Choosing a security company starts with a practical question: what do you need it to do at your site? Guarding an entrance, maintaining cameras and watching live footage are different responsibilities. Define the work before comparing proposals.
About this guide
Published by Sentrix Monitoring. This guide includes our own service alongside other providers and does not rank the companies by performance. Provider descriptions refer to their published service information; confirm current availability and the scope directly.
Start with the service you need.
List your locations, operating hours and the areas that need attention. Then decide whether you need people on site, camera and access equipment, remote monitoring or a combination. A useful brief makes clear who is expected to notice an event and who is expected to act.
Askari Guards
Askari’s published services include guarding and technical security. Its technical security page lists CCTV, access control, fire detection and intrusion prevention systems. Use those categories to describe what you need, then request a proposal for your location.
Askari Guards — Technical Security
Phoenix Security
Phoenix’s guarding page describes armed and unarmed guarding alongside other site security services. For a guarding proposal, ask about the posts, shifts, supervision and duties included at your premises.
Security 2000
Security 2000 lists guarding and cash-in-transit services, including factory, cargo and event security. Separate day-to-day site requirements from transport or event work when requesting a quote.
Security 2000 — Official website
Sentrix Monitoring
Sentrix provides continuous live monitoring 24/7, scheduled camera patrols, alarm video verification and other security services for businesses in Pakistan. Installation, cloud video analytics, thermal imaging, gate access control and remote concierge can be included in a defined plan. Confirm the camera views, monitoring scope and the people responsible for physical response in your proposal.
Ask each provider the same questions.
- What is included? Request the locations, hours, equipment, duties and reporting arrangements in writing.
- Who responds? Name the main contact, backup contact and escalation order. Clarify any physical response included.
- Can the existing setup be used? Provide camera and recorder models and details of the connection. Ask what needs to change.
- What happens during an interruption? Ask how loss of power, connectivity, equipment or staffing affects the service and how your team is informed.
- Who controls camera access? Establish who can view footage, export recordings and change permissions or instructions.
- What is the full cost? Ask for a PKR quote separating setup, equipment, recurring charges, applicable taxes and additional work.
- How will we review the service? Agree how site changes, new contacts and recurring issues will be handled.
Compare the same scope.
Send each shortlisted provider the same brief. A low monthly price means little if the proposals cover different hours, responsibilities or equipment. Ask about relevant experience and references, then assess the written proposal against what your site needs.
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Talk to Sentrix about your site, existing cameras and the hours that need attention.
