Construction site and yard security in Guelph

Local and live

Manufacturing, the Hanlon and a busy building season

Manufacturing, particularly auto parts, dominates Guelph's economy, and the City lists advanced manufacturing and agri-innovation among its growth sectors. The Hanlon Expressway, signed as Highway 6, links the city to Highway 401, and the Hanlon Creek Business Park sits at its Laird Road interchange. Highway 7 runs to Kitchener and Acton, and the city-owned Guelph Junction Railway connects Guelph's industry to the CPKC network.

Job sites here have been hit more than once in 2026. In May, Guelph police investigated the theft of more than $10,000 in saws, drills, a nail gun and toolboxes from a south-end construction site near Arkell Road and Victoria Road South. Just south of the city, near the 401 in Puslinch, Wellington County OPP reported five Volvo tractors, worth over $1 million in total, stolen from a trucking yard around 9 p.m. on March 14, 2024.

For a Guelph builder, Sigma's technicians install cameras and speakers once the site has power and internet. AI person and vehicle detection flags anyone on site after the crew leaves, and an agent gives a live, instant talk-down and calls police if needed. For plant yards and truck yards along the Hanlon, remote gate operations and yard checks, including damage inspections and parking reports, keep the gate and the lot accounted for overnight.

Also covering Puslinch, Aberfoyle, Morriston, Rockwood, Guelph/Eramosa, Hanlon Creek Business Park, Elora, Fergus.