The Surveillance Shop

What The Surveillance Shop does

The Surveillance Shop (TSS) is a Calgary, Canada-based physical security systems integrator founded in 1999 that has been integrated into Stone Security and now operates under the Stone Security Canada brand. The company designs, sells, and professionally installs integrated enterprise-class physical security systems built on an open-platform architecture that combines IP-based video surveillance cameras, intrusion alarms, access control and intercom systems, perimeter security, and professional two-way radios. Its approach is explicitly described as "open platform, industry leading, and partnership driven," with no proprietary technology of its own; the value lies in integration design, professional installation, and ongoing support rather than in-house product development. The Surveillance Shop earns revenue through three streams: hardware sales of third-party security equipment, professional services (system design, project management, installation by trained technicians), and managed/ongoing support services with immediate-response customer support. Pricing is quote-based with a free initial consultation and security plan, and the go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting eight named verticals: Oil & Gas, Gaming and Casino, Multi-Tenant Buildings, Education, Industrial, Logistics, First Nations, and Retail & Hospitality. Following integration into Stone Security, the company now has access to a national U.S. platform and a growing LATAM presence, giving it broader North American reach than its Calgary heritage would suggest, while still being a small organization of 11-50 employees.

Name

The Surveillance Shop

Website

https://survshop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Surveillance Shop, founded 1999 in Calgary and now operating as Stone Security Canada, is a physical security systems integrator that designs, installs, and supports integrated IP camera, intrusion, access control, intercom, perimeter, and radio systems for enterprise and mid-market clients across eight verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physical Security Systems Integration

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Security Command Center/Remote Guarding (LP monitoring) (BPAKAJAN)

Keywords

• Physical security integration
• Video surveillance systems
• Access control systems
• Intrusion alarm systems
• Perimeter security solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Security Products: Sale of enterprise-class physical security hardware including IP cameras, video surveillance systems, intrusion alarms, access control systems, intercoms, perimeter security equipment, and two-way radios.
2. Professional Services: System design, project management, professional installation, and ongoing support services for security systems. Includes consultation, custom security plans, and immediate customer support response.
3. Managed Services: Ongoing support and maintenance services providing immediate response and action from customer support personnel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Surveillance Shop is an enterprise physical security integrator that supplies, designs, installs, and supports integrated security systems — including security cameras, intrusion alarms, access control, intercoms, perimeter security, and two-way radios — for commercial and industrial organizations in Western Canada. The business is built around professional services (system design, installation, commissioning) and managed services layered on top of third-party hardware products, using an open-platform approach.

Product overview

Stone Security Canada operates as an enterprise-class physical security integrator offering a unified portfolio of five core products: Security Camera Systems (IP video surveillance), Intrusion Alarm systems, Access Control & Intercom solutions, Perimeter Security systems, and Two-Way Radios. Founded in 1999 as The Surveillance Shop (TSS) and now part of Stone Security, the company delivers integrated physical security solutions using an open platform approach with industry-leading products. Services include consultation, system design, professional installation, and ongoing support, serving industries such as Oil & Gas, Gaming, Education, Industrial, Logistics, First Nations, and Retail & Hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Security Cameras (CCTV / Video Surveillance)
• Intrusion Alarm Systems
• Access Control Systems
• Intercom Systems
• Perimeter Security
• Two-Way Radios
• Professional Services
• Managed Services

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stone SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Surveillance Shop (founded 1999) has been integrated into Stone Security, combining its local Canadian heritage with Stone's national U.S. platform and growing LATAM presence. This partnership enables delivery of modern, integrated security solutions with local teams and support while leveraging expanded geographic reach.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Axis Communications: Leading manufacturer of IP network cameras and physical security devices commonly specified by enterprise integrators. Comparable to TSS as a core technology supplier on the camera side of its integrated solutions, and a useful proxy for the underlying market TSS sells into.
• BearCom: Two-way radio and wireless solutions provider that is the ultimate parent group of Stone Security / TSS. Comparable as the umbrella entity combining two-way radios (one of TSS's product lines) with integrated security services, and as the strategic capital behind Stone's platform.
• Genetec: Canadian-headquartered unified security software provider (video management, access control, license plate recognition) widely deployed by systems integrators. Comparable to TSS as a fellow Canadian security-technology player whose open-platform VMS/ACS stack is typically what integrators like TSS deploy.

Direct peers

• Paladin Technologies: Canadian-headquartered security and communications integrator offering integrated electronic security, life safety, and AV solutions to enterprise and public-sector customers. Highly comparable to TSS as a Canadian-rooted multi-vertical systems integrator.
• Stone Security: U.S. parent platform of The Surveillance Shop, offering the same enterprise physical security integration services (cameras, access control, intrusion, perimeter) at greater scale across the U.S. and into LATAM. Most direct peer given shared products, brand family, and integration model.
• Convergint Technologies: One of the largest North American security systems integrators, designing and installing integrated video, access control, intrusion, and intercom solutions for enterprise customers across multiple verticals. Closest direct comparable to TSS in business model, product breadth, and project-based delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global building technologies incumbent that delivers integrated security, access control, and video surveillance as part of a much broader building automation portfolio. Overlaps with TSS on enterprise security integration but at vastly larger scale and as part of a multi-product stack.
• Johnson Controls Security & Fire: Large incumbent offering integrated access control, video surveillance, and intrusion detection alongside HVAC, fire, and building management. Comparable to TSS in integrated enterprise security solutions but operates globally with a much wider product portfolio.
• Securitas Technology: The technology/integration arm of Securitas, delivering commercial security systems (video, access, intrusion) plus remote monitoring and managed services globally. Directly comparable to TSS on the integrated systems-plus-managed-services model, but at far greater scale and geographic reach.
• ADT Commercial: U.S. commercial security integrator and monitoring provider offering intrusion, video, access control, and fire for enterprise customers. Comparable to TSS on the integrated security + monitoring proposition, but with national U.S. scale and a stronger recurring-services tilt.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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