Commercial Security Companies
Commercial security companies protect a business property, through installed systems, guards, or both. Start by deciding which you need, since many firms do only one.
Companies with commercial service pages
Systems and monitoring
Guards and patrol
These national firms list guarding for business properties. Check the branch near you.
- Prosegur: Visit company website
- Security Base Group: Visit company website
- Security USA: Visit company website
Local firms are in our city guides.
What each type of property usually needs
| Need | Offices | Retail premises | Warehouses | Multi-tenant sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guard coverage | Lobby, business hours | Loss prevention, peak hours | Gates and dock, shift changes | Shared lobby, agreed by landlord |
| Monitoring | Alarms and cameras after hours | Cameras at exits and stock | Perimeter and yard cameras | Common areas; tenants own the rest |
| Patrols | Rarely needed in daytime | Parking and closing checks | After-hours yard checks | Garage and exterior rounds |
| Access control | Badges by floor | Staff and stockroom doors | Vehicle and dock control | Who issues and revokes credentials |
| After-hours response | Who is called, and who goes | Who meets police at a break-in | Who secures a damaged door | Landlord or tenant, in writing |
Questions for your property
- Who owns the system if you change vendors?
- What's the plan when an alarm triggers at 3 a.m.?
- Does your lease make the landlord responsible for any of this?
- Who manages access for tenants or departing staff?
Commercial coverage by city
Compare guard companies with documented locations in New York City, Atlanta, and Baltimore.