Food production security systems in Cambridge
Security and fire systems for food factories, processing plants, breweries, distilleries and the warehouses that serve them. We design, install and maintain access control, CCTV, intruder alarms and fire alarms around how your site actually runs.
- Security and fire
- Local engineers
- Free site visit and quotation
At a glance
- Based in
- Huntingdon
- Covering
- Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
- Sites
- Food factories, processing plants, breweries, distilleries, warehouses and cold storage
- Security
- Access control, CCTV, intruder alarms and perimeter protection
- Fire
- Fire alarm installation and maintenance, fire extinguisher services
- Scale
- Single sites to multi-site operations
Overview
Security and fire systems for food production sites
BDi Advance designs, installs and maintains security and fire systems for food and drink businesses across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia: food factories, processing plants, breweries and distilleries, and the distribution centres, warehouses and cold storage sites that serve them. We work with single-site operations and multi-site food and drink businesses. For general factory and industrial sites, see our manufacturing security page.
- Local engineers based in Huntingdon, covering Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
- SSAIB certified for access control, CCTV and intruder alarms
- Access control for hygiene zones, production areas and ingredient stores
- CCTV over production lines, storage, loading bays and boundaries
- Fire alarm installation and maintenance alongside your security
- Servicing, including systems installed by other companies
- One supplier for security and fire rather than two to chase
Quotations start with a free site visit. Call 01223 566 599 or send us your details and we will get one booked.
Site risks
What a food production site needs to protect
No two food sites are laid out the same, which is why we survey before we quote. These are the areas we look at first.
Hygiene zones and production areas
Access control
Production lines, hygiene zones and restricted areas should only open to authorised staff. Access control restricts entry by zone and keeps an audit trail of who went where, and when.
Ingredient stores and finished stock
Access and alarms
Ingredient stores, finished goods and high-value stock need securing, particularly out of hours when fewer people are on site.
Loading bays and yards
CCTV and vehicles
Dispatch and loading zones, delivery yards and staff parking are busy with vehicles. CCTV, ANPR cameras and automatic barriers help manage deliveries and logistics access.
Site boundaries
Perimeter
Perimeter protection watches the site boundary, so threats are detected before they reach the building.
Visitors and contractors
Access control
Drivers, contractors and visitors can be given access only to the areas they need, for only as long as they need it.
Fire in production and storage
Fire
Production areas, plant rooms, packaging stores and warehouses all need fire detection that suits the space, maintained so it works when it is needed.
Systems
Security systems for food and drink sites
Food and drink sites usually need several systems working together: access control on production and storage areas, CCTV across the site, intruder alarms for out-of-hours protection, and perimeter protection and vehicle control where the site has large yards or a busy gatehouse.
We design the systems around your site layout, production processes and risk profile, and we work with your operations, facilities, health and safety and security teams so the design reflects how the site is actually run.
Access control and CCTV
Most food sites start with who can get into which areas, and what the cameras can see.
Access control by zone
Key card, fob and biometric options restrict production lines, hygiene zones, ingredient stores and warehouses to authorised staff, with central management across the site and a full audit trail. More about access control.
CCTV across the site
Cameras cover production lines and processing areas, storage and warehouses, dispatch and loading zones, entrances and external boundaries, with remote viewing to support investigations and day-to-day oversight. More about CCTV.
Out of hours, an intruder alarm covers production areas, warehouses and offices, and can be linked to CCTV so an activation is recorded on camera.
Fire alarms and fire safety
Food production sites combine people, plant, packaging and stored goods, so fire safety sits alongside security. We design, install and maintain commercial fire alarm systems and provide fire extinguisher services.
Fire alarm systems
Fire detection and alarm systems designed for business premises such as warehouses and industrial buildings, installed and then maintained so they stay reliable. More about commercial fire alarms.
Wider fire safety
Fire extinguisher services, plus fire risk assessments, fire doors and fire stopping through our sister companies.
Our maintenance contracts include a full check twice a year as standard, backed by a 24-hour manned service line and a 24-hour emergency technician call-out, 365 days a year. More about maintenance
Integrated systems
Linked systems for the whole site
Integrating CCTV, access control, intruder alarms and perimeter protection gives you centralised management, real-time monitoring across the site and better evidence when something goes wrong.
Systems can scale as the operation grows, whether that means a new production line, another building or extra distribution capacity.
CCTV and access control
One view of every door
Linking CCTV and access control means a door event can be checked against camera footage, which speeds up investigations.
Vehicle access
Deliveries and staff parking
ANPR cameras and automatic barriers help manage delivery vehicles, staff parking and logistics access at the gate.
Perimeter protection
Yards and boundaries
Perimeter detection and external CCTV secure yards, storage and delivery areas before anyone reaches the building.
Food and drink sites
Sites we protect
The same systems are set up differently depending on what the site makes, stores and ships.
These are the food and drink sites we most often work on, from single sites to multi-site operations.
Food factories and processing plants
Production lines, hygiene zones and ingredient stores, with staff moving between areas all shift.
Typical systems: access control by zone, CCTV over lines and loading bays, intruder alarms.
Worth knowing: access rules can follow your own hygiene procedures.
Breweries and distilleries
Production equipment, storage areas, high-value stock and, often, visitors on site.
Typical systems: CCTV, access control and intruder alarms, linked to wider site security.
Worth knowing: visitor areas can be kept apart from production and stock.
Distribution centres and cold storage
Warehouses, loading bays, yards and a steady flow of vehicles.
Typical systems: CCTV, ANPR and barriers, perimeter protection, intruder alarms.
Worth knowing: vehicle control at the gate reduces pressure on the building itself.
Multi-site food businesses
Several sites that need consistent protection and one point of contact.
Typical systems: matching access control and CCTV across sites, with central management.
Worth knowing: our engineers are local to the region, and we also work with national clients across the UK.
Design and installation
How a project works
Quotations start with a free site visit. We look at production areas, storage zones, loading bays, staff access points and the perimeter, then design the systems to suit the site and the budget rather than quoting blind.
Site visit
Free site visit and quotation, with your operations and facilities teams
Design
Systems specified around your layout, production processes and risk profile
Installation
Installed and commissioned by our engineers, planned to minimise disruption to production
Handover
Your team shown how to use the systems, with access levels set up for each zone
Ongoing support
Planned maintenance, with a full check twice a year as standard, and remote support
SSAIB certified security, with fire alongside
Our access control, CCTV and intruder alarm work is carried out under our SSAIB certification. Fire alarm installation and maintenance sits with the same team, so security and fire are planned together. If your own food safety or audit procedures set rules for who can enter production areas, tell us at the survey stage so the access control design reflects them.
Food production security across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
Our engineers are based in Huntingdon and look after food and drink sites across the region, from planned maintenance of security and fire systems on production sites to taking over systems that another company installed.
Areas we cover
We install and maintain security and fire systems for food and drink sites 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. Our work has included a full alarm and CCTV installation for a new Ocado distribution centre in just one day.
Related sectors
Many of the same systems protect other regulated and operationally critical sites. See how we approach neighbouring sectors.
- Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Healthcare
- Technology
- Warehouses
- Retail
Each sector has its own priorities, from hygiene zones and ingredient stores to loading bays and yards. 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
Free site survey
Start with a free site survey
Every food site is laid out differently, so we price from a walk-round rather than a list. We look at production and hygiene zones, ingredient stores, loading bays and the perimeter with your team, then design around the site and the budget. There is no charge for the visit.
Talk to us about security and fire at your food or drink site
Book a free site surveyCall 01223 566 599No charge for the visit
Frequently asked questions
Food production facilities typically require CCTV monitoring, access control systems, intruder alarms and perimeter protection to protect staff, equipment and stock. Most sites also need a fire alarm system, which we can install and maintain alongside the security systems.
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