Student Accommodation Security

Specialised Security Guards any time, any day.

Award Winning & Highly Accredited

Fully Vetted SIA Approved Guards

24/7 Control Room Support

Are your student accommodation premises protected and compliant?

Ensuring 24/7 protection is in place for your student accommodation can prove costly and not all solutions provide adequate cover. At Veritech Security, we've developed bespoke student security packages that are tailored to the needs of our clients. We understand student accommodation, giving you the best possible service, value for money, and security.

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The Veritech Difference

We’ve specialised our offering for the accommodation sector, working closely with our clients to provide the services that
make the difference. All our sites have a daily occurrence book utilising an onsite PC or supplied tablet ensuring the client receives an electronic report direct to their email.

Mental Health First Aid Trained Guards

This provides a point of contact for a student who is experiencing a mental health issue or emotional distress. The interaction could range from having an initial conversation through to supporting the individual to get appropriate help in a crisis, providing much needed support.

NASDU Approved Detection Dogs

The use of dogs is a non-intrusive means of detection and a visual deterrent to anyone considering bringing illegal substances onto student accommodation premises. We offer a number of solutions ensuring discreteness for all our clients, where necessary and when requested we will also handle any legal proceedings.

Trained Fire Evacuation Wardens

Tailored Fire Marshall training courses conducted in-house by a highly qualified fire managed trainer. All our officers meet the standards set out by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, ensuring clients are protected from HSE incidents

Student Moving Weekend Assistance

Veritech Security will supply additional guarding at peak times throughout the year to assist with moving weekends. This includes meet and greeting those arriving, showing students where to go and managing the use of facilities such as lifts. This frees up the client management team to oversee the whole move in.

Lone Worker Guard Protection

All our guards are equipped with 4G radios, GPS tracking, and a direct line to our 24/7 control centre with a single button to trigger an emergency event and the ability to communicate with the emergency services simultaneously. We use a real-time guard patrol system linked to our security guard scheduling system.

Student Translation Services

Over-the-phone interpretation (OPI) services in over 170 languages, ensuring any language barrier is overcome in seconds. These facilities are fully secure and access-controlled.

Front of house concierge staff for student accommodation

Our highly skilled team of concierge staff will help to bring your business requirements to life. Firstly, at Veritech, we understand how important first impressions are in business.

We also understand how tricky it can be to find highly skilled, professional, discreet, and reliable concierge guards. That’s why we pride ourselves on bringing together a select team of experienced individuals. Individuals who will represent your business at the first point of entry.

At which your customers, clients and guests interact with your brand. You can be guaranteed that our team of highly trained concierge guards will provide your business with a first-class service and a fully licensed and cost effective security provision.

At Veritech Security, our manned guarding services are designed to deliver dependable, tailored protection for your unique needs. With us, your property, people, and peace of mind are always in safe hands.

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Ready to Support Any Requirement

16

Independent Accreditations

28

Min Average Response Time

200+

Employed Staff

24/7

Control Centre

Complete Piece of Mind

Dedicated accommodation management

Your dedicated property security manager will always be on hand for you and your students to help you manage your student accommodation and its activities and risks.

Continuous Training Matrix

Veritech employs a dedicated planning and communication tool used by our health and safety managers to keep track of our training needs. We utilise our bespoke online training portal with differing courses each month which our staff are required to complete.

DBS & OFAC checked (Directors and Staff)

A DBS check refers to the Disclosure and Barring Services, which helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and
prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. Most importantly, these background
checks enable you to make sure the people in your care are protected.

OFAC publishes lists of individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries. It also lists individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific.

IR35 Conformance ensuring our customers are compliant at all times

The rules make sure that workers, who would have been an employee if they were providing their services directly to the client, pay broadly the same Income Tax and National Insurance contributions as employees. These rules are sometimes
known as ‘IR35.

The responsibility for IR35 lies with the end client/fee-payer if: you are providing services to a client in the public sector.
you are providing services to a client in the private sector which is classed as a medium or large company under the Companies Act 2006 from 6th April 2021.

TUPE Compliant

TUPE applies to employees of businesses in the UK. The business could have its head office in another country, but the part of the business that’s transferring ownership must be in the UK. When TUPE applies: The employees’ jobs usually transfer over to the new company exceptions could be if they’re made redundant or in some cases where the business is insolvent their employment terms and conditions transfer continuity of employment is maintained.

Fully Insured with

Employers Liability
Public and Products Liability
Inefficacy and Contractual Liability
Key-Man Insurance
Products Inefficacy
Wrongful Arrest
Loss of Keys and Consequential Loss of Keys
Financial Loss
Fidelity Bonding
Professional Indemnity and Fidelity Guarantee.

Cyber Essentials Accredited.

Cyber Essentials is mandatory for businesses looking for specific government contracts. Unless your business achieves Cyber Essentials, you will not be able to bid for such contracts at all. In general, these contracts will involve the handling of personal information or delivering certain IT products and services. Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.

Key Holding Accredited to BS7984-3:2020

When instructing a Key Holding & Alarm Response partner you want to ensure that they are a reputable company and comply with all BS7984-3:2020 standards. A set of keys, Alarm Fobs & Codes will be provided to your dedicated contract
manager who will then ensure that these are tagged and kept in a safe and secure location in accordance with BS7984-3
standards.

How Can We Help Manage Your Premises Security?

Get in touch with us today and have one of our specialised team guide you through the process. We take time to understand you and your requirements, we don't believe in a one size fits all solution.

Projects That Deliver, Clients That Trust

Portsmouth Crown Place

Client : CRM STUDENTS

“CRM Student have worked with Veritech Systems since May 2018. They have provided static guards, and a key holding service for us. Since this time, I have found Veritech to be efficient, ethical, and extremely professional. The team they have provided to our sites have gone above and beyond. Site teams have built professional working relationships with site management team and students. They have managed some difficult situations, and emergencies, using initiative, patience, and fantastic customer service.

The team have been well managed, by a reactive and strong management team, I would recommend Veritech systems. They
have excelled in managing student sites, and have a very good understanding of their clients’ needs at all times. “

Southampton Crossings

Client : HOST STUDENTS

“We have been using Veritech Systems for our through the night and weekend security service at Southampton Crossings Student accommodation in Southampton City Centre.

The security guards are specific to the building, very good as well as very well presented and approachable with a real can do attitude going over and above their job description. This is the second building I have used Veritech in the City and I would not hesitate to recommend them in the Student Accommodation sector.”

Southampton Vincent Place

Client : STUDENT ROOST

“We have been using Veritech Security Services for our out of hours security service at our Student accommodation. The guards are very good, always professional, well trained with a real can-do attitude which is essential in the student accommodation sector. I would not hesitate to recommend Veritech Security Systems.”

Additional Security Services

Fever Detection - The Intelligent Way

Industry-Leading Accuracy. HiK’s fever detection range of cameras use
their proprietary compensation algorithm. Thanks to this, standalone
thermal cameras achieve accuracy of ±0.5 or ±0.3 with a blackbody
calibrator.

AI Analytics Technology. Advanced computer simulation ensures only
skin temperature is analysed on HiK fever detection cameras. Accurate
readouts can be provided without asking staff or clients to remove
headwear or masks.

Maximise throughput and reduce costs at mobile or fixed screening
stations, with one fixed camera capable of screening up to 1400 people
an hour. This allows a smaller and more efficient team to operate without

Advanced Intelligent Tracking Algorithms

Advanced Intelligent Tracking Algorithms
Loitering detection. Loitering tracks moving objects such as people and
vehicles, and triggers an alarm if they have been in a predefined area for
too long.

Abandoned luggage detection. If a luggage is detected as unattended for
a huge amount of time an alarm sound will be raised.
Object removal detection - This is the way of protecting valuables without
any human monitoring. Whenever object is found missing, then system
will generate alarms.

Fall detection. Fall detection is being improved within care organisations
around the world: saving valuable time, and helping to save lives.
Violent behaviour detection - Its primary function is to ensure public
safety through visual crow

Key Holding Services

Veritech holds the keys, codes or access instructions at your local Veritech office. Once provided we can gain access to your site when required. Our SIA qualified guards are able to open up and lock down your accommodation before and after a days work, whether during the week or out of hours. Our key holders will be fully trained on your premises and the unique requirements you might have. In addition to locking and unlocking, guards can be trained to fire systems, CCTV systems and access control systems.

Veritech key holding service provides many attractive security solutions:
•Maintain access control to the property or construction site.
•A time framework of our response.
•Access control while you’re away.
•Alarm response services and 24/7 monitoring
•Security patrol of the premises

Our Clients and Partners

Alfred Homes

Veritech has serviced our sites for several years, they have always demonstrated professionalism with a personal touch. Problems have never become a drama and a solution was always found. I recommend them highly.

Phil Space

Since changing our security systems over to Veritech we have been provided with a fantastic customer support network and have built a great working relationship with them. Their security systems work great in conjunction with our secure welfare units and temporary accommodation on a variety of different projects. Everyone at the company from those in the office to the engineers and security staff that visit our premises are extremely professional. Their response times have been second to none and we look forward to partnering with them for many more years

Wates

Veritech systems have provided our project with 24 hour security, CCTV and motion sensors and access control. The service that they have given has been exemplary, from the standard of guards through to emergency call outs. I would highly recommend their service and would have no hesitation with obtaining their services in the future.

Sir Robert McAlpine

On behalf of The Quality Leadership Group from Sir Robert McAlpine to all at Veritech Systems, please accept our congratulations. High Quality performance and good standards of workmanship are directly linked to the success of any project and I would be grateful if you would pass on this message of thanks to your team; In particular the operatives and supervisors at site level responsible for all the works.

Student Accommodation Security Risks, Safety & Compliance

Student accommodation presents unique security and safety challenges, balancing safeguarding, privacy, and regulatory compliance. The guides below examine common risks, legal responsibilities, and the security measures used to protect students, staff, and property across purpose-built and mixed-use accommodation.