ICS Cleaning
Industrial and warehouse cleaning
Routine cleaning of production areas, warehouses, offices and welfare facilities, planned around shifts and food-safety or hygiene requirements.
Factories, distribution centres and industrial estates
Facilities management for manufacturing and warehousing
Factories, warehouses and distribution centres run long hours with high-value stock, vehicle movements and safety-critical systems. SPS Group provides industrial cleaning, gatehouse security and patrols, and fire, CCTV and access control systems planned around production.
- family owned and Hull based
- Since 1992
- family owned and Hull based
- people employed across the group
- 1,000+
- people employed across the group
- SPS-run control room in Hull
- 24 hours
- SPS-run control room in Hull
- Hull, Grimsby and Lincoln
- 3 offices
- Hull, Grimsby and Lincoln
- certified fire and security systems
- BAFE & SSAIB
- certified fire and security systems
In short
SPS Group provides industrial and warehouse cleaning (ICS Cleaning), gatehouse security, patrols, keyholding and alarm response (SPS Security), and fire alarm, CCTV, access control and intruder systems (SPS Technical and TESS) for manufacturing, distribution and logistics sites across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Manufacturing and warehousing: six capabilities, one group
Clean, Protect, Detect, Maintain, Train and Integrate. Use one, combine several, or bring them together as one integrated contract.
- CleanContract, education and specialist cleaning
- ProtectGuarding, patrols, keyholding and alarm response
- DetectFire alarms, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms
- MaintainPAT testing and cleaning machinery repairs
- TrainOngoing training for every member of staff
- IntegrateOne contract, one point of contact, one quality standard
What we do
Manufacturing and warehousing: services from one group
Each service is delivered by the specialist business that runs it, with its own trained team and accreditations. Follow the links for full details on each business's website.
ICS Cleaning
ICS Cleaning
Deep cleans and high-level cleaning
Factory and warehouse deep cleans during shutdowns, high-level cleaning of racking, beams and lighting, and floor care for production and warehouse floors.
SPS Security
Gatehouse security and patrols
Gatehouse and vehicle access control, site security officers, and mobile patrols for industrial estates and multi-unit sites.
SPS Security
Keyholding, response and temporary CCTV
Keyholding and alarm response from the 24-hour control room, plus rapid deployment CCTV for vulnerable perimeters, yards and temporary sites.
SPS Technical
Fire detection and alarm systems
Safety-critical fire alarm systems supporting evacuation, planned maintenance that minimises production disruption, and false alarm reduction.
SPS Technical
CCTV, access control and intruder alarms
Asset protection and incident investigation across production areas and yards, with shift and role-based access control.
Who we work with
Manufacturing and warehousing we support
Manufacturing plants
Production-aware cleaning, shift-based access control and fire systems that support safe evacuation.
Distribution and logistics hubs
Gatehouse and vehicle control, yard CCTV and 24/7 security for high-value stock.
Food and drink production
Hygiene-focused cleaning and welfare area standards alongside site security.
Industrial estates
Mobile patrols, keyholding and alarm response across several units.
Shutdowns and refits
Deep cleans during shutdown windows and new or upgraded fire and security systems.
Vacant or mothballed units
Inspections, rapid deployment CCTV and keyholding until the site is reused.
What matters
What manufacturing and warehousing clients tell us matters most
Production continuity
Cleaning, servicing and installs planned around shifts and shutdown windows.
Asset and stock protection
Gatehouse control, patrols and CCTV that deter and record incidents.
Safety-critical systems
Fire detection that is maintained, tested and recorded properly.
Out-of-hours resilience
Alarm response and keyholding from our own 24-hour control room.
Free tools
Free tools to plan, check and compare
Instant, practical tools from our businesses. No contact form needed to get started.
ICS Cleaning
SPS Security
Accreditations
Accredited teams and clear records
- ICS Cleaning: ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, BICSc corporate member
- SPS Security: SIA Approved Contractor, with its own 24-hour control room in Hull
- SPS Technical: BAFE SP203-1 for fire detection and alarm systems, SSAIB for security systems, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
- Directly employed, trained and vetted teams, with a named contact for every contract
- Clear records: attendance, incidents, service visits and maintenance reports
- One group to talk to, with each service contracted with the business that delivers it
Where we work: East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, including Hull, Leeds, York, Sheffield, Doncaster, Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Lincoln, from offices in Hull, Grimsby and Lincoln. See locations, accreditations and integrated facilities management.
Facilities management across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Manufacturing and warehousing: examples
Real examples of clients using several SPS Group capabilities on the same site. Client names are withheld for security and confidentiality. Train is part of every one: mandatory training for all our staff (safeguarding, site inductions, health and safety), plus added-value training from a broad range of courses.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Large production site
A major manufacturer where SPS Group provides security and cleaning, and SPS Technical looks after the CCTV, access control and fire alarm systems, so people, buildings and systems are covered by one group.
Services: Security · Cleaning · CCTV · Access control · Fire alarm systems
Energy
Energy
Critical infrastructure site
An energy infrastructure operator using SPS Group for on-site security, mobile patrols and alarm monitoring from the group's own 24-hour control room, with cleaning provided by ICS Cleaning.
Services: Security · Mobile patrols · Alarm monitoring · Cleaning
Manufacturing and warehousing: questions
What does SPS Group provide for factories and warehouses?▾
Industrial and warehouse cleaning, shutdown deep cleans and high-level cleaning (ICS Cleaning); gatehouse security, patrols, keyholding and rapid deployment CCTV (SPS Security); and fire alarm, CCTV, access control and intruder systems (SPS Technical and TESS).
Can cleaning and servicing work around production?▾
Yes. Cleaning, maintenance visits and installations are planned around shifts, weekends and shutdown windows.
Do you provide gatehouse security?▾
Yes. SPS Security provides gatehouse and site security officers, vehicle and visitor control, and mobile patrols for industrial estates.
Can you help reduce false fire alarms?▾
Yes. SPS Technical investigates repeated unwanted alarms and recommends changes to detection, maintenance or site processes.
Other sectors
Education
Schools, academy trusts, colleges and universities
Offices and commercial
Offices, business parks and commercial buildings
Retail and shopping centres
Shopping centres, retail parks and high streets
Stadia, events and venues
Stadiums, arenas, racecourses and event venues
Tell us about your buildings
Tell us which sites and services you need. We'll put you in touch with the right team, or several, in one conversation.
