Our History
Allcooper are a Gloucester based family business that installs services
and maintains a wide variety of security, safety and data based systems.
These include Intruder Alarms, CCTV, Access Control, Fire Alarms and much more. Their customers range
from Blue Chip multinationals to corner shops and from multi-million
pound residential properties to council flats. They cover all of the
UK and other European countries, but the majority of their business
is in the south of England. They employ approximately 50 people, and
have been in business since 1987. They have over 5000 active accounts.
Their business has grown considerably over the years and now has a
turnover of over well over £4M. The philosophy of the business has
been that by providing quality products, installed by properly trained
engineers with an emphasis on customer care, that this would generate
repeat business and referral work, which would sustain the growth
plans of the company. Allcooper are the 25th largest and 13th most
profitable security installers in the UK (Plimsoll 2007).
There are 2 members of the Cooper family operating on a daily basis
within the company, Gerard (44) Technical Director and Roman (39)
is Managing Director. See our Top Team section for information on
our other key individuals.
Gary Cooper, father and joint founder of the business with Gerard,
retired from the business several years ago. Tim Cooper left the business
in November 2005 after 15 years in the business, to explore other
opportunities.
Allcooper are long term Investors in People, are National Security
Inspectorate (NSI) Gold Members and are accredited to install Intruder
Alarms, CCTV and Access Control systems. Allcooper have recently been
upgraded to the latest ISO 9000 standards. They have recently implemented,
in conjunction with Gloucestershire Business Link, a major Health
and Safety innovation program, to ensure Allcooper’s staff are amongst
the best trained and most safe in this or any industry.