DeterTech: Intelligence-Led Security Solutions

Your Trusted Supplier of Intelligence-led Temporary Security Solutions.

DeterTech’s innovative, industry-leading temporary security solutions range from Crime Intelligence to Site Security and Forensic Marking. We offer the best security solutions to significantly reduce the risk of crime.

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Site Security

We specialise in offering fully-managed temporary site security services to a wide variety of sectors, including construction, retail, and rail. Our range of intruder detection surveillance units provide both deterrence and round-the-clock monitoring, ensuring the security of your site at all times.

Forensic Marking

Highly innovative and leading the way is our proven, award winning forensic marking technology – the ‘traceable liquid’, SmartWater®. It provides a legally irrefutable way to deter crime, identify assets and prosecute criminals.

Crime Intelligence

Our intelligence-led technology helps prevent crime by delivering actionable insights. These insights allow businesses to optimise resource allocation and effectively deter criminals, ensuring people and communities are protected.

A more secure world for all

We help people to sleep more soundly at night.

From security on a multi-million pound construction project to the organisers and delegates at global events. From the most vulnerable, like victims of domestic abuse, to the museum curator or archaeologist responsible for world heritage sites or rare artefacts.

Put simply, we give greater peace of mind. To people, businesses and communities, every day.

Best in class security solutions for your sector

Construction Site Security

With high value machinery and materials on site, construction projects can be prime targets for opportunistic thieves and organised crime gangs. DeterTech protects thousands of construction sites across the UK and Europe.

Solar Farm Security

Theft of solar farm components is an ongoing threat due to the high-value of materials such as photovoltaic panels and copper wiring. DeterTech protects solar assets with verified video surveillance and SmartWater forensic marking technology.

Security for Infrastructure Projects

The nation’s critical infrastructure comprises intricate networks and facilities vital for day-to-day operations. Losing any component risks disrupting essential services, impacting communities, and jeopardising public welfare and economic stability.

Security for the Utilities Sector

Telecommunications networks are the vital lifelines keeping communities connected in today’s digital world. A single service outage risks disrupting lives and businesses across entire regions.

Vacant Property Security

Vacant properties represent valuable assets that, if compromised, can incur substantial costs through damage, theft and liability issues impacting owners and communities.

Working with Governments and Police Forces

Intelligence led technology and data analysis that supports policing by delivering insights and recommendations that guide security resources and reduce criminal activity.

"Giving greater peace of mind to people and communities, every day."

Baba Devani – Chief Executive Officer

DeterTech Security Solutions

Latest News

Solar Crime Barometer

Trends, insights and best practice advice to protect your solar business Foreword By Gary Higgins, Director of Security and Risk Across the solar industry, we are seeing an increasing number of reported thefts from solar farms. Given the context of the ...
Hire Now or Pay Later – Christmas Security From DeterTech

The end of the year is fast approaching and there’s still an awful lot that needs to be done between now and Christmas. But don’t leave plans for a secure site shutdown to the last minute. We’ll always bend over backwards to try and assist you, but this is our busiest time of the year a...
Leeds CC Curbs Paving Stone Thefts with DeterTech’s SmartWater

Leeds City Council has begun forensically marking its prized Yorkstone paving slabs with DeterTech’s SmartWater™ technology, following a concerning rise in targeted thefts. The initiative will help to deter criminals and assist West Yorkshire Police in bringing thieves to justice. Reclaim...
Derbyshire Police adopt DeterTech domestic violence strategy

Derbyshire Police are the latest UK police force to adopt the use of SmartWater technology to deter and detect instances of stalking and domestic violence. High risk victims in Chesterfield and Erewash will be the first to receive SmartWater home kits and SmartTag forensic spray, before the r...
DeterTech Shortlisted for BSIA Award

DeterTech is pleased to announce it is a finalist for the ‘Most Innovative Security Project’ at the BSIA British Security Awards 2023. DeterTech won the same award in 2022 for its ground-breaking partnership with South Yorkshire Police to tackle domestic violence against women and girls. ...
Protecting Vacant Properties with DeterTech’s Advanced Security Solutions

As we approach the summer months it is important to consider the large number of premises that are temporarily left unoccupied. Schools and offices, even some shops and construction sites, briefly shut down to accommodate staff holidays, leaving them at increased risk of theft, vandalism and ...
SmartWater brings Judgement Day for Church Lead Thieves

Holy water is a common sight in churches up and down the country. But it was the presence of SmartWater that helped Lincolnshire Police to bring a trio of thieves to justice. It is the largest prosecution to date involving lead theft from churches, since the law was changed in 2012 to recognise the ...
Top 5 reasons why visually verified video surveillance is best

Video surveillance is an essential element of modern security systems, helping to enhance public safety, deter crime and provide objective evidence in the case of an incident. However, not all video surveillance systems are created equal, and visually verified video surveillance stands ou...
DeterTech Protects Discovery of Extraordinary Roman Villa

During the first Covid-19 lockdown, a landowner’s son unearthed the beginnings of an ancient Roman villa alongside one of the most significant mosaics of its kind ever found in Britain. Historic England were able to secure funding for urgent archaeological investigations, and due to the national i...
Construction on Pause: Safeguarding Sites During Project Delays

The UK Government has announced that parts of HS2 construction will be delayed by two years in a bid to cut costs. We’re seeing this trend across the wider construction sector with inflation, supply chain issues and rising material costs contributing to project delays. These mothballed ...
DeterTech expands executive team with appointment of new Managing Directors

DeterTech is pleased to announce the respective appointments of Franz Scherer and Luke Staton as Managing Director, Europe and Managing Director, UK. Reporting directly to CEO Baba Devani, the two will work closely to further integrate DeterTech’s end-to-end solutions and service offering, and to ...
DeterTech and Greencoat to host solar crime open day

DeterTech and Schroders Greencoat will be hosting a solar crime open day on 28th February 2023 at Telford Golf and Spa Hotel, and are extending invitations to members of the solar industry to attend. Solar crime has been increasing dramatically across the UK, particularly in the past six mont...
DeterTech and West Yorkshire Police Domestic Abuse Reduction Initiative Chosen as Finalist in Tilley Awards

DeterTech joined West Yorkshire Police at the National Problem-Solving Conference (NPSC) and Tilley Awards ceremony last week (17-19 October 2022), after the joint initiative ‘Focused Forensic Marking Initiative to Deter and Detect Domestic Abuse’ was crowned winner in investigations category. ...
The SmartWater Group is now DeterTech

Company announces major rebrand and acquisition of SmartGuard in the Nordics Award-winning risk management company DeterTech, formerly known as The SmartWater Group, is pleased to reveal its new identity, publicly shown for the first time at Security Essen on Stand 5C31. The new brand, and its asso...
Fall in catalytic converter thefts thanks to SmartWater initiative

Catalytic converter thefts have more than halved thanks to parts being forensically marked, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC). The thefts peaked in March 2021, when 3,245 catalytic converters were stolen, but they have been steadily declining since, with 1,378recorded in J...
ARC team catch fuel thief red handed

At DeterTech, we have security solutions capable of protecting almost every area on a construction site. When the red diesel ban on construction sites coincided with the price of fuel hitting record highs in 2022, our fuel protection services quickly became in demand. Our fuel protection solu...
DeterTech Wins British Security Award for Strategy to Tackle Domestic Abuse

8 July 2022 DeterTech is pleased to announce it has been recognised for ‘Most Innovative Security Project’ at the BSIA British Security Awards 2022. The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has commended SmartWater for its police-led domestic abuse reduction strategy, which leverages it...
National initiative launches to prevent, deter and detect catalytic converter theft

SmartWater Group has today announced a police-backed, national scheme to tackle catalytic converter theft. Drivers will be able to have their catalytic converters marked with a unique, invisible and unremovable solution that has been proven to deter thieves and help police identify stolen property. ...
The SmartWater Group brings crime deterrent solutions to IFSEC International 2022

The SmartWater Group, an award-winning provider of risk management and crime deterrent solutions, is pleased to reveal its plans for IFSEC International, taking place from 17-19 May 2022 at ExCeL London. The company will be showcasing its broad portfolio of integrated security solutions that enable ...
The SmartWater Group Announces Baba Devani as New Chief Executive Officer

The SmartWater Group, an award-winning provider of risk management and crime deterrent solutions, today announces the appointment of Baba Devani as Chief Executive Officer. Devani becomes the first externally appointed CEO in The SmartWater Group’s near thirty-year history. The SmartWater Group...
Launch of tool to help identify offenders

There’s a new tool in the battle against anti-social behaviour and violence – and it’s one which will leave a lasting impression on offenders. SmartTag, a special, traceable forensic spray developed by SmartWater Group, will see those who threaten or attack others, sprayed with the forensic s...
The SmartWater Group Acquires Tag Security Holdings

The SmartWater Group, an award-winning risk management company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tag Security Holdings (TSH), supported by its primary investment partner, Freshstream. The deal further cements The SmartWater Group’s position as a leading provider of technology-enabled, int...
Catalytic Converter Theft

Police seek support from automotive industry following successful pilot that reduced theft by 57% The SmartWater Group, creator of the world’s most highly accredited proprietary forensic asset marking solutions, is spearheading a new police-backed, national scheme to deter the theft of catalytic ...
Armadillos protect COP26

PID Systems, a division of SmartWater Group, announced its state-of-the-art wireless, intrusion detection camera units – the Armadillo VideoGuard 360® – were used to protect perimeters and venues at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) event in Glasgow. A total of 283 Armadillo VideoGua...
Successful domestic abuse conviction with SmartTag

DeterTech's innovative forensic marking technology, SmartTag, has helped to secure a successful domestic abuse conviction in West Yorkshire. Gary Higgins, Director of Commercial Operations at DeterTech, commented: “I am proud to see our forensic marking technology making a real difference in prot...
86% reduction in theft for the UK’s largest broadband provider

BT is the largest provider of fixed-line, broadband and mobile services in the UK, operating a vast network of underground and overground telecommunications cable. The problem BT approached SmartWater (now known as DeterTech), after prolific thieves, targeting the copper contained in the cable, l...
More than 150 stolen solar panels recovered

With the increase of solar panel theft increasing over the years, a site in Kidderminster were proactive enough to request the help of SmartWater (now known as DeterTech) to ensure their solar panels, if stolen, could be easily tracked down and recovered. The problem More than 150 solar ...
Proactively deterring thieves on smart motorways

Manchester Smart Motorways (MSM) was commissioned by the Highways Agency to upgrade and expand electronic variable speed signage along a 28 km stretch of the M60 between Junction 8 - 20. The problem During the first 12 months of the 3 year project an organised crime group stole approxim...
Fighting cable theft with Network Rail

Prior to enlisting SmartWater (now known as DeterTech) to help, cable thefts were estimated to be costing Network Rail and UK taxpayers up to £16m a year, causing significant delays and disruptions to the network. The London to North West (LNW) mainline was particularly badly hit by cable thieves, ...
Homebase achieves 20% reduction in stock loss

Homebase, the home and garden experts, are the latest name to team-up with the SmartWater Group (now known as DeterTech) to enhance the protection of valuable stock items and reduce theft in store. It is set to introduce forensic marking in more stores across the UK following a 20% reduction in stoc...
57% reduction in catalytic converter theft

The SmartWater Group (now known as DeterTech) is pleased to announce J Day Engineering is helping to put the brakes on rising rates of catalytic converter theft, having signed up as the first Authorised Registration Centre for its new National Asset Database. James Day, Founder of J Day Engineering...