Surveillance

In Grupo 8 security is not viewed as a luxury item, only for the privileged few, but as a fundamental right of all people that should not in any way be compromised.

Because the end of freedom begins with feelings of fear, doubt, distrust, and of course, insecurity, some 3,000 Grupo 8 professionals work daily so you can enjoy a life free from worries, knowing in advance that we are always close at hand.

Manned Surveillance

Manned Surveillance is a security service provided by trained agents and recognized by the Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI), which ensure both your protection and that of your property, preventing crimes or other acts that threaten your security.

They are professionals with highly specialized, and continuous training, prepared to perform functions with complex and diverse requirements, where specific training is of paramount importance.

Grupo 8 has an accredited training centre where its professionals are prepared to respond to the most varied and adverse situations.

Mobile Patrols

Mobile patrolling is a security service provided by specialized guards using motorized means to make unannounced visits to our clients, preventing situations as diverse as access by unauthorized persons, larceny, theft, vandalism, and the detection and resolution of purely accidental situations, including floods and fires, or the prevention of unnecessary expenses (lights left on, running taps, air conditioners, etc.). 


Security Response Squads


The Security Response Squad is a service that consists of operational assistance that is deployed whenever any event warrants immediate intervention.

This assistance is activated by the operators at the alarm monitoring and surveillance centre, which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Security Response Squad is composed of teams with highly specialized training, allowing them move to the occurrence locations using the most appropriate vehicles, from passenger to all-terrain. In certain situations these teams can count on the support of a special team of dogs trained by a qualified dog trainer. 


Bodyguards ADPP (accompaniment, defence and protection of people)

Grupo 8 developed the Bodyguard service with an understanding of the importance it may have for a customer to arrive at a location and not have to waste time on issues of transportation and security. All you have to do is think about where you want to go.

You will have at your disposal unmarked luxury vehicles and highly qualified professionals perfectly suited to meet your needs, whether simply to accompany you to a particular location, or for transportation, guided tours or personal protection.

These are people with many hours of training and fully experienced in accompanying high profile individuals. We want our customers to feel completely secure at all times in their lives.

Transport, Handling and Storage of valuables

Grupo 8 is fully aware of the security requirements relating to the transport and handling of valuables and money (notes and coins) as well as the level of risk that these tasks represent for any company, whatever the industry, size or service.

For this reason, Grupo 8 assumes the risk for its clients because we believe that these tasks should be done by professionals adequately prepared and equipped for this purpose, backed by a wide range of security services and appropriate technical resources, thus alleviating the risk and daily worries of its customers. In Grupo 8 the transporting of money or any other valuables is made in armoured vehicles, accompanied by crews, specially trained for this purpose.

Thanks to technological innovation and the integration of all transportation, surveillance and tracking activities, Grupo 8 has a logistics system that guarantees the monitoring and control in real time of the valuables being transported, the location of each unit of the fleet and its route.

A complementary service to the Transport of Valuables which is carried out in its own private and secure facilities, with the accreditation and under the supervision of the Bank of Portugal. Thus, using certified equipment and a team of qualified professionals, it is possible for Grupo 8 to:

• Undertake the process of cash recirculation. Verify the authenticity of banknotes, retaining and delivering counterfeit banknotes to the authorities.
• Make bank deposits of determined amounts, and coin/change delivery as required by each client.
• Act as an external Treasury for any entity, including banking institutions, using for this purpose appropriate vaults and insurance.
• Manage and supply ATMs.

Since this is an extremely important and very exacting service, meticulous attention is devoted to the whole process of handling and storage of assets, from the digital recording and registering of all stages of the process, the identification and opening of security bags, through to the counting of valuables.

Electronic Security

Grupo 8 has been developing its know-how in Electronic Security, more specifically in the use of advanced technology to ensure the overall efficiency of this service that includes Intrusion and Fire Detection, Access Control and CCTV - Closed Circuit Television.

This ensures the automatic activation of the alarm resources should any event occur. It is also guarantees the continuous recording of images from its facilities, which means the immediate monitoring of possible suspects in the case of any undesired occurrence.

Closed Circuit Video - CCTV and Telesurveillance Systems

Grupo 8 makes various types of digital recorders and video cameras available to its clients in order to always provide them with the best quality/price ratio.

In practice, this service is performed through on-site monitoring, by either the Customer or a Grupo 8 team. Whenever necessary, the Grupo 8 monitoring centre performs this service remotely, thus providing a Telesurveillance service that can be combined with other security services such as guard patrols, dispatching security response squads, or integrating with the Customer’s internal security services.

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A track record of thousands of small, medium and large-scale systems installed is the secure foundation upon which this service is based, which uses the following range of products:

• Digital recorders, video cameras and control software;
• High-resolution, 360-degree video cameras, with specialized lenses and all the necessary accessories of the same brand;
• Centralized Integration.

Fire Prevention

The Grupo 8 Company is registered with the ANPC (National Authority for Civil Protection) by the Dec-Law 220/2008 and ordinance 773/2009, with authorization to carry out various fire safety services, and their professional technicians are authorized to sign the terms of liability registered in various specialties, which include:

• Supply and installation of Automatic Fire Detection Systems. Grupo 8 has been working for dozens of years with brands and products that ensure the maximum level of quality, with addressable systems containing one or more loops, with elegant and efficient detectors, in strict compliance with European standard EN 54 and with recent national legislation (dec-law 220/2008). Grupo 8 also provides conventional Fire Alarm Systems for small or medium size facilities, which can be installed by the client or by contractors with specialist support;
• Automatic Extinguishing Systems for gas, including FM 200. Decades of experience in this area ensure quality installation and compliance with the project, which is also ensured by authorized engineers;
• Supply and installation of Fire Extinguishers;
• Supply and installation of CO detection systems for car parks;
• Supply and installation of combustible gas detection systems;
• Supply and installation of safety signs;
• Supply and installation of Smoke Control Systems.

Residential Alarms

Around 40 years of experience installing residential alarms is proof of our efficiency with this type of alarm system. The product range currently used focuses on leading edge wireless equipment with ultra-fast installation and minimal inconvenience to the user. 


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Your home alarm, easy to assemble and inexpensive

Your alarm, always safe - classic anti-intrusion systems

Your home always on the alert with image registration

Anti-intrusion Protection

Companies have more specific needs with regard to their security. With them in mind, Grupo 8 provides a complete range of interior and exterior detectors, including infrared or microwave barriers for perimeter security. We also offer detectors for use in high security systems, of which we have many years of experience, particularly with banking institutions. Our custom designed systems make the detection of intrusion and breach of facilities practical and safe. The integration of these systems with other systems, particularly video surveillance, combined with our vast experience gives us the capacity required to obtain the very best results.

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Easy and quick to install

Systems with wireless detectors and sirens. Installation in 1 to 2 hours.

Video transmission detectors

Wireless systems equipped with special infrared detectors are connected to video cameras, which record short video sequences that are immediately transmitted to the Centre via GPRS. The Customer can access these videos to see the cause of the disturbance to the detector. Grupo 8 provides all the equipment including mobile phone cards with GPRS activated. Quick installation in only a few hours, with no inconvenience to the customer.

Access Control

Grupo 8 is responsible for access control systems with tens of thousands of cards for this purpose, using the latest radio frequency identification technology and biometric readers that permit secure control of the premises as well as a centralized and effective management of the facilities.

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• We have specialized technicians and licensed software for access management and centralized security. This is one of the most prestigious tools for access control ever, used at IBM centres and other multinational companies responsible for large or medium scale integrated security systems. In Portugal several large organizations also use this equipment, a fact that does not invalidate its use in small-scale systems for local security, at much lower costs.
• Card or biometric access systems and readers for specific applications.

Integrated Security

Integration is the most refined level of security for an organization. It consists in the coordination of all the various security systems, not only the technological aspect of software integration, but primarily with manned surveillance systems, which are the core service of Grupo 8.

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The Alarm Receiving Centres (ARC) are fully licensed and have teams in operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, overseeing the electronic security systems of their customers and the images from video cameras, coordinating with the authorities and intervention resources such as access control guards, guard patrols and security response squads.

Featuring a modern software network that enables the centralization and the organized and systematic monitoring of all types of alarms, including telesurveillance and telemonitoring.

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All the electronic security system installations have guaranteed technical assistance as well as the option for preventive maintenance contracts at competitive prices, integrated, or not, with other services provided by the company.

Permanent maintenance and support teams guarantee the continuity of service and the initial characteristics of the equipment.