The UK’s pioneering Perimeter Intrusion Detection manufacturer Harper Chalice announces it is combining product lines, brands and organisation with fellow Vitaprotech company Hirsch for their UK and Export business activities.

The Hirsch product range of high security Physical Access Control, Video, Analytics, and Security Monitoring, Command & Control solutions combined with Harper Chalice’s lineup of National Protective Security Authority approved perimeter intrusion detection solutions represent the UK’s most complete range of physical security solutions. 

Range of high-security solutions

Hirsch product range of high security Physical Access Control, Video, Analytics, and Security Monitoring

The Harper Chalice name has a long and respected history within the perimeter intrusion market here in the UK. Since our acquisition by Vitaprotech back in 2023, we have taken huge strides to develop the business both here in the UK and overseas," said Adam O’Reilly, Managing Director of Hirsch in the UK.

This combination of our business activities and name change represents much more than a rebrand - it marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter. We’ll continue our development and offer a more comprehensive and innovative range of high security solutions to our customers."

Excellence in the high-security market

O’Reilly added: "By combining our shared high-security expertise and brand credibility, we are reinforcing our shared commitment to excellence in the high-security market on both sides of the Atlantic."

"The scale of Hirsch worldwide will allow us to accelerate our investment in products, offer local-time technical support across multiple time zones, providing more value to our customers and a greater range of solutions for our partners to provide to the market.”

Integrated suite of security solutions

Harper-Chalice products will be sold and supported across the Americas, and current reach across Europe

The combination delivers significant benefits to customers throughout the UK as well as the Americas, as Harper-Chalice products will be sold and supported across the Americas as well as their current reach across Europe and the Middle East.

The full range of products provide an integrated suite of security solutions tailored to the most demanding environments which builds upon both companies prestigious place as security providers to some of the most secure locations in both the USA and the UK.

High security solutions in the UK

Thibaut Galland, UK COO for Vitaprotech, will be the business pioneer for the combined Hirsch UK company, in addition to his role as Managing Director of TDSi.

Mr. Galland commented: “This evolution underscores our dedication to providing a complete portfolio of world-class high security solutions in the UK. We believe that this change will put us in a stronger position for the future leveraging our combined strengths to deliver even greater value to our clients.”

Product range and technological innovation

The move marks the first stage of planned strategic changes within the Vitaprotech Group since its acquisition of Hirsch back in September 2024 and enhances the Groups offering both in the UK and USA, ensuring expanded access to enterprise-scale, high-security solutions.

Current Harper Chalice customers can expect the same level of support and reliability under the new Hirsch name, with the added advantage of an enhanced product range and technological innovation.

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