Ashridge Group security officers with a security dog, and facilities team members, outside an Ashridge Group office

SIA-approved security, facilities management and fire safety across the UK

Directly employed, vetted teams and a 24/7 control room. Waking watch cover on site within 24 hours.

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  • SIA Approved Contractor (ACS)
  • ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001
  • Directly employed teams
  • 24/7 control room
  • Nationwide UK

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    In brief

    Ashridge Group is an SIA-approved provider of security guarding, facilities management and fire-safety services across mainland UK. Founded in 2012 and based in Buckinghamshire, we protect commercial, residential and heritage sites with directly-employed, vetted officers, backed by a 24/7 control room. We are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

    Four services, one trusted partner.

    Facilities

    Facilities Management Services

    We provide hard and soft facilities services through directly employed teams: planned and reactive maintenance, M&E, commercial cleaning, water treatment and grounds care.

    Security

    Security Guarding & Management Services

    We provide SIA-licensed manned guarding, mobile patrols, key holding and alarm response, and event security for commercial, residential and heritage sites.

    Safety

    Safety Through Knowledge

    Cognitious, our consultancy arm, helps organisations prepare for serious incidents through security threat and risk assessments, security reviews, penetration testing and emergency preparedness planning.

    Waking Watch

    Waking Watch & Fire Safety Cover

    We provide 24-hour waking watch by trained fire marshals for buildings with a fire alarm out of service or a known fire safety defect, with officers on site within hours.

    A family-run group with a national footprint.

    Emma and Mark Walker founded Ashridge Group in Buckinghamshire in 2012, and the family still runs it today. We provide security, facilities management, fire safety and security consultancy to clients across the UK, with teams we employ directly rather than sub-contract.

    Founded
    2012
    Family-run for
    14 years
    Headquarters
    Buckinghamshire
    Emma Walker

    Emma Walker

    Group Managing Director

    Mark Walker

    Mark Walker

    Group Chairman

    As Ashridge Group continues to expand, we are building a “people first” ethos which focuses on prioritising our employees’ needs to deliver customer-service excellence.

    Mark Walker, Group Chairman

    Trusted by the people we work for.

    How Ashridge Group protects the places that matter.

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    Independently audited to the standards our clients require.

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    ISO 9001
    ISO 14001
    ISO 45001
    Achilles UVDB Silver+
    RISQS
    SafeContractor Approved
    Disability Confident Committed
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    Cyber Essentials Plus

    Frequently asked questions

    We provide three services across mainland UK: security guarding (manned guarding, mobile patrols, key holding and alarm response), facilities management (maintenance, cleaning and grounds), and fire safety including waking watch. Our teams are directly employed: security officers hold SIA licences, and waking watch officers are trained fire marshals.

    Yes. We are an SIA Approved Contractor under the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS). Every security officer holds a valid SIA licence and is vetted to BS 7858 before deployment. We are also certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and hold Cyber Essentials Plus.

    We cover mainland UK from our Buckinghamshire base, with teams working across London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh and the other cities listed on our areas page. Local coverage is set out city by city so you can see what we deliver in your area.

    We mobilise waking-watch cover within 24 hours of instruction, and often the same day for emergency fire-safety cover. Our 24/7 control room co-ordinates deployment, relief cover and documented patrol reporting from the first shift.

    SIA Approved Contractor (ACS), ISO 9001 quality management, ISO 14001 environmental management, ISO 45001 occupational health and safety, Cyber Essentials Plus, Achilles UVDB Silver Plus, RISQ verified and NASDU membership.

    Call 0800 085 5022 or send your site details through our contact form. We respond within one working day with a proposal, and can arrange a no-obligation site visit to scope the requirement before you commit.

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