ServicesConstruction security

Your site, covered from groundworks to handover

A building site keeps a lot of value behind a temporary fence. Plant, cable and tools sit out overnight, and the faces on site change every week. We put SIA-licensed officers on your gate and perimeter, add a dog-and-handler team where the risk calls for one, and write up every shift.

Security guard watching over a construction site with cranes
Ignis Shield on duty

Sectors we cover

  • Hospitality
  • Retail
  • Residential
  • Corporate
  • Events
  • Construction
  • + sites that fall between them

Sites get hit in the quiet hours. That is when we work.

24/7

Nights, weekends and shutdowns

SIA

Licensed officers on every post

K9

Dog teams where the risk needs one

Every

Shift logged and handed over

Security officer standing guard at a building entrance
Security officer directing a crowd at an indoor event
Security team checking guests at an event entrance

A plan that moves with the build.

Before anyone starts, we walk the site with your site manager. Gates, hoarding, compounds, welfare cabins and where the plant sleeps all go into the plan, and we look at it again each time the layout changes.

Walk round with your team

Ways in, weak fencing, dark corners and storage areas noted on foot.

Reviewed by phase

Posts and patrol points move as groundworks give way to frame and fit-out.

Your site rules

Officers sit your induction and wear the PPE your site requires.

Officer patrolling a floodlit perimeter fence at night with a torch
A plan that moves with the build.

The gate, under control.

Most site losses walk or drive out through the gate. Our officers check workers, subcontractors and visitors against your list, book deliveries in and out, and keep the site register up to date.

ID and contractor checks

Cards and names checked against who you expect on site that day.

Deliveries logged

Vehicles, drivers and loads noted with a time.

A register you can trust

In an emergency you know who is on site.

Handler sitting with a German Shepherd in the back of a dog unit vehicle
The gate, under control.

The perimeter walked, not assumed.

A fence only works if someone checks it. Officers walk the hoarding and boundary on a mix of set and random rounds, test gates, and report any gap before somebody else finds it.

Set and random rounds

A pattern nobody outside can predict.

Gates and fence line

Chains, locks and panels checked on every round.

Dog teams on larger sites

A handler and dog search the places a torch misses.

Security officer on patrol between buildings
The perimeter walked, not assumed.

Nights, weekends and shutdowns.

An empty site over a bank holiday or the Christmas shutdown is an open invitation. We cover the hours when nobody else is there, respond to alarms and hand back to your site manager in the morning.

Overnight cover

Static officers, patrols or both, from close to start.

Shutdown periods

Long weekends and holiday breaks planned well ahead.

Alarm response

Activations checked on site, not left until Monday.

Security operator watching live CCTV feeds
Nights, weekends and shutdowns.

Hot works and fire routes watched.

Hot works, gas bottles and temporary structures raise the fire risk on any site. Officers can carry out fire watch after hot works, check flammable stores and keep fire routes clear.

Fire watch after hot works

The area watched for the period your permit sets.

Stores checked

Gas, fuel and flammable materials kept where they should be.

Routes and extinguishers

Escape routes clear and fire points in place.

Security officers in suits beside a vehicle
Hot works and fire routes watched.

A report your site manager will use.

Your site manager starts the day knowing what happened overnight. Patrol records, incident reports and a short handover are ready before the first crew arrives, in a form you can pass to your insurer or client.

Daily occurrence report

Rounds, checks and anything unusual, with times.

Incident reports

Damage, attempted entry or trespass written up the same shift.

Morning handover

A short note before work starts.

Operators monitoring a wall of CCTV screens in a security control room
A report your site manager will use.

Built for the way sites get hit.

Plant gone overnight, a gate nobody checks, a long weekend with the site shut and an open site that draws people in. Each one has a part of the plan.

Plant and tools gone overnight

Compounds and stores are patrolled and checked through the night.

A workforce that changes weekly

Everyone at the gate is checked against your list and signed in.

Long weekends and shutdowns

Cover runs through bank holidays and holiday breaks.

An open site that draws people in

A visible officer and regular rounds keep trespassers off a dangerous site.

How it works

From a site walk to a covered gate.

  1. 01

    Site survey

    We walk the site with your team and note gates, compounds, plant and weak points.

  2. 02

    Security plan

    Posts, hours, patrol rounds and contacts, agreed with you and written down.

  3. 03

    Deployment

    Briefed officers start on site, with a K9 team where it helps, often at short notice.

  4. 04

    Reporting

    Patrol records, incident reports and a morning handover for your site manager.

People or cameras

Officers on site, or cameras alone.

Cameras record what happened. An officer on the gate decides who gets in and deals with a problem while it is still small.

Deterrence

Seen early

A uniformed officer at the gate is noticed from the road. A camera on a pole is easy to ignore.

Access

Checked

Officers check who comes in and keep the register. Cameras only show who walked past.

Response

On the spot

Someone on site deals with an open gate or a trespasser straight away.

Changing layout

Moves with you

Posts and rounds change the same day the site does. Cameras need re-siting.

Records

Every shift

Rounds, deliveries and incidents written up with times, not only stored as footage.

The rules

Licensed

Contracted security officers need an SIA licence. Dog teams work under the Guard Dogs Act 1975.

Rules we work to
Words from a client go here once one agrees to be quoted. Until then, the shift logs speak for the work.
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FAQ

Questions people ask about site security.

What hours can you cover?

Any hours you need: nights, weekends, bank holidays, shutdowns or round the clock. We are available 24/7, and the site survey helps you decide which hours matter most.

How quickly can officers start?

Often at short notice, for a new site or when another supplier has let you down. We still walk the site and brief the team before the first shift.

Do we need a static officer or are patrols enough?

It depends on what is on site and how exposed it is. A compound full of plant may need someone there all night; a quieter site may only need regular visits. The survey tells us which.

Will your officers follow our site rules?

Yes. They sit your induction, wear the PPE your site requires and work to your site rules.

Can you add a dog team?

Yes. On large or dark sites a dog-and-handler team can patrol the compound and perimeter. The dog stays under the handler's control at all times.

What do we get each morning?

A daily occurrence report with times for each round and check, incident reports where something happened, and a short handover note for your site manager.

Get your site covered before the weekend.

Book a free site assessment. We will walk the site with you and come back with a plan, hours and a clear quote.

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