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 20 case studies across three disciplines: waking watch and fire safety, security guarding, and facilities management. Each one records the brief, how the work was staffed and the measurable outcome, delivered by directly employed teams rather than a sub-contractor chain.
What the case studies show
Measured in outcomes, not adjectives.
Browse by discipline
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.
13 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
The work
20 engagements, each in the client’s own context.
Security
Event security for a community open-air cinema screening
Ashridge Group provided security cover for a community open-air cinema screening organised by a local community council in Milton Keynes, in September 2026.
Security
Event security for a multi-day school sports event
Ashridge Group provided event security for a multi-day schools athletics event on an astro-turf running track in Milton Keynes, covering the track and surrounding grounds across two separate blocks of fixture dates in spring 2026.
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
Discuss a project
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We’ll respond with a candid view on whether and how we can help, within one working day.
Need cover urgently?
Officers on site within hours.
At New Palace Place and Rotherhithe Street, waking watch officers were on site within four hours of instruction.