Access control systems in Calgary
Access control by floor, suite and schedule for Calgary towers, condos and warehouses, with hardware chosen for chinook freeze-thaw, installed and supported by our Calgary office.
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Access control systems for Calgary buildings
Calgary has everything from downtown and Beltline office towers to new condo communities and warehouses in east Calgary and Balzac. We design and install fob, card and mobile access control across Calgary and area, with access by floor, suite and schedule.
Our Calgary office plans around local conditions, like chinook freeze-thaw cycles that are hard on exterior doors and hardware, and multi-tenant towers where elevator control and visitor management matter as much as the front door.
Supported by our Calgary office.
What we install in Calgary
Floor and suite access
Elevator control and access levels for multi-tenant towers.
Visitor management
Visitor entry routed to reception, tenants or the security desk.
Freeze-thaw hardware
Exterior locks and readers that cope with fast temperature swings.
Dock and gate doors
Access on overhead doors and gates for east Calgary warehouses.
Calgary problems we solve
The issues Calgary property managers and business owners call us about.
Multi-tenant towers
Floor and suite access with elevator control.
Freeze-thaw doors
Hardware chosen for chinook temperature swings.
New communities
Mobile access for new condos in Airdrie, Cochrane and Okotoks.
Former employees
Instant access removal without rekeying.
What affects the cost of access control in Calgary
The factors that shape a Calgary access control quote. We confirm them on a site walk.
Doors and gates
Every controlled opening, from suite doors to yard gates, needs its own reader, lock and wiring.
Elevator control
Floor-by-floor access in towers needs readers in each cab and work with the elevator contractor.
Users and credentials
Large tenant populations mean more fobs, cards or mobile credentials.
Software
Cloud platforms are billed by subscription, on-site platforms by licence and server.
Building systems
Connecting to cameras, intercoms, visitor management or the fire alarm adds programming.
Planning access control for a Calgary building
What to settle before we install, especially in multi-tenant towers and warehouses.
- Map tenants and floorsList each tenant, the floors and suites they use and their hours, so access levels match how the building runs.
- Book the elevator contractorFloor-by-floor access needs work in the elevator cabs, so we bring your elevator company in early.
- Set the visitor processDecide whether visitors go through reception, a security desk or straight to the tenant, and how deliveries get in.
- After-hours rulesSet schedules for evenings, weekends and long weekends, and who is allowed in when the building is closed.
- Doors on the exit pathDoors on exit routes have to let people out and release on fire alarm. We work with your fire alarm contractor.
- Name the adminsDecide who manages users. You get full admin access and documentation when we finish.
Access control brands we install in Calgary
Fully supported end to end.
More security services in Calgary
One local team for every system in your building.
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Areas we cover in and around Calgary
Also see access control systems across Alberta and BC and nearby service areas.
Calgary building on Kantech P82WLS or P84WLS fobs? They’ve been discontinued. Call us to plan the switch.
Stuck with a system nobody will fix?
We repair and take over cameras, access control, intercoms and alarms installed by other companies, when your current provider has fallen short.
Access control questions in Calgary
Do you install access control in Calgary office towers?
Yes. We set up access by floor, suite and schedule, with elevator control and visitor entry.
Do you cover Airdrie and Cochrane?
Yes. Our Calgary team covers Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere, Okotoks and the surrounding area.
Why do Calgary access control quotes vary so much?
Mostly because of elevator control, the number of tenants and doors, and whether the system is cloud or on-site. A site walk lets us quote what your building actually needs.
Can you take over access control another Calgary installer put in?
Yes. We recover admin access on systems you own, audit users and doors, and give you full documentation and support from our Calgary office.
Is there a Hightower office in Calgary?
Yes. Our Calgary office handles access control across the city and in Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere, Okotoks and Balzac.
Can door alarms at our Calgary building go to a monitoring team?
Yes. Forced and held-open door alarms from Calgary towers and warehouses can be sent with the camera view to our monitoring partner, who checks them right away.
Can each tenant in a Calgary building manage its own fobs?
On most multi-tenant platforms, yes. Each tenant can get its own login to add and remove their staff, while building management keeps control of shared doors and the parkade.
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