Video Intercom Systems in Edinburgh
We install and maintain video intercom systems throughout Edinburgh, from a single controlled door to a multi-site system on one credential.
- Written quotation, clear scope, and a commissioning handover that includes the documentation you will be asked for later.
- We work across Edinburgh regularly, so attendance for both installation and callbacks is realistic rather than aspirational.
- Fire-compliant locking and release on escape routes
- All makes installed, repaired and maintained
What Video Intercom Systems is
A video intercom adds a camera to the entrance panel and a screen inside, so you can identify a caller before releasing the door. Modern systems also forward the call to a phone app and store a snapshot of missed callers.
In Edinburgh this tends to be specified in one of two situations: a new fit-out where it can be designed in cleanly, or a retrofit where cable routes and existing door hardware dictate half the answer. Both are routine for us; they are just priced differently.
Who asks for it in Edinburgh
Homes, gated properties, receptions, blocks of flats and any site that gets unexpected callers.
- Retrofit and repair — fault-finding on all common makes, with honest repair-versus-replace numbers.
- Schools and nurseries — controlled single points of entry, visitor management and safeguarding-aware layouts.
- Healthcare and care homes — step-free automated entry, staff-only zones and fail-safe escape routes.
- Warehouses and depots — vehicle gate control, personnel doors and turnstiles on the pedestrian route.
What a proper install includes
- Wide-angle camera with infrared for night identification
- Colour touchscreen monitors, additional handsets where needed
- Mobile app forwarding with push notifications
- Snapshot or clip capture of missed calls
Getting the specification right
- A wide field of view matters more than megapixels at a doorway
- Check how many indoor monitors the panel supports before you buy
- App forwarding needs reliable broadband at the property
Survey, quote, install
An engineer attends the site, checks each opening, confirms the cable route and establishes how the fire strategy affects the locking. You get a written quotation itemised per door with the hardware named. Nothing is ordered until you approve it. Written quotation, clear scope, and a commissioning handover that includes the documentation you will be asked for later.
We commission before we leave: every door tested, every release proved with the fire alarm, users enrolled and someone on your side shown how to add and cancel a credential.
Coverage in Edinburgh
We work across Edinburgh regularly, so attendance for both installation and callbacks is realistic rather than aspirational. We work to Edinburgh and across the EH postcode area, covering 1 named town in Edinburgh plus the surrounding villages and out-of-town estates.
Video Intercom Systems in Edinburgh towns
Other systems we install in Edinburgh
Video Intercom Systems in Edinburgh — questions
Do you install video intercom systems in Edinburgh?
Yes. Edinburgh is part of our regular Scotland coverage and video intercom systems is one of our core services. Give us the postcode and the number of doors when you enquire and we will confirm a survey slot.
What does video intercom systems cost in Edinburgh?
Pricing is driven by door count and hardware rather than county. As a guide, a single controlled door lands between £750 and £1,500 installed, with multi-door sites working out at £600 to £1,100 per door. The survey is free and the written quote is fixed.
Does a video intercom need the internet?
Only for phone forwarding. The panel-to-handset call works entirely on its own wiring, so the door still works if the broadband drops.
Can I add video to an audio system I already have?
Sometimes. It depends on the cable count in the existing riser. We survey first and tell you honestly whether an upgrade or a replacement is the better spend.
Do you work on systems installed by someone else?
Yes. We repair, service and extend all common makes of access control, door entry and intercom, whoever installed them. If a system is genuinely beyond economic repair we will say so and show you the numbers for both options.
Does the door have to unlock when the fire alarm sounds?
On a designated escape route, yes. The locking must fail safe and release on alarm, free mechanical egress must be maintained, and every maglocked escape door needs a green emergency break-glass release. This is a life-safety requirement and we test it with the fire alarm at commissioning.
Can lost fobs be cancelled?
Yes, instantly. You delete the credential in the software and it stops working the next time it is presented. There are no locks to change and no cost, which is the main practical reason buildings move from keys to access control.
Get a fixed price for your doors in Edinburgh
Free survey, itemised quotation, and a system that still works on the day the fire alarm goes off.