SIA-licensed & vetted
Every officer holds a valid SIA licence and is BS 7858 vetted before deployment. We are an SIA Approved Contractor (ACS).
Ashridge Security · Corporate
Corporate Security
SIA-licensed manned guarding and front-of-house security for corporate offices and HQ buildings, backed by a 24/7 control room.
What you get
How Ashridge secures corporate sites.
Front of house, not just a gatehouse
Officers trained to represent your brand at reception as well as manage access and visitors.
24/7 control room
Live support, monitoring and escalation behind every contract, with relief cover so there are never gaps.
Audited to ISO standards
Certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, with documented reporting for assurance.
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In detail
What is corporate security?
Corporate security is manned guarding and front-of-house cover for office and HQ buildings — controlling access, managing reception and visitors, and providing a visible, professional presence that protects people, property and reputation.
What corporate security covers
- Reception and front-of-house security, acting as a first point of contact
- Visitor and contractor access control
- Out-of-hours and lone-working cover
- Mobile patrols, key holding and alarm response outside office hours
- Incident reporting and liaison with building management
Why corporate sites need dedicated security
Corporate offices and HQ buildings combine high footfall with sensitive people, information and equipment, often across multiple tenants or floors. Insurers and landlords increasingly require SIA-licensed, accredited guarding as a condition of cover or lease, and a professional front-of-house presence is often the first impression a client or candidate has of a business.
How much does corporate security cost?
Corporate security is priced per site after a risk assessment, not from a fixed rate, because cost depends on the hours and shift pattern, the number of officers and whether reception duties are included. Labour is the largest component: the National Living Wage rose to £12.71 an hour from April 2026, and licensed, accredited cover is charged above the minimum. For a fuller breakdown, see our guide to what manned guarding costs in the UK.
How Ashridge delivers corporate security
We have provided front of house security and reception for Sony since 2017, running an around-the-clock service where officers act as brand ambassadors as well as security staff, and for Experian UK, a FTSE 100 credit reference agency, delivering a 22-strong team across two Nottingham sites including a 24/7 control room managing access control for 20 UK locations.
Every officer is directly employed, SIA-licensed and BS 7858 vetted, and we are an SIA Approved Contractor certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. See our manned guarding service, or the areas we cover.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Our officers are trained to manage reception, visitors and access control as well as security duties, acting as a professional first point of contact for your business.
Yes — mobile patrols, key holding and alarm response outside normal office hours, alongside daytime manned guarding and front-of-house cover.
Yes. Officers are on our own payroll, not subcontracted, which gives better continuity, accountability and consistency of standards on your site.
We are an SIA Approved Contractor (ACS), certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, with every officer SIA-licensed and BS 7858 vetted.
Proof
Where we have done this.
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Milton Keynes Theatre: 7 years of manned guarding without a missed show
Seven years, zero missed shows: since 2019 Ashridge Group has delivered manned guarding, alarm response and key holding for Milton Keynes Theatre, deploying 2-4 SIA-licensed officers across roughly ten performances a week to audiences of 1,000+.
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Experian UK
We provided security and front-of-house cover for Experian UK, a FTSE 100 credit reference agency, from 2018 to 2022 — a 22-strong team across two Nottingham sites including its data centre, a 24/7 control room managing access control for 20 UK locations, and SIA-licensed receptionists across…
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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…
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Cover for a single office or a national estate.
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