The Redvision CCTV Hub: A Cost-Effective and Robust Solution for Construction Site Security

Most legacy CCTV systems were designed for permanent buildings with fixed infrastructure, including structured cabling, dedicated comms rooms and stable power. On construction sites, you rarely have that luxury.

Common limitations include:

  • Fixed network dependence. Conventional network video recorders and encoders expect a wired network. Getting fibre or copper to every tower or scaffold run is expensive and slow.
  • Single-camera 4G routers. Basic cellular routers bolted to a pole might work for one camera but quickly become a bottleneck when you need multiple viewpoints.
  • Analogue holdovers. Older systems still built around analogue cameras and encoders struggle to deliver the resolution and intelligence you need from an IP camera solution.
  • Cable vulnerability. Exposed cabling is easy to damage accidentally with machinery (or deliberately by intruders trying to disable coverage).
  • Hard-to-scale monitoring. Without a clean, public IP path or video management system (VMS) integration, getting stable construction site security monitoring into an alarm receiving centre or control room can be a constant headache.

For CCTV installers, security consultants or project managers, that often means more time on site, more troubleshooting and fewer opportunities to standardise designs across multiple projects.

Common construction site security challenges

Construction site security has to deal with far more than opportunistic theft. Typical threats and pain points include:

  • High-value plant and materials. Excavators, power tools, copper, cabling and fuel are easy targets, especially out of hours.
  • Constantly changing layouts. As the build progresses, hoardings move, scaffolding goes up and down, and access routes change. Static camera positions can quickly become obsolete.
  • Remote and poorly lit areas. Compounds, laydown areas and remote storage yards often have no network infrastructure and limited lighting.
  • Multiple stakeholders. Main contractors, clients, insurers and external monitoring centres all need reliable, recorded video for incidents and claims.
  • Health and safety/duty of care. You’re not just protecting assets; you’re evidencing safe systems of work, managing access and investigating near misses.

When these issues aren’t addressed properly, sites end up with:

  • Blind spots where intruders can enter unseen because construction site security cameras were never repositioned after a phase change.
  • Over-reliance on manned guarding where mobile patrols can’t practically cover every corner.
  • Gaps in footage caused by network outages or makeshift recording solutions.
  • Weak construction site security monitoring coverage, where third-party monitoring stations struggle with unstable connections or inconsistent camera quality.

The result is a solution that may look fine on a drawing but fails when you actually need evidence or a real-time response.

To protect tight margins and avoid costly delays, you need a rugged, re-deployable camera station that lets you deploy and manage CCTV cameras quickly, with minimal infrastructure, using 4G or 5G connectivity.

The Redvision CCTV Hub: a deploy-anywhere CCTV system

The Redvision CCTV Hub is designed from the ground up as a rugged, re-deployable 4G/5G camera station, which essentially acts as a complete edge CCTV platform in a single, tough enclosure.

Key technical capabilities include:

  • Support for up to four directly mounted cameras (PTZ and fixed), powered and managed from the same unit.
  • Integrated PoE and PoE Ultra for PTZ cameras and static IP cameras.
  • 4G/5G connectivity with fixed public IP options, making remote access and integration straightforward.
  • Local recording (up to multi-terabyte capacities) for resilience if the network link drops.
  • ONVIF-compliant interface, allowing you to mix Redvision and third-party cameras and integrate with existing VMS platforms.

For installers, that means you can treat the CCTV Hub as a self-contained field node. Bring power to the Hub, connect your cameras, acquire the cellular signal, and you’ve effectively extended your CCTV systems out to wherever the project needs coverage.

Because the CCTV Hub is ONVIF-compliant, you’re free to design solutions with the cameras that best suit each risk. You can plug in a rugged X-Series PTZ camera, Knight Series static IP camera or other ONVIF Profile S devices up to 4K resolution, all managed from the same unit.

Designed for harsh, real-world site conditions

Construction sites are becoming more complex. Multi-level builds, specialist subcontractors, temporary compounds and remote satellite areas make it difficult to design surveillance that actually keeps up with the programme. Temporary power, no fixed network and short project durations add even more constraints.

The CCTV Hub enclosure is built for the realities of construction sites. It provides:

  • A rugged, outdoor-ready housing intended to withstand weather, dust and general site abuse.
  • Clean, protected cable management that keeps terminations inside the enclosure, minimising exposed cabling that can be cut, snagged or vandalised.
  • Flexible power options (110–230VAC or 24VDC, depending on model) to suit temporary site power or generator-fed distributions.
  • Pole and wall-mounting options so you can use existing infrastructure like lamp posts, scaffolding, columns, traffic lights and more.

From a design and installation perspective, that means less time building bespoke housings or towers and more time focusing on camera placement, coverage and integration with the wider CCTV systems on site.

For decision-makers, the Redvision CCTV Hub also has clear commercial advantages over ad hoc or purely manned solutions, including:

  • Reduced guarding costs. Well-designed construction site security supported by remote monitoring can reduce the number of static guards or patrols required.
  • Faster incident resolution. High-quality recorded evidence helps resolve disputes, health and safety investigations and insurance claims more quickly.
  • Lower risk of downtime. Detecting and deterring theft or vandalism reduces project delays caused by loss of plant, materials or critical infrastructure.
  • Asset reusability. Because the CCTV Hub is re-deployable, you can recover costs over multiple projects, phases and even business units.
  • Professional image. A visible, well-implemented construction site security system reassures clients, neighbours and regulators that the site is being run professionally.

For installers and consultants, the CCTV Hub also provides a standardised CCTV system that can be documented, replicated and supported more efficiently than bespoke one-off designs.

How to design a hub-based surveillance strategy for your site

Because the Redvision CCTV Hub is re-deployable, it lends itself to phased construction site security strategies that evolve with the project. A typical approach might look like:

  1. Pre-start and groundworks
    • Deploy a CCTV Hub at the main gate with a PTZ camera covering access roads and a static IP camera capturing ANPR or close-up views of vehicles.
    • Use additional static construction site security cameras to monitor fuel bowsers or temporary storage for high-value plant.
  2. Superstructure and envelope
    • Relocate the CCTV Hub (or add a second) to cover scaffold access points, crane bases and material laydown areas.
    • Use analytics to detect out-of-hours movement on upper floors or scaffold runs where trespass or falls-from-height risk is higher.
  3. Fit-out and commissioning
    • Shift focus to internal access control, expensive fixtures and finishes, and areas where multiple contractors overlap.
    • Maintain perimeter coverage as hoardings move or reduce towards the end of the project.

Throughout, you can:

  • Standardise on a small number of CCTV Hub configurations to simplify setup across multiple sites.
  • Integrate each CCTV Hub cleanly into your preferred ARC or control room platform for consistent construction site security monitoring.
  • Reuse the same hardware between projects, reducing capex and speeding mobilisation.

Because you’re not locked into a single camera type, you can mix thermal, low-light and standard fixed construction site security cameras with PTZ cameras, depending on the specific risk profile of each zone.

Why partner with Redvision for construction site security monitoring?

With over 25 years of experience in CCTV design and manufacturing, Redvision has built a strong reputation for rugged, high-performance outdoor camera solutions, particularly for demanding environments such as public spaces, utilities and industrial sites.

When you specify Redvision, you benefit from:

  • A UK-based CCTV camera manufacturer with a heritage in robust, outdoor-ready PTZ cameras and static IP cameras.
  • ONVIF-compliant CCTV solutions that help you avoid vendor lock-in and integrate cleanly into open-platform VMS ecosystems.
  • NDAA-compliant security cameras, helping you meet contractual, regulatory and cyber security requirements with confidence.
  • Technical sales and support teams who can work with you on camera selection, lens choice, analytics configuration and optimal CCTV Hub placement for construction site security.

If you’re planning to upgrade your CCTV systems on an existing project, or want a repeatable solution for future builds, the Redvision CCTV Hub gives you a flexible platform for construction site security monitoring that you can deploy wherever you have power and a cellular signal.

To discuss your next project or get help choosing the right CCTV cameras for a hub-based approach, contact our team today. We’d be happy to walk you through your options and help you design a solution that works from groundworks to handover.

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