Office & corporate security in Melbourne

A single-floor tenancy with a monitored alarm, four to six discreet cameras and card access on the front and comms room doors typically runs $6,000 to $12,000 installed. Multi-floor tenancies with lift access, visitor intercom and a larger door count scale from there. Everything is itemised — door by door, camera by camera.

Yes. Mobile credentials are standard on the platforms we install, and for most offices they are better: nobody leaves their phone at home, revoking access takes seconds, and there are no plastic cards to reissue. We usually deploy both, because visitors and contractors still need something physical.

Cameras in an office should cover entries, exits, reception, the comms room and any high-value store — not desks. Australian privacy expectations and most enterprise agreements draw the line at monitoring people at work rather than protecting the premises. We will tell you if a requested position is going to cause you a problem, and we document coverage so you can show staff exactly what is and is not recorded.

Cleaners get their own credential and their own alarm code, valid only in the window they work. The system records the entry, the disarm and the exit, so an incident on a Tuesday night has a short and definite list of who was in the building.

Usually yes, though it depends on the base building system and the landlord's appetite. Lift destination control, tenancy floor access and base building card compatibility are all common requests. We scope this early, because it is the item most likely to need landlord approval and lead time.

Card access on the door with an audit trail, a camera framed on it, and a door-ajar alert if it is left open. Environmental sensors for temperature and water are worth adding — most comms room incidents we attend are a failed air conditioner or a leak, not a break-in. The same visit usually tidies the structured cabling too.

Routinely. Security, access control and data cabling should be designed before ceilings close, and coordinated with the electrical and joinery trades. Coming in after a fitout is finished costs more and rarely looks as good. Bring us in at the drawing stage and it is cheaper on every count.

Yes. One management interface across tenancies, consistent user groups, central reporting and remote credential changes. When someone leaves the business, one action removes their access from every site rather than a phone call to each office manager.