Access Control Installation Services

• Free site survey – we walk the building, map the doors, and establish who needs access where, and when.

• System design – we specify readers, controllers, door hardware and fail-safe or fail-secure configuration for each opening.

• Professional installation – our own engineers install and cable to standard, working around your operation.

• Testing, handover and training – every door is tested, the fire interface proven, and your team trained to add, remove and audit users.
• Ongoing maintenance and support – planned servicing plus 24/7 support (see our access control maintenance).

When you’re choosing your installer for access control systems, it’s important to check if the business is approved by a third party.

Britannia Fire and Security are SSAIB approved, a mark of excellence in our industry. This certification gives confidence to our customers that our access control systems are of the highest quality and the level of services we provide from Installation to Maintenance are of a high standard and checked regularly to ensure compliance to the latest legislation.

When you choose Britannia Fire and Security for installation of  your access control system, the first step is for one of our access control consultants to visit your site to complete a site survey and in-depth consultation.

The site survey allows us to get an understanding of what your business is trying to achieve. Here at Britannia, we pride ourselves on our honest advice and cost-effective systems which meet your needs and budget.

Once we’ve identified the best access control system for your businesses needs, our in house design team will find the best system for you. Whether your primary concern is to control employee access to certain areas or link access control solutions for multiple sites, your access control system will be selected and installed with your specifications in mind.

Based on this design, you’ll then receive an in-depth proposal covering access control systems that are most appropriate for your business.

• Improves security – restricts unauthorised entry and protects sensitive areas.
• Enhances safety – ensures only approved staff and visitors can access your premises.
• Supports compliance – helps meet health, safety, and data security regulations.
• Provides clear audit trails – detailed logs show who entered, when, and where.
• Integrates with other systems – can work alongside fire alarms, CCTV, and intruder alarms for complete protection.

Access control system design and installation looks different in every environment, and we install across all of them – industrial and logistics sites managing yards, gatehouses and shift access; retail protecting stockrooms and back-of-house; offices and multi-tenanted commercial buildings balancing security with a welcoming reception; healthcare restricting clinical and drug storage areas; education controlling site access around safeguarding duties; and local authority buildings where public access and staff-only areas share one entrance. We work UK-wide from bases in Peterborough, Cambridge, Lincoln, Leicester, Nottingham, Northampton and Luton.

Access control only works when it reflects the day-to-day rhythm of the premises. A system that hasn’t been planned around how people actually move through a building creates friction: doors that slow legitimate access, permissions that don’t match job roles, and time-consuming administration when things need changing. These problems compound over time and often result in workarounds that undermine the security the system was installed to provide.

The starting point for any access control installation is understanding the site. That means working through which entrances and internal areas need controlling, what access patterns look like across different staff groups, and how the system will need to be managed day to day by whoever is responsible for it on site. This is particularly important where staff rotas, contractors, or visitor management are involved.

Britannia installs access control systems from leading manufacturers and configures them to reflect the access requirements established during the survey. The result is a system that works with the building rather than against it, and that can be managed without specialist technical knowledge by the people responsible for it.

Access control sits at the intersection of security and life safety. Doors that restrict access must also support safe evacuation in an emergency. This means access control installations need to be designed with fire safety requirements in mind from the outset, not retrofitted to comply after the fact.

The key requirement is that doors controlled by access control systems release correctly on activation of the fire alarm. This is achieved through integration between the access control system and the fire alarm panel, ensuring that in the event of an alarm, controlled doors fail in the appropriate position. For most escape routes, that means fail-safe (unlocking on power loss or alarm activation). For fire compartmentation doors, the requirement may be different. Getting this right requires an understanding of both systems and how they interact.

Britannia Fire and Security designs and installs access control as part of an integrated security approach. Where CCTV and intruder alarm systems are also in scope, the installation is planned so that each system supports the others. For sites where fire alarm systems are already installed by Britannia, access control integration can be planned directly against the existing panel configuration.

If your business is looking to: 

• Install a new access control system for you business
• Upgrade your existing access control system 

Then contact our team on 01733 246 990 for a no-obligation quote and free site survey so we can find the most suitable access control installation solution for your premises. 

Or leave your details and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

We install the credential type that suits the door and the people using it, not a single default product:

• Door entry and intercom – audio and video entry for receptions, gates and multi-tenanted entrances.
• Fobs and access cards – the practical default for most staff doors, easy to issue and instantly revocable.
• Keypads and PIN entry – simple, credential-free access for lower-risk internal doors.
• Biometric access control installation – fingerprint and facial recognition where a credential must not be shareable, such as server rooms, cash offices and controlled-substance stores.
• Mobile and app-based credentials – access from a phone, useful for contractors and visitors.

Door access control system installation covers the hardware as well as the reader: maglocks, electric strikes, break-glass units, closers and, where the door is on an escape route, the configuration that gets people out safely.