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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.

Verkada video intercom live at the glazed entrance to James Hambro’s St James’s office

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.

At a glance
LocationSt James’s, London (SW1)
CompletedOctober 2026 (in progress)
WorkAccess control changeover (Paxton to Verkada)
PropertyWealth management office

Before: the old Paxton system

Before: the old Paxton controllers on the comms room wall
Before: the old Paxton controllers on the comms room wall
Before: inside one of the Paxton controllers being replaced
Before: inside one of the Paxton controllers being replaced

The comms room: new Verkada controllers

Verkada access controllers in the comms room, next to the Paxton units being replaced
Verkada access controllers in the comms room, next to the Paxton units being replaced
The two new Verkada AC42 door controllers
The two new Verkada AC42 door controllers
An AC42 opened up: wired, tidied and labelled
An AC42 opened up: wired, tidied and labelled
AC42 wiring close up
AC42 wiring close up
Each door labelled inside the controller cabinet
Each door labelled inside the controller cabinet
A Verkada AC12 single-door controller, wired in
A Verkada AC12 single-door controller, wired in
An AC42 and an AC12 side by side
An AC42 and an AC12 side by side
Patch panel with the door controller ports labelled
Patch panel with the door controller ports labelled

During the changeover

SEG vans outside the office on Pall Mall
SEG vans outside the office on Pall Mall
First fix: pulling new cable down from the ceiling void
First fix: pulling new cable down from the ceiling void
Lifting ceiling tiles to run the new cable
Lifting ceiling tiles to run the new cable
New cable off the box, ready to pull
New cable off the box, ready to pull
During the changeover: new back boxes and cabling for the release, exit button and reader
During the changeover: new back boxes and cabling for the release, exit button and reader
During the changeover: cables pulled in beside the fire alarm call point
During the changeover: cables pulled in beside the fire alarm call point
During the changeover: cable pulled to the new reader position
During the changeover: cable pulled to the new reader position
Wiring a Verkada door reader with keypad (AD64)
Wiring a Verkada door reader with keypad (AD64)
Fitting the new keypad reader to its back plate
Fitting the new keypad reader to its back plate

Finished: video intercoms

Video intercom at the glazed entrance to the main office
Video intercom at the glazed entrance to the main office
The video intercom live, with the visitor camera on screen
The video intercom live, with the visitor camera on screen
The video intercom: camera, keypad and screen
The video intercom: camera, keypad and screen
Office door with the new video intercom
Office door with the new video intercom
Video intercom on an angled mount, so visitors face the camera
Video intercom on an angled mount, so visitors face the camera

Finished: keypads and card readers

Keypad reader at office 07, lit and live
Keypad reader at office 07, lit and live
Keypad reader lit green at a back-of-house door, beside the defibrillator
Keypad reader lit green at a back-of-house door, beside the defibrillator
Keypad reader close up
Keypad reader close up
Keypad reader beside a meeting room control panel
Keypad reader beside a meeting room control panel
Card reader beside an office door
Card reader beside an office door
Card reader beside the office 07 door
Card reader beside the office 07 door
The finishing touch: peeling the protective film off a new keypad reader

Finished: exit buttons and door releases

Fire alarm call point, green emergency door release and exit button
Fire alarm call point, green emergency door release and exit button
Finished: press-to-exit button and green emergency door release
Finished: press-to-exit button and green emergency door release

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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