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Security company leads for local service businesses

Build your own list of security companies, fill in missing emails and offer your services to businesses in their own region to them in small, personal batches.

  • Public sources for security companies
  • Fields that fit the industry
  • No credits, no rented data
Audience overview in Riftjaw with daily audience, new contacts and most engaged people

Selling services to businesses in their own region to security companies

Security companies provide guarding, alarm monitoring, CCTV and access control to businesses and homes. Guarding firms focus on staff and scheduling, while systems firms care about equipment, fitting and monitoring contracts, so the right pitch depends on which type you reach.

Local service businesses mostly grow through word of mouth, a vehicle with their name on it and a listing in a few directories. A lead database of nearby companies lets you approach the right businesses in your own area instead of waiting for the phone to ring.

Every month you do not reach security companies with a clear offer, someone else does. A list you own lets you work the market in a steady rhythm instead of in bursts.

What local service businesses run into with security companies

You know which companies are nearby but have no organised list of them.

Paste a directory page into the scrape tool or import a list, then keep every company in one place with its own status.

Contact details on local websites are often just a web address.

Derive role addresses such as info@ and office@ from the domain with email from domain.

Guarding firms and alarm fitters share the same category on most directories.

Add a Guarding or systems field and save a filter for each, so equipment offers never reach guarding firms.

Approved registers and directories give you overlapping lists.

Import both into the same lead file and let Riftjaw flag duplicates in the file and against existing records.

A week of prospecting in Riftjaw

Monday: collect

Export a batch of security companies from public listings and import it. Duplicates are skipped.

Paste and collect in Riftjaw: a pasted web page turned into a table of companies
Paste and collect in Riftjaw: a pasted listing page turned into columns of companies.

Tuesday: fill in

Derive missing emails with info@, sales@, office@ and enquiries@ and tag the records that look like a fit.

Database in Riftjaw with active contacts, segment, lead file and source
The database in Riftjaw: concept, active and archived contacts, each with its lead file and source.

Wednesday: reach

Send one mail about your services to businesses in their own region to the new segment, in small batches.

Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts
Segments such as property managers in London or roofers in the North, each ready to use in a campaign.

Friday: follow up

Opens and clicks show up on each record. Set the ones who answered to Replied or Customer, so the follow-ups of the campaign skip them.

Campaign results in Riftjaw with sent, opened and clicked per contact
Campaign results in Riftjaw: delivered, opened and clicked for every contact.

What to say to security companies

Use one angle per campaign, so the results show which one gets security companies to click.

  • For guarding firms, lead with shift planning and filling last minute gaps.
  • For systems firms, talk about reliable stock, remote monitoring and recurring service revenue.
  • Mention the compliance paperwork clients expect, and how your offer makes it simpler.
Campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and set the button
The campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and check the preview.

Fields worth recording for security companies

Any column in your import can become a field. These are the ones worth keeping for security companies.

FieldWhy it helps
Company nameThe key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website.
WebsiteNeeded to derive an email when the export has none.
Guarding or systemsThe two sides of the industry buy completely different things.
Monitoring centreFirms with their own monitoring buy software and connectivity.
Sectors servedRetail, construction and events each have their own demands.
Licensed staffGuarding firms depend on licensed people and training.

Questions people ask

Yes. Record the type in a field during research, then use a saved filter on that field as your campaign audience.

Approved contractor registers, industry association lists and map listings are common public sources. You gather them yourself and import them as CSV or Excel.

If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, sales@, office@ and enquiries@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.

Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.

Build a database you own

Create your account, import your first list and see it turn into records you can work.

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