Security
Archie
Operational lead across security contracts and event deployments.
About AV Group UKBristol HQ · UK-wideFamily-owned · Independent
The team standingbetween your siteand everything that can go wrong.
AV Group UK is a family-owned specialist in security, event medical cover and cleaning, built by ex-police, prison and military professionals, run from Bristol and trusted on the ground from the South West to South Wales and nationwide.
Our story
Grown out of Avon Valley Security, sharpened for what clients actually need today.
AV Group UK grew out of Avon Valley Security. What started as a local security firm has evolved into a family-owned group covering three tightly-run pillars, Security, Medical Cover and Cleaning & Maintenance, under one accountable roof.
We help venues, event organisers, production companies, hotels, developers, facilities managers and public-sector clients who need one team they can pick up the phone to, at any hour, and know the job will be handled properly.
Our specialism is the messy middle: night-time economy, live events, film sets, hotels, medical response, key holding, out-of-hours cleans and short-notice cover. Work where standards, judgement and calm under pressure matter more than a slick pitch.
Bristol is our HQ. We deliver daily across the South West and South Wales, and travel nationally for the right brief. Every job, a single door supervisor or a 25–30 strong event team, is run by people who know your site.
Mission & standards
People-first. Standards-driven. No shortcuts on the doors that matter.
Every deployment, properly credentialed
SIA-licensed security. FREC 3/4 and paramedic-level medics. Highfield-awarded training. DBS-checked across every team we field.
Welfare of our own team
A Mental Health Champion on the ground, not on a poster. If the team is well looked after, the client gets a better shift, every time.
Insured, briefed, documented
Public liability, employers' liability and medical indemnity in place. RAMS and method statements issued on request as standard.
Our guarantee
If the phone rings, it gets answered. If we quote it, we deliver it. If something slips, a director owns it.
We are independently owned. There is no franchise layer, no absentee director and no call-centre between you and the person on your site. That is the guarantee, direct accountability from the top down.
Trust indicators
Standards, in numbers.
24/7
Phones answered · 365 days
25–30
Max event team we can field
9
Core areas covered, Bristol to South East
3
Pillars, Security · Medical · Cleaning
SIA-licensed contractor
Highfield awarding body
FREC 3/4 & paramedic-led medics
PL, EL & medical indemnity insured
Leadership
The people you actually speak to.
Directors and senior team drawn from policing, prison service and specialist security backgrounds, with clinical leadership on the medical side.
Team Leader
Bailey
Team leader across client sites, staffing and standards on the ground.
Mental Health Champion
Shea
Staff welfare lead, championing a people-first culture across every team we deploy.
What we deliver
Three pillars. One accountable team.
Uniform standards
Turned out properly. Every shift. No exceptions.
The person on your door is the first thing your guests, staff and neighbours see. Our uniform standard is deliberate, consistent and non-negotiable, a visible marker of a briefed, credentialed and accountable team on site.
Field standard · AV Group UK
Issued kit, worn correctly, on every deployment, static, event, mobile and hotel & concierge alike.
Uniform guide
- 01
Company-issued AVS coat
Navy coat with embroidered AV Group logo, the outer layer of the standard.
- 02
White long-sleeved shirt
Formal white shirt, to be worn at all times underneath the waistcoat.
- 03
Black waistcoat
Worn over the shirt and under the coat, smart, consistent silhouette on every door.
- 04
Black clip-on tie
Company-issued clip-on tie for a secure, professional appearance and safe break-away.
- 05
Black combat trousers
Hardwearing trousers with practical pockets for radios, notebooks and PPE.
- 06
Black combat boots
Supportive, slip-resistant footwear, fit for long shifts and mixed ground.
- 07
Company-issued blue armband
Worn on the left arm at all times. Colour may vary, wearing a different colour is non-negotiable.
- 08
Visible SIA licence
SIA badge worn openly on the outer layer, in line with licensing conditions.
Controlled kit
Medical tourniquet
Issued only to trained personnel. Access and use are governed through management, never carried without the required training in place.
Controlled kit
Torch
Issued through management following briefing. Standard on late-night, mobile patrol and low-light event deployments.
Standards notice. Torch and medical tourniquet, please refer to management for access and training. The company-issued blue armband is worn on the left arm; where a different colour is provided, wearing that colour is non-negotiable.
Next step
Ready when you are, brief us on the site, the dates, the risk.
Same-day estimate on most enquiries. Phones answered 24/7, 365.
Family-owned & independent 24/7 · 365 Bristol HQ · UK-wide