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Security guidance from the Mackins team

Practical advice drawn from the sites we survey and the contracts we run — written for the people who have to make the decision.

14 July 2026

Cameras and officers solve different problems. Getting the balance wrong is the most common and most expensive mistake we see on commercial sites.

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22 May 2026

Empty buildings attract squatters, metal theft and fly-tipping. The cost of putting it right is almost always more than the cost of preventing it.

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8 March 2026

Not every supplier is as compliant as their website suggests. Five checks that take ten minutes and protect you from a great deal of trouble.

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19 January 2026

Event staffing is not a guess or a ratio pulled from a brochure. It comes out of capacity, layout, egress and the crowd profile.

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