ServicesManned guarding
A trained officer on your site.
A static officer is the simplest form of security there is: a person at the gate, at reception or in the yard, watching who comes and goes. Our officers hold the SIA licence the role requires, learn your site before the first shift and write down what they see. Cover can run out of hours, around the clock, or alongside your staff through the working day.
Sectors we cover
- Hospitality
- Retail
- Residential
- Corporate
- Events
- Construction
- + sites that fall between them
People notice what cameras only record.
SIA
Licensed officers on every post
24/7
Days, nights and weekends
Uniform
Or plain clothes, your choice
Every
Shift logged and handed over
Gatehouse and entrance posts.
Most trouble comes in through the front. An officer on the gate or at reception checks passes, signs visitors in and turns away anyone with no reason to be there.
Passes checked
Staff, contractors and drivers checked against your list.
Visitors signed in
Names, hosts and times written down, badges handed out and collected.
Deliveries met
Vehicles booked in and sent to the right bay.
Out of hours, around the clock.
Buildings are most exposed once the staff go home. Overnight and weekend officers lock up, walk the building on set rounds and stay put if something goes wrong.
Lock-up checks
Doors, windows, shutters and alarm checked at close.
Rounds through the night
Inside and out, at times that change from night to night.
Weekends and holidays
Bank holidays and shutdowns covered on the same plan.
Guarding alongside your staff.
Some sites need an officer while the working day carries on. That could be a busy reception, a goods-in door, or a site that has just had a break-in and wants to be seen doing something about it.
Visible but calm
A presence that puts people off without unsettling customers or staff.
First to respond
Alarms, arguments and first aid dealt with before they grow.
Your rules
Your site rules, your contacts and your way of doing things.
Uniform or plain clothes.
A high-visibility jacket on a building site gate sends one message. A suit in an office lobby sends another. We dress officers for your site and agree it with you before they start.
Uniformed
Clearly marked, for gates, yards and building sites.
Business dress
For receptions, offices and residential lobbies.
Plain clothes
Where you want someone watching without a visible guard.
Licensed, briefed and checked.
Contracted security guarding needs an SIA licence, and every officer we send holds the one their role requires. Before the first shift they learn your routes, contacts and hazards, and what to do when the alarm goes.
Licence checked
We confirm each licence before deployment, not after.
Site brief
Routes, keys, contacts and emergency plans learned in advance.
Supervisor visits
Spot checks on post, on days and nights alike.
A written log, every shift.
If it happened on shift, it goes in the log. Round times, visitors, faults and incidents are written up and passed to the next officer, and a summary comes to you.
Shift log
Times for every round and every visitor.
Incident reports
What happened, who was involved and what the officer did.
Handover notes
The next officer starts knowing what the last one saw.
Built for sites that need a person.
Cameras and alarms tell you what happened. An officer can stop it happening, and deal with it when it does.
Break-ins after hours
An officer on site at night is the hardest thing for a burglar to plan around.
Strangers walking in
Passes checked and visitors signed in, so nobody wanders the building unseen.
Sites already targeted
After a break-in or an arson attempt, a visible officer puts off the return visit.
No idea what happened overnight
A written log and a morning summary after every shift.
How it works
From site survey to officer on post.
- 01
Site survey
We walk the site with you and look at entrances, lighting, keys and the hours you are most exposed.
- 02
Post plan
Hours, posts, rounds and contacts, agreed in writing. If a patrol would do the job for less, we say so.
- 03
Deployment
A briefed, licensed officer takes up post, often at short notice.
- 04
Reporting
Shift logs, incident reports and a regular check that the cover still fits the site.
Guard or not
A static officer, patrols, or cameras.
Each has its place. A static officer costs more than a patrol, so the post should be doing a job a patrol cannot.
Presence
Constant
Someone on site for every hour you book, rather than a visit now and then.
Response
Immediate
The officer is already there when the alarm sounds or the argument starts.
Visitors
Checked
People and vehicles stopped and checked at the point of entry.
Instructions
Your rules
Post instructions written around your site, not a standard script.
Records
Logged
Every round, visitor and incident written up and handed over.
The rules
SIA licensed
Contracted security guards need an SIA licence. Every officer Ignis Shield posts holds the one their role requires.
Rules we work toWords from a client go here once one agrees to be quoted. Until then, the shift logs speak for the work.
FAQ
Questions people ask about manned guarding.
Do we need a static officer or a patrol?
It depends on the risk and the budget. A busy entrance or a site full of valuable stock usually needs someone there. An empty yard may only need visits. We will tell you which fits.
Are your officers licensed?
Yes. Contracted security guarding needs an SIA licence, and every officer we post holds the one their role requires. We check it before they start.
Can you cover nights and weekends only?
Yes. Plenty of clients book an officer from close of business until opening, plus weekends and bank holidays.
Can the officer wear plain clothes?
Where it suits the site, yes. We agree the dress code with you before the first shift.
How quickly can you start?
Often within a day or two, sometimes sooner. We still brief the officer on your site before they take up post.
What do we get at the end of a shift?
A shift log with times for each round and visitor, incident reports where something happened, and handover notes for the next officer.
Put an officer on your site.
Book a free site assessment. We will walk the site with you and recommend the cover it really needs.
