Fire and security services in St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Fire alarms, fire safety systems, CCTV, intruder alarms and access control for businesses in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, from shops and offices near the river to industrial and trade units on the edge of town, designed, installed and maintained by one team.
- SSAIB certified for security
- FIA member for fire
- Free site visit and quotation
At a glance
- Based in
- Huntingdon
- Covering
- St Ives (PE27), the Hemingfords, Fenstanton and Needingworth
- Accreditation
- SSAIB for security, FIA member for fire
- Services
- Fire alarms, extinguishers, CCTV, intruder alarms and access control
- Support
- 24-hour service line and emergency call-out
- Clients
- Local businesses to national organisations
Overview
Your fire and security company in St Ives
BDi Advance provides fire and security services for businesses in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, the market town on the River Great Ouse around 12 miles north-west of Cambridge. Our clients here range from shops, cafés and offices around the market and the historic bridge chapel to warehouses, workshops and industrial units, as well as landlords responsible for fire safety in the buildings they let.
St Ives mixes historic buildings with modern developments, and each brings its own challenges: discreet detection and cabling in older premises, broader coverage for yards and larger units. Our engineers are based in Huntingdon, a short drive along the A1123, so St Ives sits at the heart of the area we cover, alongside Huntingdon and Cambridge.
- Local engineers based in Huntingdon, covering Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
- A member of the Fire Industry Association (FIA) for fire alarm work
- SSAIB certified for CCTV, intruder alarms and access control
- 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 fire and security rather than two to chase
Quotations start with a free site visit. Ring 01223 566 599 or send us your details to have an engineer visit your St Ives premises.
Why choose us
Why BDi Advance in St Ives
What St Ives businesses and landlords get when they hand their fire safety and security to one local team.
Advice before a quotation
Site visit
Quotations start with a free site visit. We walk the building with you, look at how it is used and what the fire and security risks are, then design around that.
Someone to call at any hour
Support
Our service line is staffed day and night, all year round, and an emergency technician can come out whenever a fault cannot wait.
Inherited systems looked after
Takeovers
Moved into premises with a fire alarm or CCTV fitted by someone else? We service, maintain and take over systems installed by other companies.
Fire and security together
Maintenance
Two full checks a year come as standard when fire alarms, extinguishers, CCTV, intruder alarms and access control share one maintenance plan.
Our services
Our services in St Ives
Every system is designed around your building, whether that is a listed shop in the town centre or a modern unit with a yard and car park, and every one can be serviced by the same team afterwards.
Choose a service to find out more.
Fire alarms
We design, install, service and repair commercial fire alarm and fire safety systems for St Ives businesses, and supply and service fire extinguishers.
Best for: businesses and landlords with fire safety responsibilities.
CCTV
Indoor and outdoor camera systems with recording and remote viewing, including i-PRO cameras and Milestone XProtect video management.
Best for: seeing and recording what happens in and around your premises.
Access control
Door access and entry systems for offices, shops and industrial units: fobs, cards, keypads and door entry, including Paxton and Avigilon access control.
Best for: managing who can go where, and when.
Intruder alarms
Commercial intruder alarms for shops, offices and units around St Ives, installed and serviced under our SSAIB certification, come with keyholder alerts and monitored options.
Best for: knowing straight away if someone gets in out of hours.
Fire safety and security
Fire safety and security systems in St Ives
Fire safety comes first for most St Ives premises: a fire alarm designed for the building, the right extinguishers in the right places and a record of regular servicing. We design, install and maintain commercial fire alarms and supply and service fire extinguishers, so owners, landlords and managers can meet their fire safety obligations with confidence.
Alongside that, we install the security systems formerly offered in St Ives by BDi Security Solutions, now part of BDi Advance: CCTV for indoor and outdoor areas, access control, intruder alarms and, for larger sites, ANPR, barriers and fence alarms. Where it helps, they are designed to work together, so an alarm can be checked on camera and doors managed from one platform.
Fire safety for St Ives premises
From a shop by the river to a unit with staff working shifts, the fire safety a building needs depends on its layout, its use and who is inside. Fire alarms and extinguishers are handled by our engineers, and the rest goes through our sister companies, leaving St Ives premises with one point of contact.
Fire alarms and extinguishers
We supply, fit and maintain fire extinguishers for St Ives buildings, and design fire alarm systems to suit them before installing, servicing and repairing them. 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. Aran Fire Protection also provides fire suppression, with all enquiries through BDi Advance. You deal with us throughout. Fire risk assessments
Fire and security from one team. In St Ives, your fire alarm, extinguishers, CCTV, intruder alarm and access control can share a single maintenance arrangement.
Servicing and maintenance in St Ives
A fire alarm or security system is only as good as its last service. St Ives businesses can have fire alarms, fire extinguishers, CCTV, intruder alarms and access control serviced, maintained and repaired by us, including systems another installer fitted.
24-hour support
St Ives premises can reach a person on our line day or night and have an emergency technician out at any hour, all year, with remote support where the system allows it.
Takeovers and upgrades
If you have inherited a system that is unreliable or out of date, we inspect it and advise whether repair, upgrade or replacement makes most sense for the premises.
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 St Ives, such as distribution and trade yards or units sharing a car park, we also install and maintain systems that control vehicles and protect the site boundary, as BDi Security Solutions did here before joining BDi Advance.
With CCTV and access control linked in, a number plate read, a barrier or a fence alarm at a St Ives site becomes part of one picture.
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. In St Ives we survey the building, how it is used and what needs protecting, then design fire and security systems to suit the site and the budget rather than pricing from a distance.
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
SSAIB certified for security, FIA members for fire
St Ives customers get CCTV, access control and intruder alarms installed, serviced and maintained by a team with SSAIB certification. For fire alarm work, BDi Advance is a member of the Fire Industry Association (FIA). We are also a CHAS accredited contractor. Our St Ives designs can work to insurer or fire safety conditions, as long as we hear about them at the survey stage.
Fire and security across St Ives and nearby
We are a Cambridgeshire business with local engineers, covering St Ives, the Hemingfords and the villages along the Great Ouse, and providing responsive maintenance and long-term support for the systems we install and the ones we take over.
Areas near St Ives
We work across St Ives (PE27), from the town centre and riverside to the business and industrial areas, and in the villages around it, reached via the A14, the A1123 and the B1040. We also cover these nearby towns and villages.
- Huntingdon
- Cambridge
- St Neots
- Hemingford Grey
- Fenstanton
- Needingworth
- Houghton
- Ely
- Eddington
- Peterborough
- March
Our engineers are local to the region, and we also work with national clients across the UK.
Sectors we work in
In St Ives we protect offices, shops, warehouses, workshops and industrial units, and help landlords with the fire safety of the buildings they let.
- Retail
- Warehouses
- Manufacturing
- Food production
- Healthcare
- Technology
- Pharmaceutical
A town-centre shop needs fire detection and an alarm that suit an older building; a unit with a yard needs its stock, vehicles and boundary protected out of hours. 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 fire and security systems from a price list. We visit your St Ives premises, study the building and how it is used, identify what needs protecting and design to the site and the budget. There is no charge for the visit.
Talk to us about fire and security for your St Ives premises
Book a free site surveyCall 01223 566 599No charge for the visit
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We support businesses across Cambridgeshire, including St Ives, Huntingdon, Ely and the surrounding villages, with intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and fire safety systems designed around your premises. Our local engineers are based in Huntingdon, covering Cambridgeshire and East Anglia.
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