Garmont

What Garmont does

Garmont is a private Mexican security systems provider headquartered in Mexico City, founded in 1990. The company delivers an integrated physical-security portfolio spanning intrusion detection (alarms, weight-sensor mats, aperture sensors), video surveillance, fire detection, and building "intelligent automation." This product mix positions Garmont as a full-service premises protection vendor rather than a pure software or AI-native security firm.

Operationally, the company runs with a workforce of 101-250 employees, consistent with a mid-sized regional integrator. Its core capability is hardware-led: design, installation, and ongoing servicing of on-site security infrastructure, with intelligent automation layered on top to coordinate devices and events. No proprietary platform architecture, patents, or third-party technology partnerships were disclosed in the available data, so the technical substrate appears to be standard commercial security hardware plus conventional automation control logic rather than a custom software stack.

The business model follows the traditional security-industry mechanics of equipment sale or lease, installation fees, and recurring monitoring and maintenance contracts targeted at residential, commercial, and likely small-to-mid industrial customers in Mexico. No pricing tiers, customer counts, recurring-revenue mix, or channel details were supplied, which limits visibility into unit economics and contract structure. The company is privately held, has been operating for over three decades, and discloses no ownership, capital structure, or financial detail beyond the firmographic snapshot.

Name

Garmont

Website

https://alarmasgarmont.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Garmont is a Mexico City-based private security systems provider, founded in 1990, that designs, installs, and services alarms, sensors, video surveillance, fire detection, and intelligent automation for residential and commercial customers across Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Systems

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems Integration (BPAKAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Alarm Systems (Inspection/Testing/Monitoring/Service) (IMAIAJAC), Fire Alarm Systems (Design/Install/Service/Monitoring) (BPABAHAA)

Keywords

• Alarm systems
• Video surveillance
• Fire detection
• Security sensors
• Building automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Garmont sells and integrates electronic security and life-safety systems, including alarm panels, intelligent building automation, weight sensor mats, aperture sensors, video surveillance (CCTV), and fire detection systems. The company appears to bundle hardware components into installed security solutions rather than offering standalone software or cloud-only services. Operations are based in Mexico City, serving the Mexican market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Expansion highlights1 record

Emerging players

• Alarm.com: Cloud-based smart-security and home-automation platform serving dealer/integrator channels. Relevant comparator to Garmont for the intelligent automation and connected-security evolution of its offering, though business model is software/platform rather than installation.

Broad incumbents

• Resideo: Home comfort and security provider (spun from Honeywell) distributing intrusion, fire and automation products through dealer networks. Comparable to Garmont on the residential alarm + automation bundle and dealer/installer model.
• ADT: Largest North American monitored alarm and smart-home security provider with extensive dealer/integrator network. Closely comparable to Garmont on core alarm-and-monitoring business model and recurring revenue orientation, but with mature cloud platform and global scale.
• Johnson Controls (Tyco/Integration Systems): Large multi-national building technology provider whose Security & Fire division supplies fire alarm, access control and video surveillance systems. Comparable to Garmont across both fire detection and integrated electronic security product categories.
• Bosch Security Systems: Global supplier of video surveillance, intrusion detection, access control and fire alarm systems used by integrators like Garmont. Comparable as both a competitor on integrated projects and a likely upstream supplier of Garmont's hardware.
• Prosegur: Spanish-headquartered global security and alarm services group with major operations across Latin America. Comparable to Garmont as a direct competitor in Mexico's intrusion-alarm and electronic-security integration market, while operating at significantly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell's security and fire safety division competes directly with Garmont in fire detection panels, intrusion systems and integrated building security, particularly on commercial projects.
• Securitas: Global security services firm offering electronic security integration alongside manned guarding. Comparable to Garmont on the electronic security integration and alarm systems line of business across diverse customer segments.

Direct peers

• Seguritech: Mexico-headquartered integrator specializing in electronic security, CCTV, access control and fire alarm systems. The most direct Mexican-market peer to Garmont, often competing for the same commercial and government contracts in Mexico City.
• DSC (Digital Security Controls): Established intrusion alarm panel manufacturer widely used by independent security integrators in Latin America. Highly comparable to Garmont on intrusion detection systems and a likely supplier/peer of choice for the type of residential and small-commercial alarms Garmont installs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/a_garmont

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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