Fire alarm and security services in Eddington
CCTV, intruder alarms, access control and commercial fire alarms for businesses and organisations in Eddington, the University of Cambridge’s new district in North West Cambridge.
- SSAIB certified for security
- FIA member for fire
- Free site visit and quotation
At a glance
- Based in
- Huntingdon
- Covering
- Eddington and North West Cambridge (CB3), plus the rest of Cambridge
- Accreditation
- SSAIB for security, FIA member for fire
- Services
- CCTV, intruder alarms, access control, fire alarms and maintenance
- Support
- 24-hour service line and emergency call-out
- Nearby work
- CCTV for the North West Cambridge development
Overview
Your fire and security company in Eddington
Eddington is the University of Cambridge’s new district in North West Cambridge, about two miles from the city centre between Huntingdon Road and Madingley Road. Alongside academic and commercial space, it has its own local centre at Market Square and a community venue, Storey’s Field Centre.
BDi Advance designs, installs, services and maintains CCTV, intruder alarms, access control and commercial fire alarms for businesses and organisations in Eddington, from shops and venues around the local centre to research, office and managed buildings. We already know Eddington: we installed a CCTV system for Skanska covering the main road through the centre of Eddington, the new North West Cambridge development.
- Local engineers based in Huntingdon, covering Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
- SSAIB certified for CCTV, intruder alarms and access control
- A member of the Fire Industry Association (FIA) for fire alarm work
- 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
- One supplier for security and fire in new or refitted buildings
Quotations start with a free site visit. Call 01223 566 599 or send us your details and we will get one booked.
Local work
Our work in and around North West Cambridge
Three examples in and close to Eddington, from our client list and case studies.
Skanska, Eddington
CCTV
Installation of a CCTV system to cover the main road through the centre of Eddington, the new North West Cambridge development. Our clients
University of Cambridge
CCTV and access control
The University is behind Eddington, and we have worked in partnership with it for more than 10 years, maintaining and supporting the CCTV and access control systems at Madingley Hall. Read the case study
Savills
Property developments
This well known Cambridge property company uses our security systems on many of its Cambridge developments.
Our services
Our services in Eddington
A new building is the best time to get fire and security right, because cabling, doors and detection can be planned with the fit-out rather than added afterwards. We also take over and maintain systems that are already in place.
Choose a service to find out more, or go to our Cambridge pages for each service.
CCTV
Cameras for shop fronts, entrances, car parks and shared spaces, with recording and remote viewing, including Avigilon, i-PRO and Milestone systems.
Best for: keeping watch over entrances, deliveries and outside areas.
Intruder alarms
Graded intruder alarms suited to Eddington shops, offices and research space, fitted with keyholder alerts and app control and serviced under our SSAIB certification.
Best for: premises that are empty overnight or at weekends.
Access control
For shared buildings and restricted rooms: fobs, cards, keypads and door entry, including Paxton and Avigilon access control.
Best for: buildings with several occupiers, teams or visitor entrances.
Fire alarms
Commercial fire alarm design, installation, servicing and repairs, plus fire extinguisher supply and maintenance, for new and existing Eddington premises.
Best for: responsible persons, landlords and managing agents.
Security and fire
Security systems in Eddington
Buildings in a new district are often shared by several occupiers, with public spaces, car parks and cycle routes close by. We design CCTV, intruder alarms and access control to work together where that helps, so an alarm activation can be recorded on camera and doors for different occupiers can be managed from one platform.
Blue-chip pharmaceutical, healthcare and technology organisations are among our clients, along with schools, offices, shops and managed buildings. Each system is planned around how the site is used, what needs protecting and any insurer requirements.
Fire safety for Eddington premises
Fire alarms and fire extinguishers are installed, serviced and repaired by our own engineers, while our sister companies take care of the rest of your fire safety, so a new or refitted Eddington building has one point of contact for fire safety.
Fire alarms and extinguishers
Commercial fire alarm design, installation, servicing and repairs, and fire extinguisher supply, installation and maintenance. BDi Advance is a member of the Fire Industry Association (FIA). Commercial fire alarms
Fire risk assessments, fire doors and fire stopping
Fire risk assessments are arranged through our sister company Pyro Fire, and fire doors and fire stopping are delivered by our sister company Aran Fire Protection. You deal with us throughout. Fire risk assessments
Fire and security from one team. In Eddington, you can have your fire alarm, CCTV, intruder alarm and access control maintained together under one arrangement.
Servicing and maintenance in Eddington
Once a building is occupied, its systems need to stay reliable. CCTV, intruder alarms, access control, fire alarms and fire extinguishers in Eddington and across Cambridge are serviced, maintained and repaired by us, including other companies’ systems.
24-hour support
Our service line is staffed around the clock throughout the year, emergency technicians can be called out 24 hours a day, and remote support and diagnostics are available where a system allows them.
Takeovers and upgrades
Inherited a system in Eddington that is outdated, unreliable or wrong for the way the building is now used? We will inspect it and say which makes practical sense: repairing, upgrading or replacing it.
Our maintenance contracts include a full check twice a year as standard. More about maintenance
Site and perimeter security
ANPR, barriers and perimeter protection
For larger sites in and around North West Cambridge, such as research buildings, car parks and service yards, we also install and maintain systems that control vehicles and protect the site boundary, alongside CCTV and access control.
Link them with the rest of your systems and a number plate read, a barrier or a perimeter alarm stops being a separate event and joins one picture 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 turnstiles
Controlled entry
Automatic barriers, bollards, road blockers and turnstiles to manage vehicle and pedestrian entry to your site.
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. Every Eddington quote is based on the real building: we look at how it is used and what needs protecting, then design fire and security systems to suit the site and your budget rather than quoting blind.
Site visit
Free site visit and quotation
Design
Systems planned around your building, your risks and any insurer or fire safety requirements
Installation
Installed, programmed and tested by our engineers
Handover
Your team shown how to use each system, with apps set up where relevant
Ongoing support
Planned maintenance, with a full check twice a year as standard
Certified for security, members for fire
Intruder alarm, access control and CCTV installation, servicing and maintenance for Eddington premises is carried out under our SSAIB certification. For fire alarm work, BDi Advance is a member of the Fire Industry Association (FIA). We are also a CHAS accredited contractor. Any insurer or fire safety conditions for your Eddington premises can be built into the design, so tell us about them at the survey stage.
Fire and security in Eddington and nearby
Eddington and the surrounding area get responsive maintenance and long-term support from local engineers at a Cambridgeshire business, covering our installations and systems we take over from other companies.
Areas near Eddington
Eddington sits about two miles north-west of Cambridge city centre, between Huntingdon Road and Madingley Road, close to the Madingley Road Park & Ride and linked to Girton and Storey’s Way by the Ridgeway cycle route. We cover the whole of North West Cambridge and the rest of the city, as well as these nearby towns and villages.
Our engineers are local to the region, and we also work with national clients across the UK.
Sectors we work in
Research and academic buildings are part of our work across Cambridge, alongside offices, schools, retail premises, warehouses, and healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology sites.
- Technology
- Pharmaceutical
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Museums and galleries
- Education
- Retail
- Warehouses
A shared research building, a shop on a busy square and an office fit-out each need something different. We design around how the site is actually used.
“We have been working with Advance Security for over 15 years and during that time have called on them on a regular basis to carry out security installations as part of our office fit-out and refurbishment projects. They are experts in all things security related and always provide a first class, knowledgeable service.
Due to the nature of our business we often have to complete projects to tight schedules and they are always flexible and responsive to our needs.
We would not hesitate in recommending Advance Security to businesses looking for professional, reliable and competitively priced security solutions.”
Director, COEL
Next step
Free site visit and quotation
We do not quote from a price list. We visit the building, whether it is newly completed, mid fit-out or already occupied, look at how it is used and what needs protecting, and design to suit the site and the budget. There is no charge for the visit.
Talk to us about fire and security for your Eddington premises
Book a free site surveyCall 01223 566 599No charge for the visit
Frequently asked questions
Yes. BDi Advance provides CCTV, intruder alarms, access control, commercial fire alarms and fire extinguisher services for businesses and organisations in Eddington and across North West Cambridge. Our local engineers are based in Huntingdon, and quotations start with a free site visit.
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