Guardhouse buys Gallinet, doubling its UK customer base
What's the deal? GuardhouseDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired Gallinet, a UK provider of workforce management software and 24/7 control room services for security businesses, in a deal it says will double its UK customer base. Terms were undisclosed. The acquisition completed in October.
What each side does: Guardhouse runs a platform covering back-office functions for physical security firms, including rostering, GPS-verified attendance, payroll inputs, and client invoicing. Gallinet, founded in 2004, operates an NSI Gold-accredited control room offering lone worker check-ins, incident escalation, and compliance tools such as SIA licence tracking.
Why now? It is Guardhouse's second deal of 2026, after buying MobohubbDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → in August. The company counts the UK as a core market alongside Australia, New Zealand, and the US.
What changes for customers? Little, for now. Gallinet's clients will keep its existing team, control room operations, and PeopleHours software. "Nothing changes in the control room or in PeopleHours today, and we'll talk to our customers before anything does," said Kevin Hannaford, managing director of Gallinet.
What's the endgame? Guardhouse wants to become "essential infrastructure for every security business we serve," said Sam de Lange, its managing director for the UK and Ireland. Sundance GrowthDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → backed the transaction.
The signal: UK security services are consolidating, with operators such as OCSDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and CromaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → using acquisitions to broaden coverage. More than 458,000 people in the UK hold an SIA licence, a market where Guardhouse is betting back-office software can scale across borders. Without a disclosed price, the deal's financial weight is hard to judge — but its reach is clear.
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