Guardhouse has acquired Gallinet, a provider of workforce management software and 24/7 control room services, doubling our UK customer base. Gallinet’s team and service continue as they are.
It is our second acquisition of 2026, after Mobohubb in August. Gallinet's team and service continue as they are, and our UK team will work alongside them. What drew us to Gallinet is how much we share: both businesses are built around their customers. Welcome, Gallinet.
Sydney, Australia and London, United Kingdom, 10 November 2026. Guardhouse, the workforce management platform built for physical security companies, has acquired Gallinet, a UK provider of workforce management software and 24/7 control room services for security businesses. The acquisition, which completed in October, doubles Guardhouse's UK customer base and is its second acquisition this year, following Mobohubb in August. Bringing the two businesses together gives Guardhouse greater scale and resources to innovate faster for security operators, including AI-driven tools, while Gallinet's customers keep the team, control room and service they rely on today.
Security companies use Guardhouse to run their back office in a single system, from rostering and GPS-verified attendance through to payroll inputs, client invoicing and service proof of delivery, so operators can show their clients the great work their officers do. Gallinet, founded in 2004, operates a 24/7/365 control room with NSI Gold accreditation that manages lone worker and welfare check-ins and incident escalation for its clients. Its PeopleHours software brings decades of product depth, covering shift and roster scheduling, SIA licence tracking and audit-ready records, and its vetting team delivers employee screening. Gallinet keeps its team, control room and service.
The UK is already one of Guardhouse's core markets, alongside Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Gallinet brings a long-established base of British security operators who depend on its control room and software daily, adding meaningful scale and a deeper local offering backed by accredited operations on the ground. Guardhouse's UK-based team, led by Sam de Lange, Managing Director UK & Ireland, will work alongside Gallinet's team.
The UK private security industry is a large and growing sector. More than 458,000 people across the UK hold a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence to work as security operatives, which makes accurate rostering, licence compliance and pay a daily operational priority for every operator.
“The UK has been one of our strongest markets, and Gallinet has spent more than two decades earning the trust of British security operators. What drew us to Gallinet is how much we have in common. We are both built around our customers, focused on helping operators serve their own clients and make their businesses more profitable,” said Jack Alpe, Co-Founder and CEO of Guardhouse. “Combining that experience with Guardhouse’s scale means we can invest more, and innovate faster, for operators. Our roadmap is shaped by customer feedback, and Gallinet’s clients now have a say in where we take it next."
"When I moved to the UK in 2022 to build Guardhouse here, Gallinet was a name operators mentioned again and again, always for the quality of its service and the care its team takes over its customers," said Julian Cartwright, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Guardhouse. "That kind of reputation is built over years, through small things done well every day. Our first job is to listen to Gallinet’s customers and understand what they value most. From there, we’ll bring the best of both platforms together, with customers involved at every step."
Sam de Lange, Guardhouse’s Managing Director UK & Ireland, said: "Our UK team will work alongside Kevin and the Gallinet team, so customers keep the people they know, with a bigger team and more investment behind them. We want Guardhouse to be essential infrastructure for every security business we serve, and Gallinet is a meaningful step in that direction."
For Gallinet’s clients, Kevin Hannaford, Managing Director of Gallinet, said continuity comes first. "For more than twenty years our focus has been keeping security officers safe and our clients compliant. Joining Guardhouse gives our customers the backing of a much larger business, with more support and more investment in the tools they use. Nothing changes in the control room or in PeopleHours today, and we’ll talk to our customers before anything does."
Sundance Growth backed the transaction as Guardhouse continues to execute its strategy to build the leading global platform for the security industry, through both organic growth and M&A. Gallinet’s team, led by Kevin Hannaford, joins Guardhouse, and customers on both sides keep receiving their existing service, including 24/7 control room coverage.
Acquirer
Guardhouse, workforce management platform for physical security companies
Acquired
Gallinet: PeopleHours workforce software and NSI Gold-accredited 24/7 control room provider, United Kingdom
Completed
October 2026
Existing UK presence
Established UK customer base and a UK-based team led by Sam de Lange, Managing Director UK & Ireland
UK impact
Doubles Guardhouse's UK customer base
Backer
Sundance Growth
What changes for customers
Nothing today. Gallinet's control room continues to operate 24/7/365 and PeopleHours runs as normal. Guardhouse will consult customers before any change.
Financial terms
Not disclosed
About Guardhouse
Guardhouse is the workforce management platform built for physical security companies. It brings guard scheduling, time and attendance, payroll, compliance tracking, invoicing and proof of delivery into one platform, with subcontractor collaboration tools that let security firms coordinate labour across multiple organisations without losing visibility or compliance control. Guardhouse works with more than 600 security businesses and operates in Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United States. Learn more at guardhousehq.com.
About Gallinet
Gallinet Limited is a UK provider of outsourced control room services and workforce software for the physical security, cleaning and facilities management industries. Its NSI Gold-accredited control room operates 24/7/365, providing lone worker and welfare monitoring and incident escalation, while its PeopleHours platform handles shift scheduling, SIA licence tracking and compliance record keeping. Gallinet also provides screening and vetting services. Founded in 2004, Gallinet serves security companies across the UK and Ireland. Gallinet is part of Guardhouse. Learn more at gallinet.info.
About Sundance Growth
Founded by Christian Stewart, a former Accel-KKR investor, Sundance Growth is a growth equity firm focused on investing growth capital into mission-critical, B2B SaaS companies. The firm raised a $125 million debut fund in 2025 and announced a $250 million Fund II in 2026, backed by leading institutional investors. Sundance provides founders with flexible capital and hands-on support to help companies grow and scale organically and through strategic M&A. The firm partners closely with management teams to accelerate go-to-market execution, product expansion and operational excellence. Visit www.sundancegrowth.com to learn more.
Media contacts
Michelle Rappaport, Guardhouse, michelle@guardhousehq.com (first point of contact and interview requests)
Jack Alpe, Co-Founder & CEO, jack@guardhousehq.com
Sam de Lange, Managing Director UK & Ireland, sam@guardhousehq.com
Christian Stewart, Managing Partner, Sundance Growth, cstewart@sundancegrowth.com
Jack Alpe, Julian Cartwright, Sam de Lange and Kevin Hannaford are available for interview through Michelle.
Source for the industry statistic: Security Industry Authority, SIA Strategic Plan 2026 to 2029, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sia-strategic-plan-2026-to-2029/sia-strategic-plan-2026-to-2029
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is Gallinet? A UK provider of workforce management software (PeopleHours) and 24/7 control room services for UK security businesses.
Who is Guardhouse? A workforce management platform built for physical security companies, working with more than 600 security businesses across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the US, with a UK-based team.
Why is this good for me: More support and more investment in the technology you use, behind the same team you deal with today.
What do Gallinet and Guardhouse have in common? Both businesses have shared values that are built around their customers. Both businesses are focused on helping operators serve their own customers, so that those operators enjoy more successful and more profitable businesses.
How will Guardhouse develop its roadmap? Guardhouse’s roadmap is always shaped by customer feedback, and Gallinet’s clients now have a say in where we take it next.
Does anything change for Gallinet customers today? No. Service, support, contacts, contract and pricing are unchanged as a result of the acquisition.
What does it mean for Gallinet customers? The backing of a bigger business, with more support and more investment in technology. Before anything changes, we will talk to customers first. Combining that experience with Guardhouse’s scale means we can invest more, and innovate faster, for operators.
Does the control room continue? Yes. It continues to operate 24/7 as it does today.
What happens to PeopleHours? It continues to run and be supported. Over time we want to bring the best of both businesses together, and customers will be consulted first.
Who do I contact? Your usual Gallinet contact
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