Security Services in Amsterdam

See the Netherlands page for coverage across the Netherlands, or the Europe overview.

Luxury Shopping Districts in Amsterdam

A security program in Amsterdam can cover the main shopping and business areas, including:

• P.C. Hooftstraat
• Van Baerlestraat
• De Bijenkorf Amsterdam
• The Nine Streets (De Negen Straatjes)
• Kalverstraat
• Zuidas

Security Considerations in Amsterdam

The P.C. Hooftstraat is a short street lined with flagship stores, close to the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, with a constant flow of visitors in spring and summer. Officers need to manage busy entrances in an orderly way, stay alert to distraction and snatch tactics and work closely with neighboring stores. Dutch and English are the working languages, and English is expected at every luxury post.

King’s Day in April, Amsterdam Dance Event in October and the Christmas period draw large crowds to the city center. Concessions in De Bijenkorf operate within the department store’s own security system and procedures. Cyclists, trams and narrow canal streets affect deliveries and officer travel, so a security program needs to plan access routes and relief carefully.

Corporate clients on the Zuidas expect a high standard of reception, access control and visitor management, often in multi-tenant buildings with a shared lobby. A security program needs to work with one set of Post Orders and reporting for retail and office sites, with officers suited to each post and supervisors who visit regularly.

How Coverage Works in Amsterdam

McCray designs the program, and officers follow McCray Post Orders.

Security companies in the Netherlands need a license under the Private Security Organizations and Detective Agencies Act (Wet particuliere beveiligingsorganisaties en recherchebureaus, Wpbr), applied for through Justis. Source

Services in Amsterdam

Common Questions

Can One Program Cover Stores in Several Countries?

Yes. The program is set up for retailers with locations in several markets. Each location follows the same Post Orders format and the same reporting and escalation process.