Alarms & Security
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Overview
Alarms and security work
This page covers security and fire safety work: burglar and intruder alarms, CCTV, door entry and intercoms, access control, electric gates, shutters and safes, plus fire alarms, fire extinguishers and fire risk assessments.
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Jobs you can request
Typical alarms and security jobs
Choose one of these in the form, or pick the closest and describe what you need.
Burglar Alarm - Installation
A new intruder alarm, from a keypad and siren to sensors on every floor.
CCTV - Installation
Cameras fitted and set up to cover your doors, driveway, yard or entrance.
Intercom Entry Systems
An intercom fitted at your door or gate so you can speak to callers.
Fire Alarm Installation
Smoke and heat alarms fitted in a home, flat or business premises.
Security Shutters / Grilles
Roller shutters or grilles fitted over doors or windows, inside or out.
Security Assessment
A walk-round of your doors, windows, lighting and alarm, and what to improve.
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Fire Alarm Servicing
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Security Solutions / Access Control
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Security Fencing
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Worth knowing
Worth checking before work starts
A few things to check before you choose a system.
Police response
To be registered for a police response, an alarm must be installed and maintained by a company certified by a UKAS-accredited body, such as NSI or SSAIB.
Key holders
If your home is in a council alarm notification area, you must give the council your key holder's details.
Cameras and neighbours
If your CCTV captures a neighbour's property, a public area or a shared space, data protection law applies to you. Point cameras away from them where you can.
Test your smoke alarms
Press the test button on each smoke and heat alarm once a month, and replace any that don't sound.
Questions
Alarms and security questions
My job isn't in the list. What should I choose?
Choose the closest job, then explain what you need in the description step.
What jobs can I request quotes for here?
Alarm, CCTV, door entry, intercom, access control, gate, shutter, safe and fire safety jobs. The full list is in the form's first step.
Does this cover fire safety as well as security?
Yes. The job list includes fire alarm installation and servicing, fire extinguishers and fire risk assessments.
What if my alarm isn't linked to the police?
An alarm that isn't linked through a certified company can't be given a police reference number, and police response to it isn't guaranteed.
What can the council do about an alarm that keeps ringing?
It can serve an abatement notice. If no key holder can be reached, it can enter without force to silence an alarm that has sounded constantly for 20 minutes, or on and off for an hour.
What is a fire risk assessment, and who needs one?
It is a check of a building's fire risks and the precautions in place, written up with what to improve. In England and Wales, whoever is responsible for a workplace, or for the shared parts of a block of flats, must have one done and keep it up to date. Choose Fire Risk Assessment in the form.
How much does a burglar alarm cost?
It depends on whether it is wired or wireless, how many sensors and rooms it covers, whether it is monitored, and any yearly maintenance. Ask each installer to quote for the same system, so the quotes compare.
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