Key Holding Service Cannock
"You Sleep Soundly. We Face the Threat."
Eagle Security Protection provides professional, accredited key holding services for businesses, sprawling industrial estates, and commercial properties across Cannock and the Staffordshire borders. We eliminate the risk of you or your staff navigating dark, potentially dangerous premises at 3 AM. Whether you manage a logistics hub in Kingswood Lakeside or a retail store at the Orbital Retail Centre, we hold the keys, take the call, and handle the risk.
Our Strategic Partners
We work alongside established organisations to maintain site safety and operational continuity.
Stop Putting Your Staff in Danger
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007, employers have a prosecutable Duty of Care. Sending an untrained manager into a dark warehouse in Bridgtown to check an alarm breach violates lone worker protocols. Our SIA-licensed officers confront the danger while you stay safe.
🛡️ Remove the Risk NowThe Safety Factor
Protect staff from harm; our SIA-licensed officers confront the danger while you remain in a safe environment.
The Sleep Factor
Stay in a warm bed; we handle the false alarm caused by insects or equipment triggering a sensor.
The Legal Factor
Drastically reduce corporate liability; we operate under strict insurance and SIA regulations for every response.
Trusted Extensions
Working alongside leaders like ABM and KWB as a trusted extension of local risk management teams.
Core Key Holding Duties
"Secure. Audited. Ready to Deploy."
🔹 Secure Key Storage
"You Hand Over the Keys. We Vault Them." keys are tagged with unique codes and sealed in tamper-evident pouches inside calibrated safes at our 24/7 control room. BS 7984 compliant storage ensures total anonymity.
👔 Alarm Response Integration
"You Get the Alert. We Go to the Site." We become the primary contact for your monitoring station. Officers conduct perimeter sweeps and interior checks, resetting systems and providing digital reports by morning.
🚧 Scheduled Access
"You Schedule the Maintenance. We Open the Door." letting cleaners, fire engineers, or contractors into your Cannock site. We attend, unlock, verify credentials, and lock up securely afterwards.
🔑 Lost Key Support
"You Lose Your Set. We Provide the Backup." If a manager loses master keys, Eagle act as your 24/7 emergency backup, ensuring business continuity without panic or locksmith delays.
Backup Security When Life Happens
Short-term & Holiday cover for your Cannock site. "Plans change. Our protection doesn't."If your primary key holder goes on holiday, falls ill, or resigns, we step in instantly. We also arrange emergency boarding if we find a smashed window during a call-out, securing your site before we leave.
Deployment Process
From Your Pocket to Our Safe in 4 Steps.
Handover
You provide the physical keys and alarm codes for your Cannock premises.
Anonymising
We tag them with a unique, untraceable security code for complete anonymity.
Storage
Keys are sealed and vaulted in our control room under BS 7984 protocols.
Action
On alarm, keys are released to a licensed officer who deploys immediately.
Approved Rate Card
🔹 Retainer Rates
*Annual cost: £547.50 billed annually. Includes secure vaulting and liability cover.
📋 Estimated Annual Cost
Estimate Your Security Costs
Is your staff's safety worth more than £1.50 a day?
Compare this to staff overtime, lost sleep, and potential litigation costs.
Security Insights
Understanding Your Duty of Care.
Security Risks of Vacant Construction Sites
Focus: Why large industrial estates require structured on-site access control beyond perimeter CCTV.
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Safety First
"You stay safe. We take the risk." Removes your team from potentially violent confrontations with intruders at 3 AM.
Audited Standards
"You need standards. We are audited." Keys stored strictly to BS 7984 standards with complete digital trails.
Local Speed
"You need speed. We are local." Cannock-based rapid response units ensure lightning-fast attendance across the district.
Curing False Alarm Fatigue
"Curing False Alarm Fatigue in Kingswood Lakeside."
A warehouse operations manager in Kingswood Lakeside was waking 3-4 times a month for false alarms caused by loose shutter doors. The 3 AM commute near the A5 was ruining his health.
"You handed over the keys. We took over the response." Eagle Security became the primary key holder, storing keys to BS 7984 and integrating alarm response from our local base.
The manager finally slept. Over the next quarter, we attended 3 false alarms (securing the shutter) and 1 genuine break-in attempt, handling the police without him needing to leave his home.
Protecting Every Corner of Cannock
What Our Clients Say
"Eagle Security handles our key holding in Kingswood Lakeside. Driving to the site at 3 AM was ruining my health. Now, I sleep while they handle everything—from false alarms to the police."
Fully Accredited & Compliant
Trusted by UK contractors for audit-ready security solutions.
Key Holding FAQs
How do you store keys for Cannock clients?
Keys are stored in a secure, calibrated safe in accordance with BS 7984. They are coded anonymously, meaning no address details are attached to the physical key.
Who responds if the alarm goes off?
A fully uniformed, SIA-licensed mobile response officer. "You stay home. We attend." We are trained to handle intruders and preserve crime scenes.
What if it's just a false alarm?
We investigate the cause, reset the alarm, lock the building securely, and send you a digital report the next morning. You do not need to be disturbed.
How much is the annual fee?
The holding fee is £1.50 per day (£547.50/year). If we have to attend the site, there is a fixed call-out fee of £75 for the first hour.
Are you insured?
Yes. We hold comprehensive liability insurance specifically for key holding and alarm response activities, including specific "loss of keys" cover.
What happens if there is an actual break-in?
We retreat, secure the perimeter, call Staffordshire Police immediately, and wait for their arrival. We then assist with emergency boarding up.
Can you respond to residential alarms in Heath Hayes?
Yes. We provide specialized key holding for private residences and gated developments, ensuring your home is protected while you are away.
Do I need to give you an alarm code?
Yes. We require a unique alarm code (assigned specifically to our team) so we can disarm and reset the system upon arrival.
How quickly can you respond across Cannock?
Average response time is typically within 20-30 minutes, depending on traffic conditions on the A5 and motorway junctions.
Can you open the site for weekend contractors?
Yes. We can attend to let contractors in or out during unsociable hours. This is charged as a standard call-out fee.
What if I lose my personal keys?
Since we hold a spare master set in our vault, we can provide emergency access to your site while you arrange for replacement locks or keys.
Do you cover Bank Holidays and Christmas?
Yes. Our Key Holding service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with absolutely no exceptions.
Is there a long-term contract?
We typically run on an annual contract billed annually, but we are flexible for temporary projects or holiday periods.
Can you hold electronic fobs and swipe cards?
Yes. We can hold traditional keys, electronic fobs, access cards, and any other devices required to enter your premises.
What if the alarm is broken and won't reset?
If the system is faulty, we will contact your nominated emergency contact for instructions, or we can remain on site until an engineer arrives.
Do you serve schools and academies in Hednesford?
Yes. We are highly experienced in holding keys for educational facilities, managing out-of-hours access, and conducting holiday checks.
Hand Over the Keys. Take Back Your Sleep.
Contact our team to integrate your site into our local Cannock key holding routes. Professional protection exactly when you need it.
