Back
Industries
Residential estates
In gated communities and apartments, residents expect to feel safe at home.
Residents want security that is firm with strangers and familiar to them. It usually centres on gate control, checking visitors and deliveries, perimeter patrols and a known, consistent presence.
Typical risks
- Strangers and unchecked visitors at the gate
- Break-ins over perimeter walls and fences
- Theft from cars and compounds
- Deliveries and domestic workers coming and going
- Emergencies at night, when residents need help quickly
How we protect it
- Officers at the gate who check and record every visitor and vehicle
- Perimeter patrols, with dog teams where the risk calls for them
- Alarms and panic buttons in homes, linked to a response team
- Cameras on gates and perimeters
- A consistent team, so residents come to know the officers
Services often combined
- Manned guarding: gate control and visitor records
- Mobile patrol and response: perimeters and alarms at night
- K9 units: perimeter patrols with a dog team
- Alarms and panic buttons: help for residents at once
Questions clients ask
Can residents tell the gate about their visitors in advance?
Visitor rules are agreed with the estate management, and officers follow them at the gate.
Who do residents call at night?
The estate’s response plan sets out who is called and who responds; it is agreed with the management when cover begins.
Can patrols check on homes while residents are away?
Residents can tell the gate when they are away, and patrols check their homes as agreed with the estate management.
Investing in your Security
Book a free site risk assessment
We find the gaps in your current security and recommend a plan that fits your budget, at no cost.
- Phone
- 0727 85 85 85
- Office
- 4th Floor, IPS Building, Nairobi, Kenya
