Access control systems in Cambridge
Commercial access control for Cambridge offices, research sites, schools and shared buildings: fobs, cards, keypads, door entry, turnstiles and Paxton and Avigilon systems, installed and maintained by one local team.
- SSAIB certified for access control
- Paxton Gold Partner
- Free site visit and quotation
At a glance
- Based in
- Huntingdon
- Covering
- Cambridge (CB1 to CB23) and wider Cambridgeshire
- Accreditation
- SSAIB certified, Paxton Gold Partner
- Systems
- Fobs, cards, keypads, door entry, turnstiles and integrated systems
- Support
- 24-hour service line and emergency call-out
- Clients
- Local businesses to national organisations
Overview
Your access control company in Cambridge
If you need to restrict access to specific areas of your Cambridge premises, BDi Advance designs, installs and maintains commercial access control that lets the right people in and keeps everyone else out. From a single keypad door on a city-centre office to multi-door systems across a business park, we help you regulate who can enter your buildings and rooms, and when, with a record of every door event.
Many Cambridge organisations hold intellectual property, sensitive documents and valuable equipment, so access control is often about more than the front door. We cover businesses at Cambridge Business Park and Cambridge Science Park, blue-chip organisations in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and technology sectors, and offices, schools and shared buildings across the city. For our full range, see access control systems, or all our services in Cambridge.
- Local engineers based in Huntingdon, covering Cambridge and Cambridgeshire
- SSAIB certified for access control installation and maintenance
- Paxton Gold Partner and certified Avigilon installers
- 24-hour manned service line and 24-hour emergency call-out, 365 days a year
- We service and take over systems installed by other companies
- Access control linked to CCTV and intruder alarms where it helps
Quotations start with a free site visit. Call 01223 566 599 or send us your details and we will get one booked.
Local clients
Access control clients in Cambridge
Cambridge organisations trust us with their access control, many of them for years. A few examples from our clients and case studies.
Sagentia
Access control
Access control covering some 130 entrance doors across three offices in the UK, installed and maintained by our team.
The Cambridge ADHD & Autism Centre
Access control and intercom
An integrated access control, video intercom and intruder alarm installation to make day-to-day access simpler for staff and visitors. Read the case study
University of Cambridge, Madingley Hall
Access control and CCTV
We have worked in partnership with the University of Cambridge for more than 10 years, maintaining and supporting the access control and CCTV systems at Madingley Hall. Read the case study
Access control systems
Access control in Cambridge
Whether you need a simple keypad door entry system or a fully integrated, multi-door system, we design around your building and the people who use it.
Every system can be serviced and maintained by the same team afterwards.
Fobs, cards and keypads
Proximity fobs, smart cards, PIN keypads and biometric readers for staff entrances, server rooms, labs and stores, with access set by role and time of day.
Best for: offices and shared buildings that want to stop relying on keys.
Door entry and wireless handles
Video and audio door entry so reception can see and speak to visitors before letting them in, and the 2N Fortis Handle where wiring a door is impractical.
Best for: receptions, meeting rooms and older buildings.
Turnstiles and speed gates
Turnstiles that let one authorised person through at a time, using the same cards or fobs as the rest of your building.
Best for: headquarters, research sites and busy staff entrances.
Avigilon access control
Access control for larger and multi-site estates, managed alongside Avigilon CCTV on one platform. We are certified Avigilon installers.
Best for: campuses and organisations that want access and video together.
Installation
Access control installation in Cambridge
We provide professional access control installations in Cambridge for every type of commercial premises, from a single door to a whole campus. Installation is carried out under our SSAIB certification, and every door, reader and lock is tested before handover.
A commercial access control system helps you regulate and track the flow of employees and visitors, add protection to restricted areas such as server rooms, labs and records stores, and reduce the risk of unauthorised access to intellectual property and data. A lost fob or card is cancelled in seconds instead of changing the locks.
What access control can connect to
Access control works best when it is part of the wider security of the building. We design it to work with the systems you already have or plan to add.
CCTV and intruder alarms
Door events can be recorded on camera, and the intruder alarm can set or unset with the building, so one platform shows what happened and when. CCTV in Cambridge
Shared and multi-tenant buildings
Separate access rights for each tenant, staff group, contractor or visitor, with shared entrances controlled from one system. Intruder alarms in Cambridge
Planning a move or refit? Tell us early and we can plan cabling and door hardware with your fit-out contractor.
Access control maintenance in Cambridge
If you need a local security company to service, maintain or repair your access control system in Cambridge, our engineers check and test each part of it, from readers and door locks to power supplies and software, so doors open for the right people and stay secure for everyone else.
24-hour support
Door and reader faults can be reported to a person at any hour, an emergency technician can be called out 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and remote support and diagnostics are used where the system allows it.
Takeovers and upgrades
If your access control is outdated, unreliable or no longer suits how your building is used, including systems installed by other companies, we inspect it and advise on repair, upgrade or replacement.
Our maintenance contracts include a full check twice a year as standard. More about maintenance
Vehicle and site entry
ANPR, barriers and perimeter protection
For larger Cambridge sites, business parks and campuses, access control often starts at the site entrance. We install and maintain systems that control vehicles and protect the boundary, and link them to your access control.
A staff card can then open the barrier, the building and the office door, while number plate reads and perimeter alarms are logged with the rest of the site.
ANPR cameras
Vehicle recognition
Automatic number plate recognition, including TagMaster ANPR cameras, for car parks, gatehouses and vehicle access control.
Barriers and bollards
Controlled vehicle entry
Automatic barriers, bollards and road blockers opened by the same credentials as your doors.
Perimeter protection
The site boundary
Perimeter intrusion detection and fence alarms that detect intruders at the boundary, before they reach the building.
How we work
From site visit to ongoing support
Quotations start with a free site visit. We walk the building with you, look at how people move through it and what needs protecting, then design an access control system to suit the site and the budget rather than quoting blind.
Site visit
Free site visit and quotation
Design
Doors, readers and access levels planned around your building, your people and any insurer requirements
Installation
Installed, programmed and tested by our engineers
Handover
Your team shown how to add and remove users and run reports, with apps set up where relevant
Ongoing support
Planned maintenance, with a full check twice a year as standard
SSAIB certified access control installers
Our access control installation, servicing and maintenance work is carried out under our SSAIB certification. We are a Paxton Gold Partner and certified Avigilon installers, and a CHAS accredited contractor. If your insurer sets conditions on how your Cambridge premises are protected, tell us when we survey and we will design them in.
Access control across Cambridge and nearby
Access control we install, and systems we take over from other companies, get responsive maintenance and long-term support from us, a Cambridgeshire business with local engineers.
Areas near Cambridge
We install and maintain access control across the city, including Newtown, Trumpington, Arbury, Barnwell, Chesterton, Fen Ditton, Cherry Hinton, Milton, Horningsea, Impington and Histon, as well as Cambridge Business Park and Cambridge Science Park, across the CB1 to CB23 postcode areas. We also cover these nearby towns and villages.
- Cambridge
- Grantchester
- Eddington
- Fulbourn
- Newmarket
- Haverhill
- St Ives
- Huntingdon
- Bury St Edmunds
- Bishop's Stortford
- Peterborough
Our engineers are local to the region, and we also work with national clients across the UK.
Sectors we work in
We install access control for offices, schools, retail premises, warehouses, healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology sites across Cambridge.
- Pharmaceutical
- Healthcare
- Technology
- Manufacturing
- Museums and galleries
- Education
- Retail
- Warehouses
Each sector has its own priorities, from protecting labs and records to managing visitors in busy public buildings. We design around how the site is actually used.
“Papworth Trust have worked with Advance Security since 2012 on all aspects of security maintenance works, including door control, intruder alarms, Net2 access systems and project works such as gate installations. We have found them professional and attentive in their approach and would recommend them as an organised service provider within the security industry.”
Property and H&S Facilities Manager, The Papworth Trust
Next step
Free site visit and quotation
We do not quote access control from a price list. An engineer comes to your Cambridge premises, looks at the doors, how people use the building and what needs protecting, and designs access control to suit the site and the budget. There is no charge for the visit.
Talk to us about access control for your Cambridge premises
Book a free site surveyCall 01223 566 599No charge for the visit
Frequently asked questions
Yes. BDi Advance provides professional access control system installation to businesses in Cambridge and the surrounding areas, including Newtown, Trumpington, Arbury, Barnwell, Chesterton, Fen Ditton, Cherry Hinton, Milton, Horningsea, Impington and Histon. If you are looking for an access control company near you in Cambridge, our local engineers can visit your site and quote free of charge.
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