Retail & shopping centres
Trading-hour and after-hours protection for shops, multi-tenancy centres and back-of-house stockrooms.
Commercial-grade alarm systems with dual-path signalling, zone and perimeter detection, and monitoring-ready integration - designed to AS 2201.
It has to cover a larger and more complex footprint, distinguish between a genuine intrusion and routine activity, keep signalling even if a line is cut or the power fails, and connect reliably to a response - whether that is a monitoring centre, a patrol or a police-listed dispatch.
Unified Security designs alarm systems around the way your site is actually used: where the genuine entry points are, which zones hold real risk, when the site is occupied, and how a confirmed activation should escalate to a response.
Alarm coverage is designed zone by zone from a site assessment. A commercial system typically includes the following elements.
Commercial alarm systems should be designed and installed to the relevant parts of the AS 2201 standards series, which cover intruder alarm system design, installation and monitoring.
Designing to standard is not box-ticking. It is what ensures detection coverage is adequate, signalling is reliable, and the system will be taken seriously by insurers and monitoring providers. We design to the standard and document the system so compliance is demonstrable.
The fastest way to make a monitored alarm useless is to flood it with false activations. After enough nuisance alarms, every activation is treated as another false one - and the response slows or stops. We design detection to the real movement patterns of the site, position and select sensors to avoid common false-alarm triggers, and pair the system with video verification so a monitoring operator can confirm a genuine event before escalating.
Many commercial premises run alarm panels well past their reliable life, often still signalling over a single ageing path, with detection layouts that no longer reflect how the site is used. We replace and upgrade alarm systems on occupied sites with minimal disruption, retaining serviceable field devices where it makes sense and being straight with you about what needs to change.
Trading-hour and after-hours protection for shops, multi-tenancy centres and back-of-house stockrooms.
Warehouses, distribution centres and industrial facilities - perimeter, dock and zone detection sized to the footprint.
Commercial tenancies and corporate premises - reception, server room and after-hours zones under standards-based detection.
Site sheds, material storage and project compounds - intrusion detection paired with mobile or fixed CCTV.
Restricted-area and after-hours detection - configured around clinical workflow and resident safety.
Campus-wide intrusion detection - open during the day, fully armed and monitored when the site is empty.
Public-sector facilities - AS 2201-compliant detection with documentation that satisfies audit.
We'll identify the gaps in your current system and lay out what a standards-based commercial alarm should cover.
Send through your requirements. We respond within one business day with a project lead and next steps.