Industrial Security
Protecting Stock, Staff, and Freight Day and Night
Metro Guards provides warehouse and logistics security Melbourne operators trust to protect stock, staff, and freight, day and night. 17+ years of experience, ISO, CM3, and ASIAL certified, with officers who learn your site’s dock schedule from day one. One coordinated plan covering officers, patrols, and alarm response, so nothing falls through the gap between shifts.
Working With Children compliant | ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001 certified | CM3 prequalified | ASIAL member | Victoria Police licensed officers | 17+ years protecting Melbourne's industrial sector
Melbourne’s Trusted Industrial Space and Warehouse Security Partner
Warehouse and logistics security operators bring us in after a theft, a near-miss, or an insurance review flags gaps they didn’t know existed. Our sites typically see incidents drop within the first three months because officers close the after-hours gap where most stock loss actually happens, and every shift is logged for audit and insurance purposes.
Risks Warehouses and Logistics Sites Are Actually Facing
Victoria recorded 630,592 criminal offences in the year to December 2025, a 4.2% increase on the previous year and the highest total since the Crime Statistics Agency began reporting.
Property and deception offences made up the largest single category. Within that data, businesses classified alongside warehousing and storage, including wholesale and manufacturing sites, recorded 78,056 stolen property items in 2025.
For a distribution centre, that figure matters because it confirms industrial and storage sites are being counted among the categories driving the increase, not sitting outside it.
After-Hours Vulnerability
Large sites with limited overnight staff are exposed between the last shift leaving and the first one arriving. That window is when break-ins, cargo theft, and perimeter breaches are most likely to go unnoticed until a stock count catches it days later, by which point CCTV footage may already have been overwritten.
Compliance and Duty of Care
Every warehouse operator carries obligations under the OHS Act 2004 (Vic) for staff and contractor safety, and many logistics sites face additional handling and access requirements around restricted stock.
A facilities manager needs documented processes and incident logs, not a verbal assurance that someone checked the gate. A single static officer doesn’t solve any of this alone. Property risk needs patrols and monitoring outside operating hours, freight movement needs trained access control, and compliance needs a paper trail that a site manager can point to during an audit. That’s why we scope a complete risk management plan around your actual operation, not a one-size package.
Why Warehouses and Logistics Operators Choose Metro Guards
Metro Guards has supported Victorian logistics and industrial clients for over 17 years without a single missed shift on a contracted site.
One provider for officers, patrols, alarms, and monitoring, instead of managing four separate contracts
Same officer wherever possible, so drivers, contractors, and staff see a familiar face at the gate
Officers briefed on freight schedules, forklift zones, and dock procedures before their first shift
Rapid deployment across Melbourne's industrial corridors
Live incident reporting through our 24/7 Operations Centre
A direct account manager, not a call centre queue
Our Complete Security Services for Warehouses and Logistics Sites
Every risk management plan is scoped to the site. A single-tenant warehouse in Somerton looks nothing like a multi-dock distribution centre in Dandenong South, so we combine the services below individually or as a full package.
CCTV Monitoring and Coordination
We work alongside your site's existing camera infrastructure, identify coverage gaps around docks and blind spots, and coordinate footage review for incident reporting or insurance claims.
Site Risk Assessments
Before recommending anything, we walk your site and map entry points, blind spots, high-value zones, and gaps against your current risk profile.
Traffic and Yard Management
Officers manage truck movement, driver check-in, and pedestrian safety in and around loading bays, one of the highest-risk zones for congestion and collision on any industrial site.
Coverage by Site Type
Distribution Centres
Multi-dock access management, driver verification, and high-volume stock protection across large-format facilities.
Freight Yards and Container Depots
Perimeter patrols, container checks, and gate control for sites handling constant vehicle movement.
Cold Storage and 3PL Warehouses
Temperature-zone access control and client stock protection for third-party logistics operators managing multiple accounts under one roof.
Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
Contractor check-in, machinery zone monitoring, and after-hours patrols for sites running shift-based production alongside warehousing.
We’ve worked across Melbourne’s west, south-east and northern industrial corridors, including Truganina, Derrimut, Laverton North, Dandenong South, Campbellfield, Keysborough and Tullamarine.
When Does a Site Need a Full Security Plan?
Most operators start with one service and expand once they see the gaps. A few real scenarios:
- A distribution centre with repeated pallet theft now also needs overnight patrols and CCTV coordination
- A freight yard with static officers on the day shift, but no alarm coverage once the gates close
- A 3PL warehouse handling client stock that needs documented access logs for contract compliance
- A cold storage facility where after-hours temperature and access alerts go unmonitored
- A multi-building industrial estate needing officers, lock-up services and patrols coordinated across every tenant
If any of that sounds familiar, a site assessment will show you exactly where the gaps sit.
Compliance You Can Verify
- Private Security Act 2004 (Vic): Every officer holds a current Victoria Police security licence
- OHS Act 2004 (Vic): Duty of care for staff, contractors, and visitors on site
- Victorian Labour Hire licence VICLHL01373
- ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001: Quality, environmental, and safety management certification
- CM3 prequalified and ASIAL member
Our Security Deployment Process
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Site walkthrough and risk assessment, mapping entry points, blind spots, and after-hours vulnerabilities2
Service scoping, combining officers, patrols, alarm response, CCTV, and access control based on what your site actually needs3
Licence verification for every officer before placement4
Site-specific induction, covering dock procedures, forklift zones, and emergency protocols5
Emergency response briefing, aligned to your site's incident and evacuation plan6
The facilities manager signs off on procedures before the first shift7
Ongoing supervisor audits and plan review, adjusted as your operation's risks changeWarehouse and Logistics Security vs Standard Security Services
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What Our Clients Say About Our Commercial Security Services in Melbourne
Our clients speak for themselves. Businesses across Melbourne use Metro Guards because the service is consistent, the officers are professional, and we follow through every time.
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