Yes. Our partner network has a strong group of SIA-licensed officers living in the CO area, and you can book guarding for sites in Colchester, Harwich, Sudbury and the surrounding towns through our 24/7 control room.
Colchester is a historic garrison town with a growing population, a university campus at Wivenhoe Park, a busy retail centre and continuous housing development on its edges. The A12 and A120 carry traffic past it towards the Haven ports, and Harwich and Dovercourt sit at the end of that route with ferry and freight traffic to the continent. The Tendring coast, including Frinton and Walton and Brightlingsea, is quieter and seasonal, while Sudbury, Halstead, Clare and Coggeshall are market towns in the Stour and Colne valleys with small industrial estates and agricultural businesses.
Our network has a good number of officers living around Colchester, which helps with regular overnight and weekend rosters. We do not yet have completed work logged in this area, so each booking is arranged fresh and confirmed by the control room. Common requests include construction site guarding, retail security, port-related logistics cover and protection of empty premises. The client app records GPS clock-in, welfare check-calls and incident reports with photos. Along the coast, demand changes with the seasons: holiday parks and seafront businesses may want patrols or keyholding over the winter closure, while the port side of Harwich keeps a steady pattern of overnight work throughout the year.
Colchester, Wivenhoe and West Mersea can usually be staffed from officers who live nearby. Harwich, Dovercourt, Manningtree and Frinton and Walton are reached along the A120 and A133, and Sudbury, Halstead and Coggeshall to the west via the A131 and A1124. The network in neighbouring Ipswich and Chelmsford adds extra capacity for larger requirements. The control room confirms every shift once an officer is matched and, for recurring contracts, keeps a regular team on your site where possible.
Tell us the site and what you need. The control room replies by phone or email, day or night, with officers and an exact price before anything is booked.
A clear price first. Nothing is booked until you agree it.
Long-term contracts, one-off shifts and same-day cover, subject to availability.
Call the 24/7 control room on 0800 471 4792.
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Tell us the site, dates and hours. The control room confirms officers and your exact price.
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