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Construction site security
CCTV, gates and fencing, access control and fabrication for construction sites, set up to move with the site as it changes, from your first hoarding to handover.
- Typically
- CCTV · Fencing
- What we fit
- 6 services
- Survey
- Free, before any quote
The risks
Your site changes every month
This is the walk we do on the survey, and what we look at when we get there.
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Your plant and materials
Copper, cable, tools and plant are portable, valuable, and on your site they often sit in the open overnight.
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Keeping the public out
An open edge next to a pavement is a public safety problem for you as much as a security one.
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Your site keeps moving
Compounds, gates and welfare units shift as your build progresses, so anything fixed has to move with them.
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Your offices and stores
Your site office holds drawings, laptops and paperwork, and stores need limiting to the trades that actually use them.
Security solutions
Security solutions we offer
From your first hoarding to handover. We walk the site first, then put the specification in writing.
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Electronic CCTV Cameras on your compound, stores, gates and working area, viewable remotely so you can check the site at night or over a shutdown. IP · ANPR · Thermal Learn more
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Electronic Access control and door entry Readers on your site office, welfare and stores, with credentials you can issue and withdraw as trades come and go. Readers · Intercoms Learn more
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Physical Fabrication and welding Bespoke steelwork from our workshop: gates, barriers, platforms, access ramps and one-off items the build needs. MIG · TIG · Powder coat Learn more
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Electronic Maintenance contracts Servicing through the life of the build, and a route to a permanent system at handover. Annual contracts Learn more
Standards and guidance
The rules that apply
- Guidance
HSE: protecting the public
HSE guidance covers your duty to prevent unauthorised access to a construction site and to protect the public from site risks.
Read the guidance - Guidance
Secured by Design
The police-backed standard for designing out crime. On new build, specifying against it early is easier than retrofitting once the building is up.
Read the guidance - Standard
Insurer requirements
Contract works policies often set minimum security for plant and materials. Bring the wording to the survey and we will design to it.
Can the system move as the site changes?
Yes. Cameras and readers can be relocated as compounds and gates move. We plan for that at survey.
Do you make gates to fit our hoarding?
Yes. Gates, barriers and railings are fabricated to size in our Edenbridge workshop, so they suit the opening and the hoarding you have.
Can the site system become the permanent one?
Often partly. Some equipment carries over to the finished building and some does not. We will tell you which at the design stage so you are not buying twice.
Do you do one-off steelwork on site?
Yes. Access ramps, platforms, barriers and bespoke items are part of the fabrication side of the business.
Why MerFen
One firm makes it, fits it and keeps it working
Most installers fit what a manufacturer sells them. We make the physical side ourselves, so the specification starts with the site.
Request a free quote- In-house
Made in our own workshop
Screens, counters, doors, gates and hatches are fabricated in Edenbridge, to the sizes the building actually has.
- One team
Nobody passes the job on
The same people survey the site, draw the specification, make the steel, fit it and come back to service it.
- Approved
Accredited and partnered
SafeContractor accredited, with Hikvision VASP, Axis, Hanwha Vision and Paxton partner status behind the electronic side.
- After handover
Covered once it is in
Twelve months on our installation, three years on Hikvision hardware, and annual service contracts for the systems we install.
Get in touch
Tell us about your build
- 01Send a few details about the site. It takes about a minute.
- 02We call you to talk it through and book a free site survey if one's needed.
- 03You get a written specification and quote.
Useful to mention
- Any rating your insurer or a standard asks for
- Drawings or a specification, if you have them
- Photos of the area or the opening
- When you need it done