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Uniformed static officers protecting premises, controlling access and providing a clear written record of every shift.
- Static and relief officers
- Access and visitor control
- Written shift reporting
Key Holding & Alarm Response
We hold your keys securely and attend when the alarm activates, so nobody on your team has to drive across London at three in the morning.
- Secure key storage
- Officer attends, not your staff
- Full written incident report
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Introduction
Key Holding & Alarm Response In London
Asking a manager to respond to an alarm activation alone, at night, is a genuine risk and most businesses know it. Key holding moves that responsibility to a trained officer who attends, checks the premises and reports back.
We hold keys for offices, retail units, industrial premises and residential blocks across London under a documented chain of custody, and we attend activations on your behalf.
Why key holding is worth having
The obvious argument is safety. A member of staff who arrives at a broken door at 2am does not know whether anyone is still inside, and they are not equipped or trained to find out.
The practical argument is time. Most activations are false: a cleaner on the wrong zone, a faulty contact, wind on a roller shutter. Someone still has to attend, reset the system and secure the building. Contracting that out means your team sleeps and your morning is not lost.
Not sure whether this is the right service for your property? Call us on +44 7534 463333 and we will tell you if something else would suit you better.
What is included
What Our Key Holding & Alarm Response Service Covers
Every item below is written into your specification. If something you need is not listed, tell us and we will price it properly rather than leaving it ambiguous.
- Secure, documented storage of your keys and fobs
- Keys held under a chain of custody with signed handovers
- Officer attendance following a monitored alarm activation
- External and internal search of the premises where safe to do so
- Alarm reset and re securing of the building
- Liaison with the emergency services where required
- Boarding up and glazing contractor coordination on request
- Written incident report with times, photographs and actions
- Scheduled open and lock up services
- Escalation to your nominated contacts at any hour
Key benefits
Why Clients Choose This Service
The practical reasons London property owners and managers put this service in place.
Keys held securely
Stored under a documented system with signed handovers, so there is always a record of who held what and when.
Your staff stay safe
No lone member of staff attending an unknown situation in the middle of the night.
Rapid attendance
An officer is dispatched as soon as the activation is received, with the details of your site already to hand.
A proper report
Every attendance produces a written record with times, findings and photographs, which insurers frequently ask for.
How we deliver it
Our Process
The same four stages every time, so you always know where a job has got to.
01
Key handover
Keys and fobs are logged, labelled without identifying the address and stored securely. You receive a written record of the handover.
02
Site details recorded
Alarm codes, zone plans, access notes and escalation contacts are documented so an officer arriving at night is not guessing.
03
Activation received
We are notified by your alarm receiving centre or by you directly, and an officer is dispatched.
04
Attend, secure, report
The officer checks the premises, resets or isolates the alarm, arranges emergency repairs if needed, and sends you the report.
Sectors served
Who We Provide Key Holding For
This service is used across a wide range of London property types. The specification changes with the sector, which is why we survey before we quote.
OfficesRetail unitsRestaurants and barsIndustrial premisesSchoolsResidential blocksVacant propertyManaging agents
Areas covered
Available Across London
We provide key holding and alarm response throughout Greater London. These are some of our busiest areas.
FAQs
Key Holding: Your Questions Answered
The questions we are asked most often. If yours is not here, call or message us and we will answer it directly.
Keys are held in secure storage, labelled with a reference rather than your address, and released only against a signed record. You can request a full custody history at any time.
Attendance times depend on the location and the time of night. We will give you a realistic target for your specific site rather than a headline figure that only applies in ideal conditions.
The officer secures the premises as far as possible, arranges an emergency glazing or boarding contractor if you have authorised it, and reports the situation to you with photographs.
Yes. Many key holding clients add a scheduled open and lock up so no member of staff has to be first in or last out.
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