Changing James Hambro’s St James’s office from Paxton to Verkada.
We’re replacing the Paxton door access on 11 doors at James Hambro’s office in St James’s, London, with Verkada access control: card readers, keypads, a video intercom and new door releases.

James Hambro & Partners’ office in St James’s, London (SW1) is moving its door access from Paxton to Verkada. We’re changing over 11 doors in a working office. The changeover is under way, and the finished doors are going live: photos below.
| Location | St James’s, London (SW1) |
|---|---|
| Completed | October 2026 (in progress) |
| Work | Access control changeover (Paxton to Verkada) |
| Property | Wealth management office |
Before: the old Paxton system


The comms room: new Verkada controllers








During the changeover









Finished: video intercoms





Finished: keypads and card readers






Finished: exit buttons and door releases


What we did
- Fitted the Verkada access controllers in the comms room, labelled door by door, next to the Paxton controllers they replace
- New Verkada door readers with keypads (AD64) and card readers at the office and back-of-house doors
- A video intercom at the office entrance, with a camera and screen for visitors
- A green emergency door release and a press-to-exit button beside the controlled doors, next to the fire alarm call points
- New back boxes and cabling to each door position
Equipment used
- Verkada access controllers
- Verkada AD64 door readers with keypad
- Card readers
- Video door intercom
- Green emergency door release units and press-to-exit buttons
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From SEG’s job records and engineers’ photos. Customer details are kept private.
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