MGPC Security and Training provides professional, SIA-licensed manned guarding services across East Anglia. We deliver expert premises protection, static guarding, and asset security for commercial, construction, and industrial sites throughout Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire.
Manned guarding places SIA-licensed security officers physically on your site to protect your property, assets, and people from unauthorised access, theft, and damage.
You can choose from either static guarding or mobile patrols:
Provides you with a continuous, dedicated security presence at a single fixed location.
These involve security officers visiting your multiple sites at scheduled or randomised intervals using security vehicles.
Specific on-site officer duties:
Officers manage your entry points, verify visitor credentials, and log vehicle movements.
Conduct regular perimeter checks to deter criminal activity and trespassers on your property.
Manage your security breaches immediately and coordinate with emergency services.
Identify your safety risks, check fire exits, and report property maintenance issues.
Our management team visits your premises to conduct a comprehensive risk review and identify specific security vulnerabilities.
We collaborate with you to document precise operational protocols, entry guidelines, and emergency contact workflows.
We match your contract with SIA-licensed personnel possessing the exact skill set required for your specific industry sector.
Your deployment begins as our 24-hour central monitoring hub establishes communication links with your assigned on-site guards.
We perform scheduled annual audits of your security plan to optimise guard performance and counter emerging site risks.
Our officers have passed rigorous, independent inspections to prove the UK’s highest standards set by the Security Industry Authority.
Our Security Officers are trained at MGPC's own in-house training centre (Highfield-accredited)
Our team operates exclusively within Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire, providing your site with rapid management response times and regional expertise.
We assign permanent personnel to your contract rather than rotating staff daily, giving you guards who understand your specific site layouts and security risks.
Yes, manned guarding officers undertaking licensable activities in the United Kingdom are required to hold a valid Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence. This ensures they have met the necessary training, competency, and legal requirements to work within the private security industry.
Yes, our manned guarding services can be provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, depending on the client’s operational and security requirements. We can deploy officers on rotating shifts to ensure continuous protection and a constant on-site presence.
This depends on factors such as the level of risk, hours required, officer qualifications, and whether services are required during nights, weekends, or public holidays. As a guide, rates typically range from £24 to £30+ per hour for standard manned guarding services.
We can often deploy a security officer at short notice, subject to location,,availability, and the specific requirements of the assignment. For planned cover, we recommend contacting us as early as possible so we can provide the most suitable SIA-licensed officer.
Yes, manned guarding is highly suitable if not better than portable towers for construction sites, providing a visible deterrent against theft, vandalism, trespassing, and unauthorised access.
Security officers can also carry out access control, vehicle checks, patrols, and incident reporting to help maintain a safe and secure working environment.
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