Job-site security for Canadian construction projects
Active construction sites are some of the highest-risk environments in the country. Open perimeters, valuable materials, expensive equipment and a workforce that changes daily create a constant target for theft, vandalism and trespass. Fortega protects Canadian construction sites from groundbreaking through occupancy with rugged, redeployable systems and a 24/7 monitoring centre that knows the difference between a coyote and a copper thief.
What construction sites are losing
Tool, equipment and material theft remains the dominant loss. Copper wire, lumber, fuel, generators and small powered equipment disappear from sites that lack verified video and after-hours response.
Heavy-equipment theft — skid steers, excavators, attachments — is now organised, fast and frequently insider-assisted. Without GPS, access control and overnight monitoring, recovery rates are poor.
Trespass and squatting expose general contractors to serious liability, particularly on long-duration commercial and institutional sites with multiple unfenced entry points.
Vandalism, arson and graffiti push completion dates and drive insurance claims, especially on stalled or politically visible projects.
How Fortega secures construction sites
Systems are designed to be redeployable as the site evolves. Solar-powered mobile camera trailers, wireless access control and cellular-backed alarms move with the project from excavation to envelope to interior fit-out.
Cameras are placed for fence-line coverage, gates, lay-down yards and tower crane bases — the locations where loss actually happens. Analytics distinguish wildlife and weather from real human intrusion, dramatically reducing false alarms.
Our 24/7 monitoring centre verifies events with live video and challenges intruders over on-site speakers before dispatching police or mobile patrol, turning a multi-hour theft into a minutes-long event.
Solutions for construction
Every Fortega service is delivered by licensed Canadian technicians and backed by our 24/7 monitoring centre.
Solar camera trailers
Self-powered, cellular-connected mobile units with thermal and analytics on every angle.
Perimeter & gate detection
Wireless beams, fence sensors and AI line-crossing across temporary perimeters.
Site access control
Wireless or cellular readers for trailers, gates and turnstiles with contractor onboarding.
Equipment & material monitoring
GPS, geofencing and tagged-asset alerts for high-value tools and machines.
Remote guarding & voice-down
Live operators verify, challenge and dispatch — far cheaper than overnight static guards.
Occupancy-stage handover
Permanent systems engineered on day one so temporary gear transitions cleanly at turnover.
Insurance, OH&S and project standards
Verified video evidence and documented response procedures support builder's-risk insurance underwriting and help defend theft, vandalism and incident claims that would otherwise drag on for months.
Installations follow the Canadian Electrical Code, ULC-listed monitoring practices and the occupational health and safety expectations of every province where Fortega works.
Why builders choose Fortega
Systems redeploy with the project. You aren't paying for new infrastructure every phase, and you aren't leaving cameras pointed at a parking lot because that's where they were first installed.
Canadian monitoring centre, Canadian field technicians and a single accountable team from temporary security through permanent occupancy systems.
Construction security — common questions
Answers for construction leaders evaluating Fortega across Canada.
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