Avigilon access control in Cambridge
Prevent unauthorised access with Avigilon access control and door entry systems that put you in control. We design, install and maintain browser-based Avigilon Access Control Manager (ACM) systems for businesses of every size.
- Certified Avigilon installers
- SSAIB certified
- Free site visit and quotation
At a glance
- Based in
- Huntingdon
- Covering
- Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
- Accreditation
- SSAIB
- Systems
- Avigilon Access Control Manager (ACM)
- Services
- Design, installation, integration and maintenance
- Existing systems
- Checks, maintenance and takeovers
Overview
Certified Avigilon access control installers covering Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
BDi Advance designs, installs and maintains Avigilon access control systems for businesses across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, from Cambridge and Huntingdon to Peterborough, Ely and Bury St Edmunds. As certified Avigilon installers, we assess your access control needs and recommend the Avigilon system that will protect your premises from unauthorised access. If you are still comparing platforms, our access control systems page covers the other systems we install.
- Certified Avigilon installers
- SSAIB certified for access control, CCTV and intruder alarms
- Browser-based systems you can manage from virtually anywhere
- Systems designed around your doors, users and IT
- Designed alongside your Avigilon CCTV where that adds value
- Local engineers based in Huntingdon, covering Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
Quotations start with a free site visit. Call 01223 566 599 or send us your details and we will get one booked.
Costs
What affects the cost of Avigilon access control?
The price depends on your doors and how you want to manage them, so we survey first. These are the main factors.
Number of doors
Biggest factor
Every controlled door needs a reader, a lock and a way out, plus cabling and set-up time. Controlling the doors that matter, rather than every door, keeps the cost down.
Existing equipment
Varies
If your site already runs Avigilon access control, we check what you have and what can be kept before we quote.
Door hardware and entrances
Site specific
Existing doors may need new locks or closers, and busy entrances may suit turnstiles rather than a single door.
Network and IT integration
If required
Linking the system to your existing databases and IT systems, or setting up remote access, adds design and commissioning time.
Working with CCTV
Optional
Designing access control alongside Avigilon CCTV is simpler when both are planned together from the start.
Maintenance
Ongoing
A maintenance contract includes a full check twice a year as standard, plus remote support and a 24-hour service line.
Avigilon access control
Browser-based access control for business
Avigilon access control lets you decide who can open which doors, and when, and change it quickly when people join, leave or move. Avigilon's access control platforms are flexible and can be adapted as your business changes.
All of Avigilon's access control products are browser based, so there is no software to install on your computers. You manage users, doors and permissions from a web browser, and with remote access set up you can do it from virtually any location over the internet.
Management and control
An access control system is only as good as how easily you can keep it up to date, so we set up users, doors and permissions with you before we hand over.
Manage it from anywhere
Add and remove users, change permissions, run a backup or apply an update from a browser, wherever you are, and respond to an incident straight away.
Role-based permissions
The Access Control Manager is role based, so staff, contractors and visitors only reach the areas their role needs, and permissions can be managed centrally.
Already have an Avigilon system? We service, maintain and take over systems installed by other companies.
Avigilon systems we work with
Avigilon Access Control Manager (ACM) systems
Avigilon Access Control Manager (ACM) is a role-based, browser-based access control system for sites that need higher levels of security.
As certified Avigilon installers, we look at your doors, your users and your IT, and design the system around them.
Existing ACM Embedded systems
Sites with older Avigilon systems
Avigilon stopped selling the ACM Embedded Controller in 2022, and support ended in June 2026. If your site still runs one, we can check it and advise on the upgrade options.
Access Control Manager (ACM)
Larger and higher-security sites
A role-based, IT-friendly system that can integrate with your existing databases and IT systems, so permissions are managed centrally. It is 100% browser based and runs on Avigilon's preconfigured server.
Avigilon CCTV
One installer for both
We are also certified Avigilon installers for CCTV, so access control and video can be designed together and supported by one team.
What it does
What Avigilon access control does for your business
Access control is about more than locking doors. It decides who gets in, where they can go and how quickly you can change that.
These are four common reasons businesses choose it.
Control who goes where
Give each person or role access to the doors they need, at the times they need them, and nothing more.
Best for: sites with staff-only areas, stores or rooms holding valuable equipment.
Worth knowing: planning roles before installation makes the system far easier to run.
Manage from any browser
No software to install. Program the system, run backups and apply updates from a web browser.
Best for: businesses where the person managing access is not always on site.
Worth knowing: remote access runs over your network, so we plan it with your IT team.
Adapt as you grow
Avigilon access control can be adapted to the changing needs of your business as teams, doors and buildings change.
Best for: growing businesses and sites that change layout.
Worth knowing: planning for future doors at the design stage keeps later changes simple.
Work with your other systems
The Access Control Manager can integrate with your existing databases and IT systems, and can be designed alongside Avigilon CCTV.
Best for: organisations with an IT team or HR database to keep in step.
Worth knowing: tell us what you already run at the survey so the design can take it into account.
Avigilon access control design and installation
How an installation works
Quotations start with a free site visit. We look at the doors, how people move through the building and what you already have, then design the system to suit the site and the budget rather than quoting blind.
Site visit
Free site visit and quotation
Design
Doors, readers, roles and the right Avigilon system planned around how your building is used
Installation
Installed, programmed and tested by our engineers
Handover
Your team shown how to add users and change permissions from the browser
Ongoing support
Maintenance, remote support and a 24-hour manned service line, 365 days a year
Certified Avigilon installers
We are certified Avigilon installers, and our access control installations are carried out under our SSAIB certification, which covers access control, CCTV and intruder alarms. We are also a Paxton Gold Partner, so if Paxton access control suits your site better, we will tell you. We service, maintain and take over systems installed by other companies, so an existing Avigilon system is not a problem.
Avigilon access control across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
We are a Cambridgeshire business with local engineers, providing responsive maintenance and long-term support for the access control systems we install.
Areas we cover
We install and maintain Avigilon access control across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, including Cambridge, Huntingdon, Peterborough, St Ives, St Neots, Ely, Wisbech, March, Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.
Our engineers are local to the region, and we also work with national clients across the UK.
Sectors we work in
We install and maintain access control for premises including offices, retail premises, warehouses, pharmaceutical sites and sports facilities.
- Offices
- Retail
- Warehouses
- Pharmaceutical
- Sports facilities
Each sector has its own priorities, from staff-only areas to contractors and visitors coming and going. We design around how the site is actually used.
“Advance Security has been our security systems installer and maintainer for the last 16 years. Our site has developed massively in that time and the security requirements have grown accordingly. We have Access Control Systems covering some 130 entrance doors across three offices in the UK and Advance has been instrumental in ensuring they were delivered to meet our demanding deadlines. Our CCTV system was recently brought up to the latest high definition IP platform, and again Advance Security were there to provide the transition, ensuring the minimum down time. I would have no hesitation in recommending Advance Security, they have a can-do attitude, and are always on call at a moment’s notice when we need them – any faults being resolved or repaired the same day.”
Group Facilities Manager, Sagentia
Next step
Free site visit and quotation
We do not quote access control from a price list. We come out, look at the doors, how people move through the building and what you already have, and then design to suit the site and the budget. There is no charge for the visit.
Talk to us about Avigilon access control
Book a free site surveyCall 01223 566 599No charge for the visit
Frequently asked questions
Avigilon Access Control Manager (ACM) is a browser-based, role-based access control system for sites that need higher levels of security. It can integrate with your existing databases and IT systems so permissions are managed centrally, and it runs on Avigilon's preconfigured server.
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