About Us

Our History – serving businesses in Sunderland for 25 years

Situated in the heart of the North East of England, just off the A19, our Company, Sunderland Enterprise Park Management Company (SEP), has played an important role in the regeneration of the land previously reclaimed from heavy industrial use by the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation (TWDC). TWDC was established in 1987 to develop land on the banks of the River Wear. When TWDC was being wound up it formed SEP to ensure the security of the businesses which had now located to the new Sunderland Enterprise Park and to maintain those areas of the Park transferred to it. These areas include the nature reserve on the shores of the River Wear.

The Structure of SEP reflects its Purpose

TWDC chose an unusual structure for the new management company. It is very much like a management company of a block of flats! This reflects the purpose of SEP Management Co Ltd which not only provides security services but deals with the maintenance of any shared areas such as footpaths and steps; landscaping and maintenance of grass and open spaces and is the Eyes and Ears of the Park. In the same way that a good management company looks after the block of apartments for its residents then SEP Management Co Ltd looks after the park for its businesses.

If you are a new business on the Park who has just taken a transfer of shares in SEP or you are wondering how the covenant between you and SEP works, or perhaps you are just interested, please click here for more details.

1995 to 2020

Since 1995, SEP has been successfully providing security and landscaping services to businesses and users of Sunderland Enterprise Park helping to ensure that it remains a safe, secure, and environmentally friendly place to do business or to enjoy the retail park. The Enterprise Park is notable for its wide variety of businesses large and small, ranging from light industrial, banking, hospitality, retail, and health.

During our 25-year history, SEP has become an important part of the community whether it be helping the local police, assisting in getting Sunderland fans to the Stadium of Light or as custodian of the environment by, for example, establishing a bee friendly zone called a Pollinator Park.

In this time, we have been using developments in technology to expand our services to businesses on the park. In addition, we are also developing services to extend these benefits for businesses off site as technology continues to open up exciting opportunities.

We are now looking forward to our next 25 years in which we shall continue to work to achieve and maintain a safe and secure environment for businesses.

Our future – Our route map for the next 25 years

Our vision is to provide a safe and secure environment for businesses in the North East

Our mission is to provide first class security services throughout the North East.

We aim to do this by

• securing and developing strong relationships with clients, contractors, and suppliers.
• recruiting and developing high quality staff who will take responsibility for planning, supporting, and nurturing the Company.
• maintain and developing strong connections with the regional and national business communities to maximize new opportunities.
• seeking efficiencies in service, delivery, and effectiveness in administration.
• training and developing all staff to ensure the on-going success of the company.

We recognise that how we provide our services to our clients is as important as the type of service we offer and so we have committed to the following values:

• We are committed to providing a quality security service, ensuring peace of mind for our clients. We seek to contract with the highest quality contractors and security personnel.
• We recognise that people are our primary resource and seek to recruit and develop staff to the highest quality standard.
• We are committed to promoting diversity and equality for all staff.
• We will ensure that our activities are carried out ethically and to the highest standards.
• We adopt a culture of Health & Safety.