Defence Security Solutions provides professional security services in UK for businesses, construction sites, events, residential properties, and commercial premises. Every officer is fully SIA licensed and vetted to BS 7858 standards, ensuring reliable protection backed by industry-approved procedures.
“Since 2015, we have earned a strong reputation for reliable service, experienced leadership, and a nationwide team of over 110+ trained security officers. Available around the clock, 365 days a year, we give our clients the dependable protection they need, whenever they need it.”
Providing trusted security services across the UK with reliable protection, rapid response, and professional support for businesses, sites, properties, and events nationwide.
Experienced security professionals providing reliable solutions for corporate, retail, construction, event, and mobile patrol security services throughout the UK.
Delivering dependable security services day and night through trained local teams, fast deployment, and professional support tailored to your requirements.
Fully trained and SIA-licensed security professionals delivering trusted, compliant, and high-quality security services with a strong commitment to client safety.
Defence Security Solutions is a UK–based security company delivering Security Guarding and Door Supervision services throughout the United Kingdom. We work with businesses, organisations, landlords, contractors, and private clients who require professional security personnel they can rely on day to day.
We hold SIA Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) status for Security Guarding and Door Supervision, independently assessed by the Security Industry Authority across recognised areas of operational performance. Every officer is SIA licensed and vetted under BS 7858 standards, including employment history, criminal record, and reference checks. With more than 110+ trained officers and a strong client retention record, we continue to build long-term partnerships through reliable service, clear communication, and professional standards.
Defence Security Solutions provides professional security guards, mobile patrols, door supervision, construction site security, and event protection for businesses and private clients across the UK. With over 11 years of experience and more than 110+ trained SIA-licensed officers, we deliver reliable protection, rapid response, and dependable security services tailored to commercial properties, construction projects, retail premises, and public venues.
Whether you need a single officer on a retail floor or a full security operation across multiple sites, our team has the licences, the training and the experience to get it right. Every officer is briefed to your specific requirements before their first shift.
Our security guards provide a reliable, professional presence across commercial premises, retail environments, construction sites, warehouses, industrial facilities and corporate offices throughout the wider UK.
Our door supervisors hold full SIA door supervision licences and are trained in conflict management, physical intervention, search procedures and licensing law.
Our close protection officers work alongside executives, high-net-worth individuals, VIPs and public figures who require personal security.
Our event security team and trained stewards work across private functions, corporate events, concerts, festivals and large public gatherings.
Out-of-hours alarm activations are not something your staff should have to deal with. Our key holding and alarm response service puts a trained, licensed officer on call .
Our security dog handlers and their trained dogs work to NASDU standards, providing a visible and effective deterrent across construction sites, industrial premises, open land and large events.
Defence Security Solutions, provide professional CCTV camera installation and security surveillance solutions for businesses, commercial properties, construction sites, warehouses, …
Our manned guarding officers deliver a visible, professional presence across corporate offices, retail environments, industrial sites and public venues, fully SIA licensed.
We provide reliable, high-quality commercial cleaning tailored to your schedule, whether morning, daytime, evening or night. From small businesses to large organisations, our fully insured team delivers a consistent and professional service you can trust.
Retail Sector
We understand that a clean, well-maintained retail environment plays an important role in customer experience. Our reliable and cost-effective cleaning services help keep your premises clean, welcoming and professionally presented.
Our experience includes:
Retail shops and warehousesShopping centres and mallsCommercial premises
Professional security services tailored to your operational needs, helping you maintain safety standards while keeping costs manageable and reducing unnecessary overheads.
Our teams operate around the clock, providing continuous security coverage for sites, businesses, events, and properties whenever protection is required.
Access experienced SIA-licensed security officers trained for construction sites, corporate premises, retail security, mobile patrols, and event protection services.
Well-managed security operations, clear communication, and experienced supervision help maintain efficient protection and dependable support across every assignment.
Whether you need a single officer on a retail floor or a full security operation across multiple sites, our team has the licences, the training and the experience to get it right. Every officer is briefed to your specific requirements before their first shift.
We hold full ACS status under reference DESESOSC02, independently assessed across 78 areas of business performance by the Security Industry Authority. This is not a membership or a self-declared standard — it is a formal quality assessment that relatively few UK security companies pass. You can check our status on the SIA register whenever you wish.
Almost all of our clients choose to stay with us. That is not something we achieved through aggressive account management — it is the result of officers who show up properly, operations that run without drama and account managers who actually respond when something needs sorting. We think that is the least a client should expect, and we work hard to make sure they get it.
Every officer we deploy has been screened under BS 7858 before they arrive on your site. That covers five years of employment history, criminal record checks, financial background and personal references. There are no shortcuts in our recruitment process because the people we put in front of your clients and staff are a direct reflection of us.
Our operations team is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays. If something needs dealing with at two in the morning, there will be someone at Defence Security Solutions to pick up the phone.
We have been operating since 2015, which means we have spent eleven years learning what works, what does not and what clients actually need from a security company in UK. That experience runs through every contract we manage, from a single static post to a large-scale multi-site operation.
Every client has a named account manager who knows their sites, their preferences and their expectations. You will not be handed between departments or left waiting for a callback — your account manager is your consistent point of contact throughout the contract.
Since 2015, we have earned a strong reputation for reliable service, experienced leadership, and a nationwide team of over 110+ trained security officers. Available around the clock, 365 days a year, we give our clients the dependable protection they need, whenever they need it.
The Protect Duty — known as Martyn’s Law — will place new legal obligations on venues and events across the UK to have protective security measures in place. Our team is ready to help clients understand what those obligations mean in practice and how to meet them without overcomplicating things.
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Yes. Every officer we place holds a current, valid SIA front-line licence covering their specific role — whether that is security guarding, door supervision, public space surveillance or cash and valuables in transit. Under the Private Security Industry Act 2001, carrying out licensable security work without a valid licence is a criminal offence. All of our staff are also vetted under BS 7858 before they are placed with any client.
The SIA Approved Contractor Scheme is a quality assurance programme run by the Security Industry Authority, which is the statutory regulator for the private security industry in the UK. Companies that hold this status have been independently assessed across 78 areas of business performance, including staff training, vetting procedures, financial management and operational standards. It is one of the more rigorous quality marks available to a UK security company. Defence Security Solutions holds ACS status under reference DESESOSC02, which is verifiable on the SIA public register.
We cover all security needs across the wider UK. If you are looking for security in a specific borough or location, get in touch and we will confirm what we can do.
Yes. We provide construction site security across London and the UK, including static guards, mobile patrols, dog handler services, and key holding. Our officers are experienced with site-specific risks including theft, vandalism, and unauthorised access. All officers hold valid SIA licences.
Yes. All of our security officers are professionally uniformed and presented to the standard expected by commercial and corporate clients. Plainclothes options are available where a covert security presence is required, such as retail loss prevention or close protection assignments.
Martyn's Law — officially the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act — places new legal obligations on venues and events in the UK to have protective security measures in place. Our team is trained to help venue operators and event organisers understand their obligations under the Act and put compliant procedures in place.
The cost depends on the type of cover needed, the hours involved, the nature of the site and the experience level required. As a general guide, static security guarding in UK tends to fall in the range of seventeen to twenty-five pounds per hour. We offer free quotes to all prospective clients, so the most reliable way to get a figure is to get in touch and tell us what you are looking for.
Our operations team is available around the clock, so we can respond to urgent requests at any hour. For immediate requirements we will work as fast as we can to get licensed personnel to your site. For planned contracts, we prefer to visit the site first so that officers can be properly briefed and the right measures put in place before work begins.
We offer manned security guarding, door supervision, close protection, event security and stewarding, public space surveillance, key holding and alarm response, cash and valuables in transit, security dog handler services and vehicle immobilisation. Every service is carried out by fully licensed and vetted personnel.
Yes. We provide security for one-off events, short-term contracts, and single-shift requirements as well as long-term placements. Get in touch with the specific dates and requirements and we will confirm availability and pricing.
BS 7858 is the British Standard for vetting security personnel. It requires a minimum five-year employment history check, criminal record disclosure, financial background check, and personal references. Every officer deployed by Defence Security Solutions has passed this standard before placement.
Yes. Defence Security Solutions holds SIA Approved Contractor Scheme status under reference DESESOSC02. This reference number can be verified at any time on the SIA public register at gov.uk. It confirms we have been independently assessed across 78 areas of business performance.
Businesses across the UK trust Defence Security Solutions for dependable, professional security services. Our commitment to quality, reliability, and client satisfaction is reflected in the feedback we receive.
Busniess across the UK trust Defence Security Solutions for dependable, professional security services, Our commitment to quality, reliability and client satisfaction is reflected in the feedback we receive.
Defence Security Solutions provides dependable security services tailored to the needs of businesses, organisations, and facilities throughout the UK. With a focus on professionalism, reliability, and service excellence, we deliver effective security solutions that safeguard people, property, and assets while supporting our clients’ operational objectives.
Our core strength lies in Greater London, with our services also extending across the surrounding Home Counties, including Essex, Kent, Surrey, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Further afield, we work with clients across England, Scotland and Wales, adapting our approach to meet the specific requirements of each region and site.
Unsure if we cover your location? Get in touch — chances are, we do.
Delivering the highest level of security services in both the public and private sectors with holistic, competitive, solutions.
Defence Security Solutions Company Limited currently holds SIA Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) status for the provision of Door Supervision and Security Guarding. ACS Ref No: DESESOSC02
