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Current project West London College Replacing analogue CCTV across three London campuses Legacy analogue cameras replaced with a centrally managed IP system across Hammersmith, Ealing Green and Southall. Read the project
Guide 30 October 2026 How long can a business keep CCTV footage? UK law sets no fixed period for keeping CCTV footage. Keep it for the shortest time that serves your purpose: many businesses settle on around 30 days. Keep specific clips longer only for a specific reason, such as a police request or a claim. Write the period down and set the recorder to overwrite at it. Read the guide
Guide 30 October 2026 CCTV signs: what UK law requires If your cameras can identify people, you need signs. Put them where people see them before they're recorded, and say that CCTV is in operation, why, who runs it (unless that's obvious) and how to contact them. A website notice alone isn't enough, and recording audio needs its own warning. Read the guide

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What our clients say

A pharmacy counter, a logistics operation and a school, on what the systems changed day to day.

The clear and reliable sound quality has greatly improved communication between staff and customers, especially during busy hours.

Candace Moreau Pharmacy · Counter audio
The ability to control and monitor access to sensitive areas has enhanced our security, ensuring that only authorized personnel can enter critical zones.

Martin Reid Logistics · Access control
The CCTV system allows us to monitor key areas in real-time and provide an additional layer of protection for both students and staff.

Louise Turner School · CCTV

Services

Electronic and physical security, under one roof

Most installers fit cameras. We also make the screens, doors, gates and hatches that stop people getting in, so one team is responsible for the whole site.

Sectors

Sectors we design for

Each type of site has its own risks. Pick yours for where we start, the standards that apply and the questions people ask.

How it works

From first visit to handover, with no handoffs

The same team surveys, designs, makes and fits. Nobody passes the job on halfway through.

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Steelwork being fabricated in the MerFen workshop in Edenbridge

01

Survey

A free visit. We walk the site with you to see how it really runs: who comes and goes, where the risks are and what already works.
02

Design

You get a specification and drawings built around those risks and your budget, not a standard package.
03

ManufactureIn-house

Screens, counters, doors, gates and steelwork are made to size in our Edenbridge workshop.
04

Install

Fitted, tested and commissioned, then handed over with training for your staff.
05

Maintain

An annual service contract keeps everything working, with support when you need it.

In their words

What we do

Delivering practical, reliable and professionally engineered security solutions that work in the real world.

01 Mission: To supply, install and commission a system, or just upgrade your existing system. The majority of the large systems we deploy are CCTV and access control systems, and we also cover building management systems.
02 Vision: We provide integrated electronic security solutions. We cover a wide range of markets by using newly emerging digital technologies.

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Latest from MerFen

What our clients say

Electronic and physical security, under one roof

Sectors we design for

From first visit to handover, with no handoffs

Survey

Design

ManufactureIn-house

Install

Maintain

What we do

Tell us what you need to protect

01 What you need

02 The site

03 Your details