Night and weekend patrols
Two to four rounds a night at variable times: checking the fencing and gate, the plant, containers and storage areas, detecting any presence or break-in, with a time-stamped report.
Service
Construction site surveillance and guarding
A construction site gets robbed between Friday evening and Monday morning, during long weekends and the August shutdown: fuel, copper cables, tools, small plant. We build the surveillance around what is actually exposed and the times when no one is there — random patrols during the week, continuous presence when the risk calls for it.
Nights and long weekends
That’s when thefts are concentrated. The deployment follows the site’s schedule, not a flat monthly rate.
Time-stamped patrols, random timings
An intruder should never be able to predict the next patrol. Every round is tracked and reported.
K9 handler team on large sites
On a linear or extensive site, the dog detects a presence at a distance and deters better than a second guard.
Incident log for the insurer
Every patrol and every anomaly is logged: a time-stamped record, kept by a third party, that insurers value.
01 · Duties
What we cover on a construction site
From a night-time patrol to continuous presence, scaled to follow the value at risk and the construction schedule.
Static guarding post
A guard present all night or all weekend during the most exposed periods: long weekends, the summer shutdown, after a first break-in, or the phase when valuable equipment is delivered.
K9 handler team
On large sites, linear road or utility projects, and poorly lit sites, a dog handler covers more ground and deters far more strongly.
Access and delivery control
Keeping the daytime entry register on large sites, checking deliveries and collections, and making sure only expected subcontractors get in.
Closing round
Plant grouped together and immobilised, fuel tanks checked, containers locked, gate padlocked, lighting switched on: the evening round prevents half of all opportunistic thefts.
Site alarm verification
When a temporary remote monitoring system triggers, a guard goes to the site, assesses the alert, calls the police if necessary, and secures the site.
02 · Sizing
How we size the surveillance of a construction site
A construction site changes every week; the deployment has to keep up. We start from four questions.
What is exposed, phase by phase
Groundworks, structural work, finishing work: the value present on site changes, and the risk changes with it. A batch of cable delivered too early is worth more than all the breeze blocks on site.
The layout of the site
Length of fencing, number of access points, lighting, visibility from the public road, blind spots. This is what decides between patrols, a static post and a K9 handler team.
The genuinely vulnerable time slots
Weeknights, weekends, long weekends, the annual shutdown, delivery days. We concentrate presence on these slots rather than spreading a permanent watch too thinly to be useful.
How it fits with how the site is run
Temporary remote monitoring, an entry register, deliveries timed to installation, plant immobilised and marked: human surveillance complements these measures, it does not replace them.
03 · Real-world examples
Three sites, three set-ups
Tools and finishing work
The risk centres on power tools, joinery and finishing materials delivered towards the end of the job. Two patrols a night and a closing round are often enough, with extra cover on delivery weekends.
Scattered plant, cable
Several kilometres of site, machines parked well away from any light, drums of cable: this is where a K9 handler team excels, covering the distance and detecting a presence before seeing it.
Squatting, vandalism
A halted site attracts illegal occupation and vandalism. Regular patrols, checks on boarded-up openings and immediate reporting make it possible to act within the first few hours, while it is still simple.
04 · Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about construction site security.
The questions that come up most before booking this service. If yours isn't here, ask us: reply within 24 working hours.
How many patrol rounds per night?
Two to four, depending on the size of the site and the value exposed, at deliberately variable times. Over a long weekend, or after a first break-in, we move to continuous presence. The frequency is reviewed at every phase of the project.
Is a single guard enough at night on a construction site?
On an average site, fenced and lit, yes, with written instructions and a means of communication. On a large site, a K9 handler team is more effective. In every case, the guard observes, raises the alarm and guides the police to the scene: they do not physically confront several individuals.
Can a dog be left alone on the site?
No. The dog works as a team with its handler, who holds a professional licence issued by CNAPS (France’s private-security regulator) with the K9 endorsement, and stays under their control at all times. A dog left alone, locked on a site, is illegal, dangerous and ineffective.
How is the service billed?
Patrols are billed per round, the static post by the hour and per guard with night and Sunday premiums, and the K9 handler team by the hour as well. The quote itemises every line and follows the site schedule: it is adjusted at every phase, with no minimum term.
What should you do right after a theft?
Do not move anything, take photographs, list what is missing with serial numbers, file a police report, declare the loss to the insurer within the contract deadline, and immediately reinforce the deployment: thieves often come back the following night. Our guide protecting a construction site against theft details the measures that work.
05 · Where we operate
Construction site security in Burgundy-Franche-Comté and the Rhône.
We cover Burgundy-Franche-Comté and the Rhône, with guards based across these areas. Check your area's page for the full list of towns covered.
Chalon-sur-Saône
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Lyon & Rhône
Rhône (69)
Mâcon
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Dijon
Côte-d'Or (21)
Beaune
Côte-d'Or (21)
Le Creusot · Montceau
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Autun
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Louhans · Bresse
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Paray-le-Monial · Digoin
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Villefranche · Beaujolais
Rhône (69)
Bourg-en-Bresse
Ain (01)
Lons-le-Saunier
Jura (39)
Our whole service area
18 cities and their towns
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