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Sussex Alarms | Security & Fire System Installations | Brighton & Hove

Sussex Alarms | Security & Fire System Installations | Brighton & Hove

3.2(14 reviews)See reviews ↓·Brighton

About the company

Sussex Alarms is now part of Spy Alarms, and existing Sussex Alarms customers' contracts have been transferred to Spy Alarms. Spy Alarms has been in business for over 40 years. Its products include burglar alarms, CCTV, fire protection and access control systems, and it provides installation, servicing, maintenance and repairs. The company offers a comprehensive range of fire extinguishers including water, foam, CO2, powder, wet chemical and automatic extinguishers. Spy Alarms has engineers based across Brighton and Sussex, and its service area covers Kent, Surrey, Sussex and London.

It holds NSI Gold and BAFE accreditation. The Spy Group consists of four trading brands based in the South East of England and serves 55,000 customers. Fire Action is a fire protection specialist and part of the Spy Group. Firelec Controls works from Bedfordshire and has experience in the Public Sector, Education and larger projects. SDS Security is based in South West London with a specific London focus. The Spy Group's services cover electronic security systems, fire detection and suppression.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Households that commissioned full alarm and CCTV installations in Brighton describe work that ran smoothly from the first survey through to completion. Reviewers repeatedly praise the guidance offered during the initial visit and the pricing quoted, while the same note of knowledgeable, friendly engineers runs through many accounts. Tidiness on site is a point that comes up often, with engineers called polite and professional, and one customer singles out Sue in the office for her customer service. Wireless alarm fitting is another job mentioned, and questions are said to be answered without any trouble.

On the maintenance side, one long-standing client reports that the annual service charge has risen only modestly across the years, while others describe difficulty telling which company their agreement now sits with after the change of ownership. Sharper accounts concern an out-of-hours call-out that did not settle a false alarm, maintenance billing on a vacant flat, and charges quoted for removing tamper-proof sensors that some consider steep for the time involved. Installation work is remembered warmly, whereas later service and invoicing attract the complaints, leaving a divided impression of the company.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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axelle trotobas13 August 2024

We purchased a flat that came with an old, malfunctioning alarm system. Despite the property being vacant for a considerable time after the previous owner's passing, Sussex Alarms continued charging for maintenance. We requested these payments to be stopped. Today, I inquired about having the system removed, as it occasionally goes off, disturbing the entire building. I was informed it would cost £400 just to disable the system, after which I would have to handle the physical removal myself. I expressed my disappointment, but no assistance was offered. Very poor service.

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J B19 October 2021

Had a wireless alarm fitted. Fantastic service from start to finish, with all my questions answered. Nothing was too much trouble!

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Terry Lavers14 August 2020

Alarm went off during dinner. The system was not set but had decided that it was being tampered with. Contacted the helpline for assistance and twenty minutes later the out of hours engineer contacted me result of pressing buttons and entering codes was that it was probably the heat and I should see how it goes. Wonderful service would like to recommend sussex alarms and its new owners to anybody who wants shoddy service and the prospect of a sleepless night,

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Phillip3 June 2020

Sussex Alarms have looked after and serviced my system for many years. The Engineers and all the support staff have always been professional and friendly. I can not recommend this company and in particular the staff, more highly. Thank you to everyone at Sussex Alarms Phillip

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2101bob14 May 2020

I have had pretty satisfactory service from Sussex Alarms for many years now. The annual maintenance contract price (which means one annual service visit and excludes problem call-outs) has not increased greatly over the period. The only problem I now have is working out whether my contract is with Sussex Alarms or Spy Alarms. Neither the routine correspondence nor their separate websites make anything clear, and I do like to know with whom I am dealing. I appear to have acquired two account numbers, but which applies to which office I've no idea. Simply keeping existing customers informed would be a simple and obvious courtesy, but perhaps the takeover brought job cuts etc with it.

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Wintons Fishery4 May 2020

Used to be a fabulous local company with great customer service. Since being taken over the service bills have gone through the roof! What a shame all the good will that had been built up with loyal customers. Incredibly stressful wondering what the next bill will be!

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Clair Masters4 March 2020

Since being take over their only concern is getting customers onto maintenance contracts. I paid £234 call out fee to remedy a fault, which was not repaired. When I requested a revisit they advised it would cost a further £275 plus VAT. Found a new installer who repaired the original fault and replaced the poor workmanship at half that price. Lack of reasonable skill and care over the job and zero customer service.

CCTV & alarm installers in Brighton compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 9 businesses in this category in Brighton are compared.

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1Home Connected - TV-WiFi-Security★ 5,038Yes
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4TPS CCTV SECURITY & ELECTRICAL LTD★ 5,012Yes
5WestGuard Ltd★ 4,919No
9Sussex Alarms | Security & Fire System Installations | Brighton & Hove (this page)★ 3,214No
Contact
+441273726646www.sussexalarms.co.ukIngleby House, Crowhurst Rd, Brighton BN1 8AF
Working hours
Monday08:30–17:00
Tuesday08:30–17:00
Wednesday08:30–17:00
Thursday08:30–17:00
Friday08:30–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed