DeterTech UK review
Ranked 6 of 10 in Access control installers in Telford
Best for: construction and vacant-site security systems
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Trading as DETERTECH UK LIMITED · Telford · Service area: Telford
DeterTech UK in short
DeterTech UK is a national security firm with a Telford base at Pioneer Park in Halesfield, protecting construction sites, shops, rail property and vacant buildings. What sets DeterTech apart in our review is monitored detection and video surveillance with forensic marking, run as an operation rather than a one-person installer. A live limited company with a record going back decades sits behind the name.
Customer reviews are mixed across the sources we hold, with a headline Google rating of 4.6 stars drawn from thirty reviews alongside a single Trustpilot entry. SSAIB and SIA Approved membership is stated on the company website. What counts against it is fit: no published prices and little written for households. Our verdict is that it suits firms securing sites, not homes securing doors.
The record shows a national operation run from Pioneer Park in Halesfield, protecting construction, retail, rail and vacant property rather than homes. The range runs to monitored detection, video surveillance and forensic marking, which is corporate site security rather than a local installer with a van. Our reading is that the scale is the selling point and also the limit.
The customer evidence spans two platforms, which is unusual in this round, though the second file holds a single entry. The main bank reads respectably without reaching the perfect scores above it. Our take is that a mixed file across two platforms fits a national operator, and the household fit was never the claim.
Our verdict
Our judgement: DeterTech suits Telford firms that need monitored protection for a site or vacant property rather than a home alarm [1]. The Google record stands at 4.6 from 30 reviews [3]. What counts against it is the absence of published prices and insurance details, and a corporate site with little written for households [1].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 64.1 / 100
Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%
62 out of 100
Google 4.6 out of 5 from 30 reviews; Trustpilot 3.2 out of 5 from 1 review [3].
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
75 out of 100
SSAIB and SIA Approved membership is listed on the business's own website [1].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
No prices, rates, call-out fee or VAT position are published [1].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited company since | 1993 | Source companies-house |
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
Strengths
The Telford base at Pioneer Park sits alongside a UK-wide service covering construction, retail, rail and vacant property [1].
The range includes monitored detection systems, video surveillance and SmartWater forensic marking [1].
The company record is checkable: DETERTECH UK LIMITED has been active since 26 November 1993 [2].
Limitations
No prices and no insurance details are published on the website [1].
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Questions about DeterTech UK
Is DeterTech UK any good?
On the evidence, yes for site security: it sits sixth in our Telford access control table, holds 4.6 stars on Google, and states SSAIB and SIA Approved membership. Households get little from its corporate site, so read the full review. Ask for a written scope and price before you agree anything.
Is DeterTech registered with a trade scheme?
SSAIB and SIA Approved membership is stated on the company's own website. Ask for the membership numbers and the current insurance papers together. Confirm both numbers appear on the registers and get each of them in writing before any work starts. The full position, with what each badge covers, sits in the qualifications section of the review.
How much does DeterTech charge?
It publishes no prices, rates, call-out fee or VAT position, offering a quote request route instead. That means your quote does the talking: describe the site and ask for an itemised fixed quote. Confirm what the price covers before you agree anything. Only a written quote on your door list settles the figure.
Where does DeterTech work?
The firm works from Pioneer Park in Telford as part of a UK-wide operation covering construction, retail, rail and vacant property. Send your site postcode to confirm you are covered. Expect contact by phone or quote request route with your site details attached. Coverage shifts with workload, so confirmation in the reply matters more than any map.
How is DeterTech ranked?
It ranks sixth of the ten access control installers in our September round, picked for construction and vacant-site security systems. Read the full review alongside the company record. Then ask for the written scope with service and monitoring terms before you sign. Positions move when new evidence lands, so read the round date beside the table.
How do I get a quote from DeterTech?
Use the quote request route with the site postcode, the risk and the dates cover must start. Expect a scoped commercial proposal rather than a domestic-style fixed quote, with monitoring and service terms inside it. Households should look for a residential installer instead, since little on the corporate site is written for them.
What do customers say about DeterTech?
Google shows a respectable headline rating across thirty reviews, with a single weaker Trustpilot entry beside it. A mixed file fits a national operator serving sites rather than homes. Commercial buyers should ask for site references in their sector rather than leaning on stars. The full review prints both platform entries beside the verdict.
How does DeterTech compare with the others?
It sits sixth as the sites-and-vacant-property pick. Domestic installers above and below it serve homes; DeterTech serves contracts, with a national operation behind the Telford base. Households comparing on price or aftercare are comparing the wrong thing entirely. The page sets out the commercial scope plainly so the fit is easy to judge.
Others assessed for this trade
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- SSAFE Security Systems & Automations69.4 / 100Ranked 2. Best for access control with CCTV, alarms and gates in one package.
- Phoenix Security Systems66.6 / 100Ranked 3. Best for SSAIB-member alarms and CCTV around Newport.
- LockFit Shropshire Locksmiths65.6 / 100Ranked 4. Best for round-the-clock locksmith cover with no call-out charge.
Sources
- DeterTech homepage — site security, crime intelligence and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — DETERTECH UK LIMITED overview (02875523) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — DeterTech UK, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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