--- title: "Detect: Fire Alarms, CCTV & Access Control Systems | SPS Group" url: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/fire-and-security-systems description: "Detect is SPS Group's fire and security systems capability: fire alarms, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms designed, installed, maintained and monitored by SPS Technical and TESS." lang: en-GB --- Skip to content Clean · Protect · Detect · Maintain · Train · Integrate · Yorkshire and Lincolnshire since 1992 01482 226570 (+441482226570) SPS Group capability · SPS Technical & TESS # Detect: fire alarms, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms Detect is the fire and security systems capability of SPS Group, delivered by SPS Technical and TESS. Local engineers design, install, take over, maintain and monitor the systems that spot a fire, an intruder or an unauthorised visitor first. Visit sps-technical.com: https://sps-technical.com/ 01482 226570: +441482226570 fire and security engineers 25+ fire and security engineers systems maintained 1,750+ systems maintained service visits a year 2,850+ service visits a year SP203-1 registered BAFE SP203-1 registered In short SPS Group's Detect capability is delivered by SPS Technical, a division of SPS Security Limited, and TESS (Hull) Ltd. Together they design, install, maintain and monitor fire detection and alarm systems, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. SPS Technical is BAFE SP203-1 registered for fire detection and alarm systems and SSAIB certified for security systems, with more than 25 engineers and more than 1,750 systems maintained. What's included ## Detect: fire alarms, cctv, access control and intruder alarms Each service is delivered by SPS Technical and TESS, with its own trained team and accreditations. - Fire alarm systems Design, installation, BAFE-certified maintenance and monitoring. Find out more: https://sps-technical.com/services/fire-alarms - CCTV Systems designed, installed, maintained and monitored. Find out more: https://sps-technical.com/services/cctv - Access control Door entry, fob and card systems, upgrades and audit trails. Find out more: https://sps-technical.com/services/access-control - Intruder alarms Graded alarms with police or keyholder response. Find out more: https://sps-technical.com/services/intruder-alarms - System takeovers We take over systems fitted by others, check them and maintain them. Find out more: https://sps-technical.com/services/takeovers - Installation for contractors and hospitals (TESS) Access control, door automation, nurse call, lockdown and intercom installation. Find out more: https://t-e-s-s.co.uk/ How it joins up ## Detect works best alongside the other five Buy detect on its own, or combine it with other SPS Group capabilities on one site. Each service keeps its own specialist manager, with one senior point of contact across them all. Detect + Protect Alarms and CCTV can be monitored by the group's own 24-hour control room, with SPS Security officers responding on site. Protect https://spsgroupservices.com/services/security Detect + Maintain Planned preventive maintenance keeps every system compliant, with records ready for insurers and inspections. Maintain https://spsgroupservices.com/services/maintenance Detect + Integrate On integrated contracts, fault reporting and service visits are coordinated with cleaning and security schedules. Integrate https://spsgroupservices.com/integrated-facilities-management Who it's for ## Sectors we detect for Schools, trusts, colleges and universities: https://spsgroupservices.com/sectors/education Healthcare and NHS estates: https://spsgroupservices.com/sectors/healthcare Offices and business parks: https://spsgroupservices.com/sectors/offices-commercial Shopping centres and retail parks: https://spsgroupservices.com/sectors/retail-shopping-centres Manufacturing and warehousing: https://spsgroupservices.com/sectors/manufacturing-warehousing Councils and the public sector: https://spsgroupservices.com/sectors/public-sector ## Detect in practice 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. Education Education ### Secondary school Clean: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/cleaning Detect: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/fire-and-security-systems Protect: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/security Train: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/training Integrate: https://spsgroupservices.com/integrated-facilities-management A secondary school where ICS Cleaning provides the cleaning, SPS Technical looks after the CCTV, fire alarm and intruder alarm systems, and SPS Security responds when an alarm goes off out of hours. Services: Cleaning · CCTV · Fire alarm system · Intruder alarm · Alarm response Education ### Multi-academy trust Clean: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/cleaning Detect: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/fire-and-security-systems Maintain: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/maintenance Protect: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/security Train: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/training Integrate: https://spsgroupservices.com/integrated-facilities-management A multi-academy trust using ICS Cleaning for contract cleaning across its schools, SPS Technical for CCTV and planned maintenance of fire and intruder alarms, and SPS Security for keyholding and alarm response, so heads and business managers aren't called out at night. Services: Contract cleaning · CCTV · Fire and intruder alarm maintenance · Keyholding · Alarm response Higher education Higher education ### University campus Clean: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/cleaning Protect: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/security Detect: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/fire-and-security-systems Train: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/training Integrate: https://spsgroupservices.com/integrated-facilities-management A multi-building university campus where cleaning, security and fire and security systems are all delivered by SPS Group's own specialist businesses: ICS Cleaning, SPS Security and SPS Technical. Services: Campus cleaning · Security officers and patrols · Fire and security systems Offices Offices ### Professional services firm An accountancy firm's offices, cleaned by ICS Cleaning, with CCTV and an intruder alarm from SPS Technical, monitored by the group's 24-hour control room and backed by SPS Security alarm response. Services: Office cleaning · CCTV · Intruder alarm · Alarm monitoring · Alarm response Property Property ### Managing agent portfolio A property managing agent using SPS Group across its buildings for cleaning, security, CCTV, open-up and lock-up, keyholding and alarm response, from one group rather than several separate suppliers. Services: Cleaning · Security · CCTV · Open-up and lock-up · Keyholding · Alarm response Manufacturing Manufacturing ### Large production site Protect: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/security Clean: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/cleaning Detect: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/fire-and-security-systems Train: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/training Integrate: https://spsgroupservices.com/integrated-facilities-management 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 Stadiums and events Stadiums and events ### Professional sports stadium A professional sports club's stadium, where SPS Security provides mobile patrols, keyholding and alarm response between fixtures, SPS Technical looks after the CCTV, and ICS Cleaning carries out specialist cleaning. Services: Specialist cleaning · Mobile patrols · Keyholding · Alarm response · CCTV Accreditations and assurance ## Why clients trust us to detect - BAFE SP203-1 for fire detection and alarm systems - SSAIB certified for security systems - ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified - Local engineers across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire All accreditations and frameworks: https://spsgroupservices.com/accreditations Where we work ## Detect across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire 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. By area Facilities management in Hull and East Yorkshire: https://spsgroupservices.com/facilities-management/hull-east-yorkshire Facilities management in Grimsby and North East Lincolnshire: https://spsgroupservices.com/facilities-management/grimsby-north-east-lincolnshire Facilities management in Lincolnshire: https://spsgroupservices.com/facilities-management/lincolnshire Facilities management in South Yorkshire: https://spsgroupservices.com/facilities-management/south-yorkshire Facilities management in West Yorkshire: https://spsgroupservices.com/facilities-management/west-yorkshire Facilities management in York and North Yorkshire: https://spsgroupservices.com/facilities-management/york-north-yorkshire ## Detect: questions Who installs and maintains fire and security systems for SPS Group?▾ SPS Technical, a division of SPS Security Limited, and TESS (Hull) Ltd, which is owned by SPS Security Limited. SPS Technical covers design, installation, maintenance and monitoring; TESS is installation-led and works with electrical contractors and NHS hospitals. Is SPS Technical BAFE registered?▾ Yes. SPS Technical is BAFE SP203-1 registered for fire detection and alarm systems, SSAIB certified for security systems, and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. Can SPS Group take over our existing fire alarm or CCTV system?▾ Yes. SPS Technical takes over systems installed by other companies, checks them and then maintains and monitors them. Can systems be monitored 24 hours a day?▾ Yes. Fire, intruder and CCTV systems can be monitored, with activations handled by the group's own 24-hour control room in Hull and SPS Security officers available to respond. ## All six SPS Group capabilities One group, six specialist capabilities, fully integrated. - Clean Contract, education and specialist cleaning: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/cleaning - Protect Guarding, patrols, keyholding and alarm response: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/security - Detect Fire alarms, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/fire-and-security-systems - Maintain PAT testing and cleaning machinery repairs: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/maintenance - Train Ongoing training for every member of staff: https://spsgroupservices.com/services/training - Integrate One contract, one point of contact, one quality standard: https://spsgroupservices.com/integrated-facilities-management Facilities management guides - What is integrated facilities management?: https://spsgroupservices.com/guides/what-is-integrated-facilities-management - Soft FM vs hard FM: what's the difference?: https://spsgroupservices.com/guides/soft-fm-vs-hard-fm - 10 questions to ask a facilities management provider: https://spsgroupservices.com/guides/questions-to-ask-a-facilities-management-provider Need detect and more? 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