Smart security arrives in Sevenoaks town centre
Published: 23 June 2025
It’s always interesting to visit a local family business and find out what makes it tick. Opening the new Premier security shop in London Road was a great opportunity to do just that.
Vince Humphreys started installing alarms 40 years ago. Until recently, the business operated from Chaucer Business Park in Kemsing, growing to become the leading security firm in the area. But now there’s a lot more to security than alarms. Along with local jeweller Roberta Ware, I got to experience how a burglar feels when the space he’s trying to steal from is filled with impenetrable fog. It’s completely blinding!
And there's more to security than theft. Protecting buildings against flooding and water damage, and from electrical failure can be just as crucial, reducing insurance bills. There’s a lot more technology in this whole area than there was twenty years ago, and showing it in operation is the reason Vince and the Humphreys family have brought their business to the town centre.
There’s certainly demand in Sevenoaks for helping householders protect property effectively and efficiently. I hope that having a leading security firm just off our High Street can help us tackle commercial security issues which affect retailers and others.
Vince and his wife are in the process of handing over the business to daughters Sarah, Megan and Laura. So it will be a family business for years to come.
Cllr Tony Clayton
Mayor of Sevenoaks
