Security for Private Collections — Art, Watches, Wine, Jewellery
The short version: Security for Private Collections — Art, Watches, Wine, Jewellery — published 2026 rates, working SIA playbook, insured. short-notice cover, subject to availability in London, nationwide by arrangement.
Collections concentrate value in a single room — and concentrated value attracts concentrated planning. Security is storage, transit and exhibition; weak in any one of those, and the collection is exposed.
Storage Hardening
Vault-grade safe (Eurograde III+ for watches/jewellery; specific bonded wine cellar specs for vintage holdings). Secondary perimeter — the vault sits inside a secure room with separate access. Independent alarm with ARC monitoring.
Transit Security
Movement to fair, exhibition, auction or maintenance handled by uniformed transit team in tracked, alarmed vehicle. Chain-of-custody log, named handlers, photo manifest, insured to value.
Exhibition & Auction Cover
On-site SIA cover for the duration of the exhibition or sale. Briefed on every piece, valuation and provenance. Coordinated with the venue's own security and any loaning institution.
Insurance Alignment
Most fine-art and high-value insurance carriers require named security minimums. We work to those minimums — and document compliance for the broker, in writing, before incident occurs.
Pricing — Collection Security
Storage assessment + hardening plan: priced per assignment. Transit detail (single movement, in/out of London): priced per assignment. Exhibition cover (5-day fair, 2 officers): priced per assignment.
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Roy is a Director of VIP Protection Services, overseeing SIA-licensed close protection, executive protection, corporate security and residential security across the UK. He personally writes and reviews every guide, checking each against current SIA licensing rules and BS 7858:2019 screening standards before publication.
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