Vape Guardian helps secondary schools, FE colleges and employers across Wales detect vaping in toilets and changing rooms, alerting staff in about 5 seconds so they can step in early.
The 2025 SHRN Student Health and Well-being Survey found that 5.2% of learners in Years 7 to 11 vape at least weekly, rising to 12.8% in Year 11 (Public Health Wales, 2026). Rates have fallen since 2023, and our system helps heads and pastoral teams keep that going.
Fits the Curriculum for Wales
Our vaping education course, created with LifeLab at the University of Southampton, can support Health and Well-being learning, in line with Public Health Wales advice to pair policy with education.
Designed and Made in the UK
Our own UK team designs the hardware and software, so there's one company behind the sensor, the app and the updates.
UK-Based Support
Talk to our vaping, hardware and software specialists by email, phone or Live Chat, in your time zone.
Trusted Across the UK
Hundreds of UK schools use Vape Guardian, and customers have seen vaping incidents cut in half within about two weeks.
Smoke, Crowding & Noise
The same sensor flags cigarette smoke, overcrowding and loud noises, which helps with the smoke-free duty on school grounds too.
Free Over-the-Air Updates
New features are added remotely at no extra cost, so no engineer has to visit each site.
We're confident our sensors will help your school, college or council building. If not, our 100-day money-back guarantee takes the risk out of trying vape detection.
Contact us for a free quote, consultation or demo anywhere in Wales.
Vaping Rules in Wales
Since 1 March 2021, school grounds in Wales have had to be smoke-free under the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, with bilingual signs and a duty to stop anyone smoking there (Welsh Government). That duty covers smoking, not vaping. The Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, lets Welsh Ministers designate smoke-free places as vape-free once its Welsh provisions are brought into force (legislation.gov.uk). Since 1 June 2025, supplying single-use vapes, with or without nicotine, has also been an offence in Wales (Welsh Government).
Proven in Hundreds of UK Schools
Welsh schools can install a system already used in hundreds of UK schools to monitor toilets, with no cameras or microphones.
Leisure centres, cinemas and shops can detect indoor vaping early. Local authority trading standards teams across Wales continue to seize illegal vapes (Trading Standards Wales), and sensors help venues deal with vaping on site.
Discreet sensors help employers and local authorities keep toilets, stairwells and public buildings free of vaping, with alerts sent straight to facilities staff.
They pick up a single puff of vape and send alerts to staff straight away, they're that accurate.
— KING EDWARDS SCHOOL - SOUTHAMPTON
We have been able to reduce the number of vaping incidents dramatically and created a better atmosphere for all, I would highly recommend these vape alarms in a school setting
— BROCKINGTON COLLEGE
The sensors are proving very successful, they were easy to set up and alerts are being received
— EMANUEL SCHOOL
The sensors have dramatically reduced the number of vaping incidents here at the school.
— CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND SIXTH
The sensors have helped us significantly reduce the number of students vaping on school premises.
— TRINITY SCHOOL (CROYDON)
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