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Industry security planning

Warehouse & Industrial Security Systems

Warehouses and industrial sites need security across staff entrances, yards, loading docks, inventory, vehicles and long after-hours periods. Large distances and difficult lighting make site design especially important.

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What security should accomplish here

A warehouse-security plan should connect controlled staff and vehicle access, perimeter and interior alarm zones, and camera views designed for entrances, loading, yards and inventory movement. Network, power, long cable distances, lighting and weather must be confirmed before device locations are finalized.

Properties and teams we can support

Warehouses and distribution centresLight industrial unitsManufacturing facilitiesStorage yards and logistics properties

What WeTech can secure

Loading docks and shipping

Create useful vehicle, trailer, dock-door and shipment context with cameras selected for distance and lighting.

Yards, gates and perimeter

Coordinate vehicle credentials, gate control, exterior detection and camera coverage around actual traffic flow.

Staff and restricted areas

Limit offices, cages, parts, tools, IT and production areas by credential and schedule.

After-hours intrusion

Layer door, motion and suitable perimeter detection with clear verification and response procedures.

Priority risks and workflows to review

  • Staff, contractor and driver access
  • Loading bays, yards and vehicle gates
  • Inventory, high-value areas and internal movement
  • Long-distance network, power and cabling
  • After-hours alarm and remote incident review

Security systems that can work together

Industrial CCTV

Use overview, identification, vehicle and low-light views with appropriate network and recording capacity.

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Staff & contractor access

Assign entrances, schedules and restricted areas by individual credential or role.

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Perimeter alarm

Layer building openings and interior detection around operating hours and response responsibilities.

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Vehicle gates

Coordinate UHF, remotes, mobile access and gate-control interfaces around the lanes and approved users.

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What the finished system can help you do

  • Separate overview, identification and plate-capture needs
  • Control employee, driver and contractor movement
  • Protect inventory, tools and high-value cages
  • Review loading and gate events efficiently
  • Expand across multiple buildings or yards

Retrofit, takeover or expansion

Start with what is already installed

Industrial sites may contain legacy coaxial cameras, long cable runs and several generations of access hardware. WeTech tests the pathways and can consider IP-over-coax or phased migration when appropriate.

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Vancouver and Lower Mainland planning considerations

Long cable distances and network design

Rain, darkness and changing yard lighting

Truck lanes, UHF read zones and gate safety

Dust, vibration, temperature and device selection

BC privacy note: When a strata, business or organization uses video surveillance, it should define a reasonable purpose, camera locations, authorized access and retention. The organization remains responsible for its policy and legal review. Read the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner guidance →

What We Review During Your Site Assessment

  1. 01

    What vehicles, employees, contractors and drivers enter each area?

  2. 02

    Which views need plate, driver, loading or general yard context?

  3. 03

    Where are network, fibre, power and weather-rated pathways available?

  4. 04

    Which stock, tools or processes require limited access?

  5. 05

    Who receives and verifies an after-hours alarm or camera event?

From assessment to handover

A complete security upgrade—not a box of disconnected products.

WeTech designs around the property’s people, operating hours, existing infrastructure and support needs across Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

01

Site assessment

Review entrances, users, incidents, existing systems, cabling, locks, network and the people who administer the property.

02

Design and proposal

Define the recommended systems, retained infrastructure, options, responsibilities, transition and practical limitations.

03

Installation and transition

Coordinate approved trades, stage the work, test each path and keep affected users informed during the change.

04

Training and handover

Provide administrator guidance, user workflows, testing and a clear service path after the system is operating.

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Warehouses & Industrial security questions

Can cameras cover a large warehouse yard?+

Yes, but coverage may require several purpose-built views, suitable lenses, lighting, mounting, network paths and possibly dedicated plate or identification cameras.

Can contractors receive temporary access?+

Compatible access systems can issue time-limited physical or mobile permissions to approved doors and schedules.

Can a warehouse gate use long-range vehicle tags?+

Yes, where lane geometry and gate operation support a controlled UHF read zone. The reader and safety sequence must be commissioned onsite.

Can an industrial site upgrade analogue cameras without replacing every coax cable?+

Sometimes. IP-over-coax or compatible hybrid options may preserve suitable cabling after its condition, distance and topology are tested.

Can a warehouse camera reliably capture licence plates?+

A dedicated plate-capture view normally needs the correct lane, angle, lens, shutter and lighting. General overview cameras should not be assumed to read plates.

Start with the property

Planning security for warehouses & industrial?

Start with the current system, entrances, users, operating hours and the incidents you want the upgrade to address.