys and attends on your behalf when an alarm activates or access is needed out of hours. Alarm response is the attendance itself: checking the premises, contacting the police if required, re-securing the site and reporting. It removes the need for staff to attend alone at night. Keyholding and alarm response.

Construction site security usually combines measures: access control at the site gate during working hours, out-of-hours guarding or mobile patrols, and remote-monitored CCTV towers or alarmed scaffold cameras. The aim is to prevent theft of plant, tools and materials, deter trespass and give the principal contractor a clear incident record. Construction site security.

Security dog teams suit large or open sites, high-risk periods and places with repeated intrusion, where a handler and dog cover ground and deter more effectively than an officer alone. Under the Guard Dogs Act 1975, the handler must be present and in control of the dog, and warning notices must be displayed. Security dog handling.

Typically: secure the building (doors, windows, utilities), carry out regular documented inspections, add remote-monitored detection such as off-grid security pods or CCTV, and arrange keyholding and alarm response. Insurers often set conditions for unoccupied properties, so check your policy wording first. Vacant property security.

A CCTV tower is a mobile, mast-mounted camera unit that can be placed anywhere on a site. Off-grid towers run on their own power supply, so they work where mains power is unavailable. They are commonly remote-monitored and used on construction sites, car parks and vacant land. CCTV towers.

Hourly charge rates depend mainly on officer pay, which must be at least the National Living Wage, plus employer costs (National Insurance, holiday pay, pension), licensing, training, supervision, control room support, insurance and margin. Nights, weekends, bank holidays, short contracts and specialist roles cost more. Seccuro quotes per site after scoping. Full cost guide.

Write a clear specification for each site (hours, duties, risks, KPIs), ask for evidence of ACS approval scope and insurance, and check how the supplier will mobilise, supervise and report across sites. Be clear about subcontracting and TUPE, and compare like-for-like pricing schedules. How FMs select providers and what to include in a tender.

Site details and risk context, the scope of services and hours, assignment instructions or the duties they will cover, required licences and vetting, reporting and KPIs, mobilisation timescales, TUPE information, insurance requirements, a pricing schedule with clear rate assumptions, and evaluation criteria. Security tender guide.