Security Company in Southampton
Southampton, Hampshire
SIA-licensed security officers across Southampton, from a team based in the city
Milguard Security is based at Kemps Quay on Quayside Road, a few minutes from the Itchen Bridge and the eastern side of the docks. Southampton is not a city we cover from somewhere else. It is where the company works from, which matters on the jobs that start at short notice or run through the night.
We provide SIA-licensed officers to commercial premises, construction sites, industrial estates, retail units and events across the city and the surrounding area, from a single overnight shift to a permanent manned presence.
What guarding in Southampton actually involves
Southampton is a working port city rather than a commuter town, and the security work follows that. These are the kinds of site we are asked about most often here.
Port and waterfront premises
The docks dominate the city's employment, and the businesses around them keep unusual hours. Shift patterns on the waterfront rarely match an ordinary nine to five.
Construction and regeneration sites
The Bargate Quarter and the wider Mayflower Quarter masterplan mean live sites in the city centre for years to come. A site that changes shape every fortnight needs a guard who knows this week's layout.
Industrial estates and trading parks
City Industrial Park, Empress Road, Northbrook, Nursling and the Hedge End estates all carry the same risks: tools, cable, fuel and plant, usually lost overnight through a boundary that moved last week.
Venues and events
St Mary's Stadium, the Utilita Bowl at West End, the Mayflower, the Guildhall and the Boat Show at Mayflower Park all bring crowds into the city on fixed dates.
Retail, from Westquay to the district centres
Westquay is the largest centre on the south coast, but most retail guarding here happens in the smaller parades at Shirley, Portswood, Bitterne and Woolston, where an officer is visible and local.
Offices and vacant property
The Cumberland Place offices, Ocean Village and the Science Park at Chilworth, plus the empty units that regeneration leaves behind between tenants.
Services
What we provide in Southampton
- Manned guarding
Static officers, patrols, lock-ups and out-of-hours cover.
- K9 security
Licensed handlers and trained dogs for large or open sites.
- Event security
Door supervision, crowd management and stewarding.
- Close protection
Discreet personal protection for individuals and families.
- Surveillance
Monitoring and covert work where a visible guard would not suit.
Where we work from
Our address is 3b Kemps Industrial Park, Quayside Road, Southampton, SO18 1BZ. Being in the city means we are not quoting travel time into every job, and it is why Southampton work tends to be the easiest for us to arrange at short notice.
We also cover the surrounding towns from here, including Eastleigh, Fareham, Totton, Hedge End, Chandler's Ford, Romsey and Winchester. If your site is just outside the city, it is still worth asking.
Questions
Security in Southampton
- Do you cover the whole of Southampton?
- Yes, across the city and the surrounding area. We are based on the eastern side at Kemps Quay, so Bitterne, Woolston, Northam and the docks are closest, but the city is small enough that this rarely changes anything.
- Can you cover a single night?
- Yes. One-off and short contracts are common, often after a break-in, for a high-value delivery, or for an empty unit between tenants.
- Are your officers SIA licensed?
- Every one, for the role they are working, checked against the SIA register before deployment. You are welcome to ask to see a licence at any point.
- How quickly can you put someone on site?
- It depends on the hours and the site, and we would rather tell you on the phone than publish a promise we cannot keep for every job. Call and you will get a straight answer the same day.