Our trading history means we have been protecting people since 1960 as a Lake District Security Company
We meet NSI Gold standards throughout our industry
Our accreditations and approvals form a part of our commitment to the very best quality of customer care and service standards delivery. By meeting these high standards in both Security and Fire, we have proven our high levels of competence for design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of both electronic security and fire protection systems.
More about our history below…
About Westmorland Fire & Security – The Lake District Security Company History
We have been providing the highest quality security and fire safety systems for 55+ years
Westmorland work to industry and government regulations, working to the highest quality standards ensuring that our systems provide you with a solution based on your requirements and that is cost effective.
Our staff are based at different locations; in and around The Lake District, we can provide an quality service and products. Through our group of companies we can offer coverage throughout the UK and Ireland.
We hold industry accreditations and recognised approvals
Proven track record, dating back over 55+years
OUR ACCREDITATIONS
Our extensive accreditations and approvals gained over 50 years of trading are the backbone of our Gold class installation and service. This makes us a leading Security Company in The Lake District

NSI Gold Accredited
Our installers work with pride and integrity in everything they do, providing the highest quality installation service, proven through our NSI Gold accreditation.

Constructionline
Construction is the UK’s largest and only governmental owned pre-qualified certification scheme for contractors and suppliers.
Why is Westmorland Fire & Security different
Because we offer superior service, every step of the way

Exceptional service standards
We spend time talking to you to understand your security systems requirements step by step and provide support and advice where needed.

High quality installations
Our end to end approach ensures each system is handled with the highest possible care and attention to detail.

Knowledgeable and professional team
We employ professional, friendly and highly trained team members in both fire and security disciplines.
SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY
A wide range of innovative security technology
Our established relationships with world-leading suppliers, means Westmorland Fire & Security offer innovative solutions paired with exceptional product support.
| CCTV | Alarms | Access Control | Fire Safety | and more! |
Our Accreditation and Industry Approvals
Westmorland Fire & Security has 3rd party accreditations, meaning we comply to all the government, industry and quality accreditations that you would expect from a provider of security and fire safety systems. Improvements to legislation and tighter standards in the industry mean not only do we provide a better service to our customers, we also give them peace of mind their systems will work when needed. Our teams are proud to work to the highest standards possible. Westmorland was initially accredited in the 1980s NSCIA (who later became NACOSS) Now kn0wn as NSI they are the dominant industry regulator, we hold the Gold standard with them for intruder alarms, access control and CCTV systems. Our accreditation also give us ISO 9000 2001, we were one of the first in the industry to meet the standard.
Our customers feedback means a great deal to us and this has helped us grow and develop as a business throughout the years to become the company we are today.
If you need a copy of our certification or want to know more about our accreditations and certification please get in touch
The other important aspect of this business is that the people who work here are experts in our industry. Like our customers, many have been with the business for decades, often straight from school. All our technical managers and supervisors have been trained in house, with knowledge passed from generation to generation, something that can’t be trained but only learnt with years of experience. As a Company, we keep our staff informed of any feedback from our customers, this means we continually strive for better standards and reward work well done. Our staff have regular appraisals and the feedback and appraisals help us make decisions together about the business. “Committed to your Security” is not only a statement about how we operate as a whole, it offers security to our customers and team alike. Our team are continually training and learning new skills to improve the offering to our customer base, and also ensuring we stay up to date with all the latest industry standards and innovations. We continue to recruit top quality members of the team, stringently checking their knowledge and skills fits with our high expectations of service standards. With apprentices learning from the wealth of knowledge held by our team, we are now training the next generation of fire and security engineers.
Keyways in the Lake District
Westmorland Fire and Security. This established and well respected company joined the Keyways group in November 2001. Very much like Keyways in Manchester, it has a stable trading history, formerly also owned by Michael Greaves, it also has joined the group of companies under the Walker Fire umbrella. Westmorland Fire and Security specialises and prides itself on having a wealth of fire detection and suppression expertise, that compliment the skills and knowledge of Keyways and the wider group, this has helped the Company provide a better service to our clients across the Northwest.
We are specialists in Fire and Security in The Lake District as a Security Company
Customer satisfaction and service delivery has always been an integral part of the business. We ensure that our engineers only offer the best advice and a consistent way we operate throughout the years has been centred around customer satisfaction and quality of advice. Westmorland offer a variety of solutions, we find that most customers need a bespoke solution to fit their requirements. No two premises or solutions are exactly the same. The solution then dictates the product that will be the best fit, we have a vast supplier list, all proven within the industry for their quality and longevity. The advice we give is always in the best interests of our customers. We never sell to our customers for the sake of selling, this means our customers are offered a solution that fits them and is not driven by targets and false sales pretense. Many of our customers have been with us since our inception for this reason.
Westmorland will always have a focus on being customer centric. After making acquisitions throughout The Lake District, Keyways and the companies they acquired, now proudly sit within the group of companies owned by Walker Fire. This means we continue to offer the highest quality products, service, knowledge and professionalism, but our service offering can be replicated throughout the UK and Ireland. We are always looking for new quality team members as we continue to grow and will advertise these both on the websites and social media channels. Our social media also contains helpful articles with free advice for customers to keep them updated in all things fire and security.
The group of companies;
Within Walker Fire our local depots offer the same high quality products and services and key specialist services. You can find out more about the companies using the links below or contact us
Keyways is based in Altrincham, in Manchester and provides both Fire and Security products and services. To contact them click here
Fire Crest Fire Protection are based in South West England and provide Fire and Security products and services. To contact them click here
Detector Alarms are based in Leicester providing Fire and Security products and services. To contact them click here
Southern Fire Protection are in based Portsmouth, Hampshire and provide Fire and Security products and services. To contact them click here
Cook Fire offers Fire and Security products and services in Preston, Lancashire. To contact them click here
Fire Defence are based Hillsborough, Northern Ireland providing Fire and Security products and services. To contact them click here
Focus Security Solutions are based in Belfast, Northern Ireland providing Fire and Security products and services. To contact them click here
Castle Alarms are also based in Kendal, in the Lake District providing Fire and Security products and services. To contact them click here
Our team are always happy to help get in touch today to speak with our expert engineers
The Lake District Security Company
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