Know who is on site
Manage visitors, contractors and vehicles against the access arrangements you set.
A professional presence
Manned guarding
Put people who understand the assignment at the points where security decisions happen.
An assignment that makes sense on the ground.
A gatehouse, reception desk or overnight patrol each needs a different approach. We start with the activity on site: who should be there, what needs protecting and how an incident must be handled. The assignment then becomes practical instructions for the officers delivering it.
Maintain a visible presence
Use patrols and observation to identify changes, vulnerable areas and unusual activity.
Give your team useful information
Record incidents and shift activity so the next person can understand what happened.
The specialist detail
The assignment, in detail.
Access and authority
Define who can authorise entry, which checks an officer performs and how an exception reaches the client. An unclear permission process creates a queue at the gate and uncertainty for the officer.
Patrol with a purpose
Set the areas, observations and timing around the location. Patrols should identify the condition of boundaries, doors, vulnerable assets and occupied spaces, with a route for reporting what has changed.
Information between shifts
Record incidents, outstanding instructions, expected visitors and equipment issues. The next officer should be able to understand the site without relying on a verbal message alone.
Define these in the proposal
- Site-specific assignment instructions
- Duty and coverage schedule
- Contact and escalation structure
- Shift handover and incident records
A site-specific assignmentThe instructions
The instructions
behind the presence.
People need to understand the site, the duties and the support available to them.
What we plan with youFrom the discussion
From the discussion
to the delivery.
We discuss operating hours, access permissions, keys, welfare arrangements, patrol expectations and the relationship with your own team. Officers need to know both what they are responsible for and who takes the next decision. Relevant SIA licensing is a requirement of the assignment; it is not a substitute for a site-specific briefing.
The delivery conversation
- Site briefing and assignment instructions
- Officer deployment and supervision arrangements
- Patrol, access and incident-recording requirements
- Shift handover and an agreed escalation route
Plan the work
Before the next conversation.
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Planning a guarding service
02What belongs in a security assignment brief?
A useful brief tells an officer what to do, what to observe and who can make the next decision.
Read the guideChoosing a security provider
People, licences and the assignment.
Check the role and its requirements, then look at how the service will be prepared and managed.
Read the guideBefore we talk
Useful answers.
Have a specific site or building in mind? Start with a conversation.
Talk to the teamCan guarding work with CCTV monitoring?
Yes. Guarding and technology can support the same site plan. We agree who verifies an event, who responds and how the incident is recorded.
How do you prepare officers for a new site?
Mobilisation brings the site instructions, induction requirements, patrol expectations, contacts and handover arrangements together before deployment.
Connected expertise
Explore the next part.
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Construction site security
Protect a site that changes every week, without losing control of access and responsibility.
Concierge security
A professional first point of contact, with security responsibilities understood.
Remote CCTV monitoring
Connect an alert to verification, escalation and a record your team can use.
SYREX Protection
Discuss your requirementDiscuss a guarding requirement.
Tell us the location, the task and the timescale. We’ll connect you with the relevant team.
