Sarum Systems installs Paxton access control and video door entry across Great Dunmow, Takeley and the Stansted side of the A120. Typical jobs are fob or card entry for offices and workshops on the Flitch, Hoblongs and Chelmsford Road estates, controlled visitor routes for schools, and door entry for blocks of flats in the town. We design around Paxton Net2, Paxton10 or Paxton Entry depending on the site, take over existing systems, and attend maintained systems within three hours. The survey is free.
HD & 4K camera systems with remote viewing, recording and smart motion alerts.
Wired & wireless intruder alarms, monitored and app-connected, fitted to BS EN 50131.
Keypad, fob and door-entry systems that control exactly who goes where.
Fire detection and alarm systems designed, installed and serviced to BS 5839.
Access control in Great Dunmow follows the town's growth. The industrial estates on Chelmsford Road and Station Road are made up of small and mid-sized units, many shared or subdivided, where the key-holder list gets longer every time staff change. Takeley adds a different mix, with business centres close to Stansted Airport where early starts and late finishes are normal and nobody wants to be meeting staff at the door at dawn. New housing brings new buildings that need controlled entry too. The approved schemes west of Woodside Way and at Smiths Farm include a primary school, a community centre and a care home. Back in the old town, offices and flats above shops on the High Street often share one street door between several occupiers. Each of those needs a different answer, from a single reader on one door to a networked site. External fittings have to respect local rules, and we always work to the guidance published by Uttlesford District Council.
On a shared unit the first win is getting rid of loose keys. We set Paxton up so each tenant controls its own doors and the landlord or managing agent keeps the gate and common entrance, with every token traceable to a named person. For businesses near the airport running shifts, door schedules let early staff in without opening the building to everyone. In schools and new community buildings we design the visitor route around reception, keep everything else locked during the day, and open a defined set of doors for evening hire. Flat blocks get video entry so residents can see who is at the door from their phone. Every escape door we control releases on the fire alarm and opens from inside without a fob, which matters as much as the security.
Fire and security is all we do — from design to long-term maintenance, across every system.
An East Anglia-based team means faster surveys, quicker call-outs and engineers who know the area.
We don't disappear after install — ongoing maintenance keeps every system compliant and reliable.
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