1st Alarm Security Limited is registered with Companies House.
Business plan is written and systems of working are developed for the day to day running of the Company. The website is developed, our local supply chain is sourced with contracts and business partnerships are put in place.
Specialist insurance is arranged to meet the industry standards and employee DBS and enhanced vetting is completed by the National Security Screening Agency.
Specialist insurance is arranged to meet the industry standards and employee DBS and enhanced vetting is completed by the National Security Screening Agency.
1st Alarm Security Limited commence trading.
The business is audited and accredited by the Security Systems Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) for the maintenance and installation of intruder alarm systems, this is achieved within months of trading.
We become registered with Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Derbyshire Police.
CCTV and door access systems Accreditation
The business is audited and achieves accreditation for the maintenance and installation of CCTV and door access systems.
The auditor commented in his report “The business is well managed and achieves a high standard of work”.
The auditor commented in his report “The business is well managed and achieves a high standard of work”.
Customer Growth
Our customer base continues to grow with more local schools joining our expanding portfolio of services to schools.
We employ our first apprentice utilising Skills for Security and City & Guilds.
We employ our first apprentice utilising Skills for Security and City & Guilds.
Business Growth
We restructure, adding the posts of Technical Manager and Senior Engineer to the team.
Business Expansion
1st Alarm relocate to new larger business premises located in the busy village of Disley Cheshire. The new premises include a showroom, stores, with office accommodation on the first floor.
Our new premises located on the busy A6 has increased business locally. Word soon spreads as we aim to provide high quality security solutions to residents and local businesses.
Our new premises located on the busy A6 has increased business locally. Word soon spreads as we aim to provide high quality security solutions to residents and local businesses.
Electrical Expansion
We employ an Electrical Supervisor, adding electrical installation and repairs to our list of services.
We introduce Site Safety Supervisors utilising the SSSTS training scheme. Two of our senior engineers are trained.
We are awarded contracts with BAM construction to provide security solutions for three new build secondary academies within Greater Manchester. The work includes; Intruder alarms, CCTV systems and door access systems. Including, maintenance, monitoring, keyholding and security response.
We introduce Site Safety Supervisors utilising the SSSTS training scheme. Two of our senior engineers are trained.
We are awarded contracts with BAM construction to provide security solutions for three new build secondary academies within Greater Manchester. The work includes; Intruder alarms, CCTV systems and door access systems. Including, maintenance, monitoring, keyholding and security response.
Coronavirus Disease and the Pandemic hits.
Unlike many companies, we do not furlough our engineers, instead, we continue to work maintaining the security and fire systems within our schools and public buildings. Many public buildings are empty or have limited public use allowing full access to our engineers.
A positive outlook
We emerge from the Pandemic with a positive outlook. The time used wisely within the office to evaluate our management systems, including our safe systems of working.
We appoint the services of a Health and Safety specialist and achieve Constructionline accreditation.
Our customer base increases by 25%
Our services to schools and public sector customer base increases by 25% and we add another layer of security screening for our engineers, assuring our customers that our engineers are of the highest quality and integrity.
(IOSH) Managing Safely training for Managers
We introduce the Institute of Safety and Health (IOSH) Managing Safely training for Managers, alongside SSTS training for our supervisors.
Celebrating 10 years in Business
We celebrate ten amazing years in business. We look forward to another exciting ten years, serving our customers and maintaining our high standards of customer service.
6 reasons to choose 1st Alarm Security:
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Our engineers are advanced engineers, trained in the installation and maintenance of all types of security and emergency systems
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We are accredited by the Security Systems Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) for the installation and maintenance of CCTV, Intruder alarm and access control systems
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We are registered with Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Derbyshire police
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Our employees are vetted by the National Security Screening Agency (NSSI) including DBS, CPR and local police force checks
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We are Constructionline accredited for our safe systems of working
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Most of all, we take pride in providing high quality security installations and excellent after-sales customer support.
If you are looking to change supplier, we offer a no obligation survey and quotation to maintain and monitor your intruder alarm, CCTV system or door access system.
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