K9 Deployment was established in 2002 by Neil Van Der Wee, who remains as our CEO to this day.
Initially, we provided security guard dogs and canine patrol services to businesses local to our head office in West Sussex. As our reputation grew and we became known for providing a reliable and professional service with highly trained dogs and handlers, our operations have developed – we now work nationwide.
In addition to continuing to provide security guard and patrol solutions, we also offer specialist sniffer dog services to detect the presence of drugs and tobacco.
Our Director, Neil, has been handling and training specialist security patrol and sniffer dogs since 1998. He holds the HABC Level 3 Certificates for both as a Proactive and Passive Drug Detection Dog Handler and the NASDU Level 2 Award for a General Purpose Security Dog Handler.
Neil has a distinguished reputation in the industry having accrued the most wins of any dog handler at the NASDU Annual National Security Dog Championships, winning it on no less than four occasions with two separate dogs.
He is passionate about ensuring all dog and handler teams are trained to the highest standards and providing the best possible customer service. Due to his experience and knowledge, Neil is regularly asked to give talks and demonstrations.
K9 Deployment mainly uses breeds of dogs that are generally renowned for their suitability for detection and security work, such as English Springer Spaniels, Labradors, German Shepherd Dogs and Malinois. We work very closely with reputable breeders to ensure our dogs are healthy and will adapt to training. The well-being and health of our dogs are of the utmost importance to us.
Our dogs are housed safely and securely in our comfortable and warm state-of-the-art kennels. An experienced kennel supervisor and dedicated support team ensure our dogs receive round-the-clock care and manage their strict feeding and exercise regimes.
We only use breeds of dog that are generally renowned for their suitability for detection and security work, such as cocker spaniels, English springer spaniels and Labradors. We work very closely with reputable breeders to ensure our dogs are healthy and will adapt to training.
The wellbeing and health of our dogs is of the utmost importance to us, and each dog is health checked regularly by a veterinarian.
We are proud to be an associate company member of the National Association of Security Dog Users (NASDU).
NASDU promotes high standards, excellent training and ongoing education in the private security dog sector. We abide by the guidance & recommendations contained within British Standard 8517-1 for General Purpose Dogs & BS8517-2 for Detection Dogs. All our handlers are NASDU certified.
This British Standard sets the standard for screening security personnel working in an environment where safety of people, goods or property is essential.
It includes data security, sensitive and service contracts and confidential records.
Our dog handlers hold Security Industry Authority (SIA) licences.
The SIA is a statutory organisation that is responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK.
All our handlers have undergone a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which searches for criminal records and activity.
As we regularly provide services to the education and healthcare sectors, the enhanced check shows that our handlers are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
By working with K9 Deployment you will benefit from:
Our drug detection dogs are highly trained to detect illegal Class A and Class B substances.
Our tobacco detection dogs are trained to detect real and counterfeit tobacco and search for contraband.
Whether it's crowd control or premises protection, patrol dogs are visible, effective and act as a deterrent.
