Imperial Security provides SIA licensed corporate security guards for offices, co-working floors, healthcare administration buildings and mixed-use commercial premises in Archway, N19. Our guards cover reception and front-of-house, visitor and contractor sign-in, access control on shared entrances, internal and external patrols, CCTV monitoring, unlock and lock-up and incident reporting.
Cover can run around the clock or for office hours only, for a single building near the station or a group of sites run by one facilities team.
Archway’s office stock has changed shape. The two large 1970s office buildings beside the station, Archway Tower and Hill House, have both been converted to flats, Hill House under permitted development rights with a co-working space and concierge for residents rather than tenants, and the former Archway Campus on Highgate Hill has been vacant for more than a decade while its redevelopment is decided. What remains for business use is smaller and more mixed, made up of commercial units on the ground floors of residential buildings, converted period offices along the main roads, serviced and co-working floors, and the NHS and public-sector estate around the Whittington Hospital. Corporate security in Archway is rarely a big lobby with a security desk. It is usually a shared entrance, a small reception and a guard who has to manage staff, residents, couriers and contractors through the same door.
The old gyratory outside the station has gone. In its place Navigator Square, a two-way road layout and a public square with a regular market and seasonal events, has put more foot traffic, stalls and evening activity directly outside the buildings around the station. Our guards are briefed on that layout, the busy periods and the specific building before the first shift, so the entrance is managed properly from day one.
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| What Our Archway Corporate Security Service Provides
The six duties below are set up for the buildings Archway actually has, which means shared entrances beneath flats, small receptions, converted period offices and administration sites with staff, patients and contractors passing through the same door.
Access control on shared entrances
Many Archway offices share a street door with flats or a co-working floor. Our guards check passes, sign visitors in and out, hold deliveries at the desk and keep business tenants’ areas separate from residential access without slowing anyone down.
Reception and front-of-house cover
An unattended reception in a small office is the most common weakness we find locally. A front-of-house guard greets visitors, issues passes, manages couriers and contractors and keeps the desk staffed through lunch and after the admin team has gone home.
Internal and external patrols
Timed patrols cover stairwells, plant rooms, roof access and any rear yard, bin store or car park that opens onto a side street. Each patrol is logged with proof of presence so the facilities manager can see what was checked and when.
CCTV monitoring and alarm response
Guards trained on your system watch the feeds covering the frontage, rear access and lift lobbies, respond to intruder and fire alarm activations and coordinate with your keyholder or ours. Monitoring is most useful in Archway on buildings with a frontage onto the square and a quieter rear.
Unlock, lock-up and out-of-hours cover
Cleaners, IT contractors and fit-out crews often need a building open before or after office hours. Our guards open up, supervise the works, check every door and alarm zone at close and record who was in the building, so nobody is left with the keys by default.
Incident reporting and risk reviews
Every incident goes into the occurrence book and a written report the same day, in a format HR, insurers and managing agents can use. We also walk the building with you at agreed intervals to review entrances, lighting and procedures as the site and the street outside change.
| Who We Provide Corporate Security For In Archway
Corporate security enquiries in Archway come from four main groups, and each has a slightly different entrance to manage.
Office tenants in mixed-use buildings
Firms occupying floors above shops or beneath flats along the main roads through Archway. They need a guard who can manage a shared door, sort out deliveries and keep the office floors closed to anyone who is not staff, a visitor or a booked contractor.
Co-working and serviced office operators
Flexible workspace lives on membership churn, day passes and events. Operators need front-of-house cover that checks credentials without feeling like a checkpoint, handles lost cards and late guests and keeps meeting rooms and member areas secure outside staffed hours.
Healthcare and public-sector administration sites
The NHS estate around the Whittington Hospital and council and charity offices nearby run administration buildings with staff, patients, visitors and contractors arriving all day. These sites need vetted guards with the right DBS level, calm handling of distressed visitors and clear escalation procedures.
Facilities managers and managing agents
Agents looking after several small buildings in N19 and neighbouring postcodes want one supplier, one set of assignment instructions and one report format across the portfolio, with cover that can move between sites when one building needs extra attention.
We also provide retail security, key holding and CCTV monitoring in Archway, so a building with a shop on the ground floor and offices above can be covered under one arrangement.
| The Security Problems We Solve In Archway
The conversion of Archway’s big office blocks into homes, the new square and market outside the station and the long-vacant campus site on Highgate Hill have all changed how the town centre is used. Business premises here now sit closer to residents, shoppers and evening activity than they did, and most enquiries we receive come from one of the four situations below.
Tailgating through shared entrances
Where an office shares a door with flats, residents hold the door for whoever is behind them and the office floors are exposed. Our guard sits at the point of entry, checks passes for the business floors, signs visitors in and explains the rules politely but consistently, so the habit changes within the first fortnight.
Unattended receptions and after-hours contractors
Small offices often leave the front desk empty after 5pm while cleaners and IT contractors are still in the building with the alarm off. We staff the desk or provide a dedicated lock-up guard who supervises the contractors, confirms the building is clear and sets the alarm before leaving, with a written close-down record each night.
Street-level doors beside the station and the square
Market days, evening events and the bus stands bring constant footfall past ground-floor entrances near Navigator Square. That means people sheltering in doorways, trying doors and following staff inside. A visible guard at the entrance and a short patrol loop of the frontage keep the door under control without turning the reception into a barrier.
Neighbouring building works and empty sites
Vacant buildings and active construction sites next door bring contractor traffic, open boundaries and equipment that attracts attention to the buildings alongside them. We manage contractor access to your own premises, check shared boundaries and rear routes on every patrol and liaise with the site team next door when their works affect your entrances.
| Why Choose Imperial Security In Archway
Working around the station and Navigator Square
Archway station, the bus stands and the square are the busiest points in N19, and the market and seasonal events on Navigator Square change the pattern of footfall outside nearby buildings. We plan patrol timings and desk cover around those peaks, including the morning and evening commute through the station, and we brief guards on which entrances face the square and which open onto quieter side roads where rear access needs more attention.
We cover N19 and the neighbouring N6, N7 and N4 postcodes, including Upper Holloway, Tufnell Park, Highgate and Crouch End.
Guards chosen for small, mixed-use buildings
Most Archway assignments are one or two guards covering reception, access control, patrols and CCTV together rather than a large team with separate roles. We select guards who have already worked that way in corporate front-of-house settings, who are comfortable dealing with residents and members as well as staff, and who can write a clear report at the end of the shift.
Vetting, licensing and insurance
Every guard we place on an Archway assignment meets our company standards.
- Valid SIA licensing: appropriate to the role & verified qualifications
- BS 7858 compliant vetting: five-year employment & education history
- Enhanced DBS checks: The level appropriate for your sector
- Professional reference verification: All previous security employers
- Insurance: Public liability, employers' liability & professional indemnity
- First aid trained: Emergency response & CPR certified
- ACT counter-terrorism awareness training: Threat recognition & response certified
| How Our Archway Service Operates
01
Site visit and walk-round
We visit the building, walk every entrance including shared doors and rear routes, look at the CCTV coverage and note how the frontage relates to the station and the square, then agree what the cover needs to achieve.
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Written proposal
You receive a written proposal setting out hours, number of guards, duties and reporting, so it can be compared and approved by the people who sign it off.
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Guard selection and briefing
We select guards with corporate front-of-house experience and brief them on the building, the tenants, residents or members they will meet and the local pattern of market days and events.
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Assignment instructions
Written instructions cover shared-entrance rules, visitor and contractor procedures, alarm and unlock routines, patrol routes and escalation contacts, and they are signed off by you before the first shift.
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Start of cover and supervision
A supervisor attends the first shift, checks in regularly after that and reviews patrol logs and reports, so any change in how the building or the street outside is behaving is picked up early.
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Regular reviews
We review the assignment with you at agreed intervals and adjust cover for events on Navigator Square, works on neighbouring sites or changes in tenants, rather than running the same rota regardless.
Get your free Archway corporate security quote
Send us the address or postcode, the type of building and who shares it, the date you need cover to start, the hours required, how many entrances the building has and what prompted the enquiry, whether that is a tenant complaint, an incident or a change in how the building is used.
Call us on 0208 088 2878, or send your details through the quote form and we will come back to you with a written proposal.
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