Case Studies

Power Park – Guards vs Tech

About Power Park

Power Park Nottingham is an impressive £54 million project featuring six substantial industrial units, collectively spanning over 426,000 square feet of unoccupied space. These units vary in size, with dimensions ranging from 30,000 to a sizable 146,000 square feet. The development also includes essential components such as loading bays, access roads and parking facilities. https://powerparknottingham.co.uk/

Meeting our customers’ needs

These premises were newly constructed by a renowned industrial developer and upon reaching practical completion, there was a pressing need for a comprehensive turnkey security solution to safeguard the site against a range of threats, including the following –

  • Trespassers and squatters
  • Unlicensed music events
  • Theft or arson
  • Unauthorised occupation by the travelling community

Providing real solutions

Following a thorough site assessment, we worked with the client to deliver a security package that would enhance the security of their site and deliver significant cost reductions. The client was currently using 5 dog handlers on a 24/7 basis to secure this site, which was costing approximately three quarters of a million pound per year.

Our solution utilised a mixture of manned guarding alongside our advanced CCTV technology and access systems, which not only provided a much more comprehensive security solution, but also saved the customer over 46% on overall cost. Our security measures ranged from physical barriers, alarm equipment and state-of-the-art CCTV systems through to highly trained and experienced on-site officers to monitor and track any illegal activity within the site.

Results that matter

Our implemented security solutions have played a crucial role in enhancing the overall safety and resilience of the site whilst also saving our customer significant cost. Advantages over previous security measures include –

      • Continuous Surveillance
      • Rapid Response
      • Video Verification
      • Physical Deterrents

Tim Smith, Asset Manager at Power Park stated –

“I have worked with Orbis for several years across different roles and have always been delighted with their professionalism. Orbis were able to provide a desktop assessment initially, and then follow up with a comprehensive on-site assessment once the development was nearer completion. Their honest approach to providing a comprehensive yet cost-effective solution and service really helps me to keep within my budgets.

Having a trustworthy and reactive security provider is of key importance, and I am pleased to say that Orbis have always excelled in the delivery of their services. One of the key issues of this appointment was the access required from a third party through the estate road, and the likelihood each unit would be leased individually. Orbis therefore had to come up with a flexible design to ensure access was permissible at all times and the removal and installation could be ad hoc with each unit without leaving the site unprotected at any time.”