Designed and installed warehouse security for Auckland distribution centres, trade-supply yards, and light-industrial sites — perimeter ColorVu, ANPR at the gate, dock-level coverage, and integrated access control.
Warehouse risk is concentrated on three things: tool and machinery theft (most common in trade-supply and automotive), inventory loss (most common in distribution and FMCG), and after-hours yard access by unauthorised vehicles. The break point is rarely the office front door — it’s usually the perimeter fence, an unsecured roller door, or a back gate left open by the last person out. Internal shrinkage from staff or contractors is a smaller-frequency but harder-to-detect risk that good camera and access design helps with.
Auckland’s major industrial precincts — Wiri, East Tamaki / Highbrook, Penrose / Mt Smart, Onehunga, Wairau Valley, Lincoln Road / Central Park, Maki Street / Westgate — each have their own typical risk profile. Wiri and East Tamaki have higher vehicle and trailer theft. Wairau Valley and Lincoln Road have higher tool and small-machinery theft. Penrose and Mt Smart have more food-and-beverage and FMCG inventory exposure. The system design changes accordingly.
For a typical warehouse or trade-supply yard (500–3,000 m²), the standard scope is perimeter CCTV with ColorVu / Full-Color for night-time identification, ANPR at the main vehicle entry, dock-level cameras at every loading bay, an alarm panel with dual-tech sensors in the warehouse and PIRs in the office, and access control on the warehouse roller door rather than just the pedestrian door. Larger sites (5,000 m²+, multi-bay DCs) use Inner Range Integriti or Avigilon for integrated CCTV / alarm / access on a single platform with audited logs.
Warehouse CCTV is layered: perimeter cameras stop you from missing a fence-line breach, internal cameras give you the picking and inventory view, ANPR gives you a vehicle audit trail. Each layer has a specific job:
NZ insurance for warehouses and industrial sites typically requires a professionally installed alarm to AS/NZS 2201 (the alarm-installation standard most NZ insurers reference) and a documented commissioning record. Comsys provides a written commissioning record on every install you can hand straight to your broker. For high-value-stock sites, insurers may also require minimum camera coverage at dock-level and minimum alarm response (typically connection to a third-party monitoring station with documented response SLA).
For sites that handle regulated goods (food and beverage, pharma, hazardous materials, electronics with serial-tracking), CCTV often forms part of the chain-of-custody audit trail. We document each camera’s purpose, field of view, retention, and access controls in your commissioning pack so the system meets HACCP, GMP, or other audit requirements without needing post-hoc evidence. Footage retention is typically 60–90 days for regulated-goods sites.
A real-world example, anonymised: a 1,800 m² trade-supply yard on Lincoln Road, Henderson. Brief was “tools keep walking after hours and the existing analog CCTV is useless.” Final scope: 12 cameras (4 ColorVu perimeter, 2 ANPR at the main and back vehicle entries, 2 dock-level at the loading bays, 2 internal aisle, 1 reception identification, 1 office overview), alarm with dual-tech sensors in the warehouse and PIRs in the office, Paxton Net2 on the pedestrian door and the warehouse roller door, and 90 days of NVR retention. Three-day install scheduled around tenant trading. Written commissioning pack signed off for the insurer.
A second example, larger: a 4,500 m² DC in Wiri serving FMCG inventory. Brief was “we’re moving from a cobbled-together system to a single integrated platform.” Final scope: 28 cameras with Avigilon for the recording and analytics side (storage and search performance scale better than smaller-brand NVRs at that camera count), Inner Range Integriti for alarm and access on a single platform, ANPR at all three vehicle entries, dock-level cameras at every loading bay, internal aisle and pick-face overview, and integration with the warehouse-management system so dispatch events can be cross-referenced with footage. Five-day install scheduled in two stages so warehouse operations weren’t interrupted.
ANPR (automatic number-plate recognition) cameras at vehicle entries capture every plate entering or leaving with a searchable record. For warehouses with regular delivery, contractor, and staff vehicle traffic, this is invaluable for incident review — you can search recorded footage by plate or time and confirm which truck or van was on-site at any moment. ANPR can also link to access control so unrecognised plates are denied or flagged at the gate.
Yes. AS/NZS 2201 is the standard most NZ insurers reference for intruder alarms. We install to the standard’s technical requirements (sensor placement, panel configuration, sounder requirements, comms paths) and provide a written commissioning record on every install. The record is what your insurer or broker typically wants to see; it documents the system, sensor coverage, panel configuration, and test results.
For sites with 30+ cameras, multi-platform integration needs (CCTV + alarm + access on one user interface), or specific compliance / audit requirements, Inner Range Integriti and Avigilon scale better than smaller-brand NVRs and access systems. For sites under 20 cameras and standard alarm/access scope, Paxton Net2 + Hikvision or Dahua is typically lower cost with no real loss of capability. We’ll quote both options where they’re both viable.
Around 60–90 days is typical for warehouse and industrial use, longer than the residential default because incident discovery (theft, damage, dispatch disputes) often happens days or weeks after the event. Sites with regulated-goods handling (food, pharma, hazardous materials) often retain 90–180 days for chain-of-custody compliance. We size NVR storage to your chosen retention.
Comsys installs warehouse CCTV, ANPR, alarm, and access control systems across Auckland. Suburb examples: Henderson · Glenfield · Westgate · Pakuranga · Botany · Manukau · Onehunga · Papakura · all suburbs.
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This calculator is a guide only. Final pricing depends on the site visit — specific camera models, mounting access, cable routing, and any access control or alarm integration can move the number up or down. We always quote in writing after a free on-site assessment, with brand and model itemised so you can see exactly what you’re paying for.
