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Protect: security guarding, patrols and alarm response

Protect is the security capability of SPS Group, delivered by SPS Security, the company the group grew from in Hull in 1992. Directly employed, SIA-licensed officers and the group's own 24-hour control room protect people, buildings and assets day and night.

established in Hull
1992
established in Hull
officers directly employed
98%
officers directly employed
keyholding contracts
500+
keyholding contracts
own control room
24/7
own control room

In short

SPS Group's Protect capability is delivered by SPS Security Limited, established in Hull in 1992. It provides manned security guarding, GPS-tracked mobile patrols, keyholding and alarm response, open-up and lock-up, vacant property security and rapid deployment CCTV across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, coordinated from its own 24-hour control room in Hull. SPS Security is an SIA Approved Contractor, assessed by SSAIB, and 98% of its officers are directly employed.

What's included

Protect: guarding, patrols, keyholding and alarm response

Each service is delivered by SPS Security, with its own trained team and accreditations.

How it joins up

Protect works best alongside the other five

Buy protect 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.

Who it's for

Sectors we protect for

Protect 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

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

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

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

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

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 protect

  • SIA Approved Contractor, assessed by SSAIB
  • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (ISO 14001 held since 2010)
  • Achilles four-star sustainability rating
  • Own 24-hour control room in Hull
  • Offices in Hull, Grimsby and Lincoln

All accreditations and frameworks

Where we work

Protect 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.

Protect: questions

Who delivers security for SPS Group?▾

SPS Security Limited, established in Hull in 1992. It is an SIA Approved Contractor, assessed by SSAIB, with its own 24-hour control room in Hull.

Are SPS Group security officers directly employed?▾

98% of SPS Security's front-line officers are directly employed. A small amount of security work is subcontracted to vetted partners.

Does SPS Group provide keyholding and alarm response?▾

Yes. SPS Security holds keys for more than 500 keyholding contracts and attends alarm activations around the clock across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

Where does SPS Security operate?▾

Across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire from offices in Hull, Grimsby and Lincoln.

Need protect and more?

Tell us about your sites. We'll put you in touch with the right team, or several, in one conversation.

Accredited and approved

Independently accredited across every capability

All accreditations and frameworks
  • SIA Approved Contractor, held by SPS Security
  • BAFE SP203-1 fire detection and alarm systems, held by SPS Technical
  • SSAIB certified security systems, held by SPS Technical
  • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, UKAS accredited certification, held by ICS Cleaning, SPS Security, SPS Technical
  • Crescent Purchasing Consortium supplier, held by ICS Cleaning
  • CHAS accredited contractor, held by SPS Group
  • SafeContractor, held by SPS Group
  • BSIA member, held by SPS Group
  • Achilles Network Silver Plus, held by SPS Security
  • Achilles BuildingConfidence, held by SPS Security
  • Acclaim Accreditation (SSIP), held by SPS Security