Waking watch case studies
Interim fire-safety cover on buildings with identified defects — what the building needed, how the watch was staffed, and what happened to the cost and the compliance position.
6 case studies
Ashridge Group publishes 15 case studies across three disciplines: waking watch and fire safety, security guarding, and facilities management. Each one records the brief, the way the work was staffed, and the measurable outcome — using directly-employed teams rather than a sub-contractor chain.
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Three case study categories.
Security case studies
Manned guarding, construction site security, mobile patrols and key holding — for utilities, infrastructure, education, heritage and corporate clients.
8 case studies
Facilities management case studies
Hard and soft services, cleaning, maintenance and grounds — delivered by directly-employed teams across multi-site estates.
1 case study
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Recent engagements.
Waking Watch
Waking watch across six blocks at New Palace Place, Westminster
Encore Group needed continuous waking watch across six residential blocks in Westminster after the building’s Fire Risk Assessment identified an interim need for patrols. We had officers on site within four hours and ran two per shift, 24 hours a day, for eight months until permanent…
Security
Front of house security for Sony
Ashridge Group has managed front of house security and reception for Sony since 2017, running an around-the-clock service at a major corporate site. Officers act as brand ambassadors at the front desk as well as security staff. Sony presented an internal company award to the team…
Waking Watch
Waking watch during a fire alarm upgrade on Rotherhithe Street
Pageant Steps needed waking watch across three riverside blocks on Rotherhithe Street while the fire alarm system was upgraded throughout. One block, Calder Court, is a Higher-Risk Building under the Building Safety Act 2022. We mobilised within four hours and staffed two officers on days and…
Security
Security ambassadors at Chelsea Waterfront, London
Ashridge Group provides 24/7 security ambassadors for Chelsea Waterfront, a high-value private residential complex in central London managed by Rendall & Rittner. Teams are based at the entrance to verify vehicles and visitors, while a second team patrols the communal gardens and underground car park, 365…
Waking Watch
Waking watch across three blocks at Bishop’s Court, Spitalfields
Encore Group needed continuous waking watch across Bishop’s Court, a three-block residential development in Spitalfields, after its Fire Risk Assessment identified an interim need for patrols. We have provided one fire-trained officer per shift, 24 hours a day, since December 2025, on a contract planned to…
Security
Emergency meter safety programme for UK Power Networks
When the Health and Safety Executive ordered UK Power Networks to remove faulty meters from more than 24,000 properties across London, East Anglia and the South, Ashridge Group planned and ran the visit programme. Agents visited 24,150 properties in eight months and UKPN reported a 100%…
Frequently asked questions
We currently publish 15 case studies across three disciplines: waking watch and fire safety, security guarding, and facilities management. Each records the brief, how the work was staffed and the measurable outcome.
Most are. Where a client has agreed to be named we name them, and for waking watch we name the building as well. Some engagements stay anonymised at the client’s request, and those are described by sector instead.
Tell us the sector and site type and we will point you at the closest comparable engagement, including a reference where the client is happy to speak. Our published work covers utilities, national infrastructure, highways, rail, education, heritage, corporate and residential.
No. Officers, cleaners, maintenance operatives and managers are directly employed by Ashridge Group. That is the reason the same people stay on your site, and it is consistent across every engagement published here.
In their words
Here is a company which sees itself as ambassadors for its client’s business, not just a provider of services. I can’t recall a single instance where they haven’t been able to help us.
Gavin McGuiness, Subject Matter Expert for security, Engie Facilities Management Operations — read the Engie case study
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