Commercial CCTV installation
Shops, offices, small business premises, farms and stables across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Bedfordshire: commercial CCTV installation done the same way I do homes. A free survey, a drawing of every camera and what it will see, then a tidy fit.
For the premises you run
On Ubiquiti's UniFi Protect, with recording kept on a recorder at your premises and no subscription for the system I fit.
Shops
The door, the till and the stockroom, with cameras placed to see faces at the counter rather than the tops of heads.
Offices
Entrances, reception and the car park, recorded on a recorder on the premises, with app access only for the people you choose.
Small premises
Workshops, units and yards: gates, roller doors and the corners that are out of sight from the building.
Farms and stables
Yards, barns, stables and gates, often well away from the house. Cameras that see after dark, with a cable run or a wireless link out to each building.
More for businesses
Number-plate cameras
ANPR cameras for yards and car parks, reading the plates of vehicles coming and going. We can work with your gate installer so gates open automatically for number plates you've authorised.
Wireless links to outbuildings
Point-to-point wireless links where a cable can't reach, so far-off cameras record on the same system as the rest.
Watch it yourself
Live view and alerts on your phone, for you and anyone you choose.
Maintenance contracts
A maintenance contract for the business, so the system is looked after and keeps recording.
CCTV at work comes with data protection duties
Once a business records people, whether customers, staff or the public, UK data protection law applies to that business. In plain words, you need:
- A clear reason for recording, and cameras that only cover what that reason needs.
- Signs saying CCTV is in use, and who to contact about it.
- Footage kept securely and for no longer than you need it, and a way to answer someone who asks for footage of themselves.
I set the system up with that in mind: cameras aimed at what you need, privacy masks over anything that isn't yours, how long footage is kept set on the recorder, and access only for the people you choose. The duties stay with the business, so it's worth reading the ICO's guidance for organisations using CCTV.
How a commercial CCTV job runs
Four steps, the same as for a home, planned around how the business works.
- 1
Survey
Free. I walk the premises with you and we go through what you need to see, and why.
- 2
Drawing
Every camera, what it sees and what it doesn't, where each cable runs, and a written quote.
- 3
Fitting
In the evening or at the weekend if that suits you better, so the business keeps running. Cables out of sight wherever the building allows.
- 4
Handover
The UniFi Protect app on the phones of the people who need it, and how to find, save and export a clip.
InsurersI'm not NSI/SSAIB accredited. If your insurer requires an accredited installer, please check with them first.
Book a free survey of your premises
Tell me about the premises and what you need to see, and I'll get back to you to fix a time to come round.
- Free survey
- No obligation
- Systems from £995
- Call-out and diagnosis £60
- Then repairs from £85