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Protecting People. Securing Schools. Saving Lives.

Smart Lockdown & Alert Solutions with 24/7 Monitoring

Lockdown UK designs, installs, monitors and maintains wireless lockdown alert systems for schools, care homes, healthcare and public buildings — a clear, instant, site-wide alert the moment it matters.

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24/7 professional monitoring & response
Distinct from the fire alarm — DfE-aligned
Martyn's Law ready

Martyn's Law (Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025) will require schools and public premises to have documented lockdown, invacuation, evacuation and communication procedures. Get ahead of it now.

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What We Do

One system. Six layers of protection.

Every Lockdown UK installation delivers the full response chain — from the first press of a button to the report your governors and inspectors will ask for.

Protect

Protecting children, staff and vulnerable people

Monitor

24/7 professional monitoring & response

Alert

Instant alerts to staff and emergency services

Secure

Lockdown control at the touch of a button

Communicate

Two-way communication across your site in real time

Report

Automatic logs and reporting for full accountability

Built Around Official Guidance

A fire bell says get out. A lockdown alert says stay put.

The Department for Education is explicit that a lockdown alert must be different from your fire alarm — and sets five tests every first alert should pass. Our systems are designed around them.

"The alarm must differ in some way from the actual fire alarm sound, which would automatically lead to evacuation."
Department for Education — Protective Security and Preparedness for Education Settings (April 2025)

Quick to activate

One press on a wireless button or app — the whole site alerts in seconds.

Reaches everyone on site

Sounders, strobes and phone notifications cover every member of staff.

Any staff member, anywhere

Multiple trigger points — no single point of failure at reception.

Reveals no locations

Signals the threat without broadcasting where people are sheltering.

Safe to raise

Discreet activation that doesn't endanger the person triggering it.

Criteria from DfE guidance, "Communicating about the threat across your setting" (April 2025), which defines lockdown, invacuation and evacuation as distinct responses — each needing its own clear signal.

Creating safer environments so children can learn and thrive.

Who We Protect

Specialists in schools. Trusted wherever people need protecting.

Education is where we live and breathe — and the same proven system protects care settings, healthcare and public buildings.

Our Specialism

Schools & Colleges

Primary, secondary, SEND, academies and multi-academy trusts — DfE-aligned lockdown systems with drills, training and termly testing.

Care Homes

Residential and nursing care — protecting residents and staff with clear, calm site-wide alerts.

Support Services

Services for vulnerable people and communities that need a fast, discreet emergency response.

Healthcare

Hospitals, clinics and medical centres — alerts that reach every ward and waiting room.

Public Spaces

Community centres and public facilities preparing for Martyn's Law duties.

How We Work

From enquiry to protected in five steps

STEP 1

Free Site Survey

We walk your site, review your procedures and map coverage needs.

STEP 2

Design & Quote

A clear, fixed-price proposal — written for business managers, not engineers.

STEP 3

Install & Commission

Wireless installation around your timetable, fully tested and signed off.

STEP 4

Train Your Staff

Whole-staff training and your first supported lockdown drill.

STEP 5

Monitor & Maintain

24/7 monitoring, annual maintenance and termly testing — all documented.

About Lockdown UK

Built on life-safety engineering, not sales patter

Lockdown UK was founded by engineers from the fire and electrical life-safety industry. That heritage matters: lockdown systems are life-safety systems, and we design, install, monitor and maintain them to the same disciplines as fire detection.

Every survey, drawing, manual and service certificate is produced to professional life-safety standards — an audit-ready record from day one, backed by 24/7 professional monitoring.

Lockdown UK is part of the Cit-E Group UK Ltd.

Why customers choose us

  • Fire & electrical life-safety engineering pedigree
  • 24/7 professional monitoring & response
  • Wireless-first: fast installs, no disruption
  • Integration with fire, access control & PA systems
  • Training, termly testing & annual maintenance
  • Full documentation for governors and inspections

Is your site lockdown-ready?

Book a free, no-obligation site survey. We'll assess your current procedures, identify gaps and show you exactly what protection looks like — before Martyn's Law makes it a requirement.

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Get In Touch

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Call us

01675 437 337

Email

info@lockdownuk.net

Office

Lockdown UK
School House, Church Hill
Coleshill, B46 3AD

Hours

Monday–Friday, 8:00–17:00
24/7 monitoring & emergency response for contract customers