Sectors
A visible presence that supports staff without disrupting the shop floor.
A professional visible presence that supports staff while dealing calmly with theft, antisocial behaviour and access problems.
Typical security problems.
- Theft from shelves and stockrooms
- Antisocial behaviour affecting staff and customers
- Organised theft targeting high-value items
- Access to staff-only areas
- Aggressive behaviour towards shop floor staff
- Out-of-hours break-ins
What guarding can cover.
- Visible presence on the shop floor
- Staff support for difficult situations
- Access control to stockrooms and staff areas
- Incident response and escalation
- Out-of-hours guarding
Where patrols may make sense.
- Out-of-hours checks when the shop is closed
- Randomised visits to retail units within a portfolio
Keyholding relevance.
Keyholding can support retail units where out-of-hours alarm activations need a professional response rather than a store manager being called out.
Related services.
The services most relevant to this type of site.
Security Guarding
Professional officers for commercial buildings, construction sites, warehouses, retail premises and other locations that need a permanent security presence.
Security guardingMobile Security Patrols
Scheduled or random patrols that provide a visible security presence without requiring an officer to remain permanently on site.
Mobile patrolsKeyholding & Alarm Response
Keep employees away from potentially dangerous out-of-hours alarm activations by putting the response in professional hands.
Keyholding & alarm responseWhere we work.
Guard Secure is based in Kent and works across London and the wider South East.
Retail security questions.
Uniformed officers provide a visible deterrent, which is what most retail sites need. Plain clothes can be discussed where a less visible approach is preferred.
Yes. We can structure cover across multiple retail sites, with mobile patrols or guarding at each location depending on the requirement.
Tell us what needs protecting.
Give us the site, location and hours you need. We'll take it from there.