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Your Sharjah factory already has cameras. Foreman puts them on shift.

Sharjah is the UAE's SME manufacturing heartland: metal fabrication and steel workshops, plastics and packaging lines, building-materials plants, furniture and food units spread across its industrial areas and free zones. Almost every one has CCTV; almost none of it is watched. Foreman plugs into the DVR you already own and sends a WhatsApp or Telegram alert, with photo proof, the moment something goes wrong. Setup takes about 30 minutes. Free 14-day pilot on 4 cameras, no card.

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Built for Sharjah's SME factories

Sharjah's industry is owner-run: workshops and mid-sized plants where the proprietor knows every machine, every worker and every dirham of stock, and where a single bad night, a fire, a theft, a machine down all shift, lands directly on the owner's desk. There is no corporate security department. There is a wall of cameras and a DVR in the office.

Foreman is the watchman those cameras never had. It watches every feed continuously, applies the rules you set in plain English, and calls your phone or messages you with photo proof the moment one of them is broken. The cameras you already paid for stop being an archive of losses and start preventing them.

  • Software only, runs on the DVR and cameras you already own
  • Built for owner-run units, not enterprise control rooms
  • Alerts on WhatsApp or Telegram with photo proof, within seconds

Fire watch for workshops full of fuel

Plastics, foam, packaging, timber, paint, oils: much of what Sharjah's factories work with burns fast. Add hot-work sparks from welding and cutting, machines running warm through summer, and stock stacked close, and a small ignition has everything it needs. A fire seen at second ten is an incident; at minute ten it is the end of the unit.

Foreman watches your cameras for the first visible signs of smoke and flame, around machines, stores and yards, and alerts you in seconds with a photo, while it is still one corner of one bay. It complements your certified fire-alarm systems; it never replaces them.

  • Visual smoke and flame detection from existing cameras, day and night
  • Watches stores, machine bays and yards, not just the office corridor
  • An early layer on top of, never a substitute for, certified fire systems

Night theft, attendance and idle machines

Metal stock, copper cable, tools and finished goods have a way of walking out of industrial areas at night. Foreman knows when your premises should be empty and flags any person or vehicle near your stores, gate or yard when no one should be there. The rule is yours, in plain English: "If anyone enters the raw-material store after 10 pm, call me and send a photo."

During the day, Foreman counts heads shift by shift, so attendance matches reality rather than the register, and flags machines that sit stopped while you pay wages around them: late starts after breaks, long unexplained stops, a press idle half the afternoon.

  • After-hours intrusion alerts around stores, gates and yards
  • Headcount and attendance, shift by shift, from the cameras you have
  • Idle-machine tracking: late starts, long stops, machines not earning
  • Daily WhatsApp/Telegram digest plus a weekly PDF report

Works on the CCTV Sharjah installers already fit

Foreman plugs into existing Hikvision, CP Plus and Dahua DVRs and NVRs, and most other standard RTSP/ONVIF CCTV. No new hardware, no new cameras, no rewiring. Setup takes about 30 minutes, done remotely with your own CCTV installer, on normal broadband.

Detection runs on-site, so your continuous footage stays inside your unit. Only short clips around a detected event go to an encrypted cloud for a second check before any alert fires, and those clips are auto-deleted after 30 days. We never sell data. Pricing is offered through local partners and on request; the free 14-day pilot on 4 cameras, no card, stands.

  • Hikvision, CP Plus, Dahua and standard RTSP/ONVIF DVRs/NVRs supported
  • About 30 minutes to set up, remotely, with your existing installer
  • Detection on-site; only short event clips leave, auto-deleted in 30 days
  • Pricing through local partners; free 14-day pilot on 4 cameras, no card

Sharjah CCTV installers: earn every month on systems you already installed

If you fit and maintain CCTV across Sharjah's industrial areas, you already hold the two things Foreman needs: the client relationships and the camera systems. Foreman partners earn recurring commission on every factory they bring, for as long as the client stays, with nothing new to install on site.

You keep the client relationship; we bring the AI, the software and the support. Sharjah is one of our first international cities, and early partners get first pick of it. Apply in two minutes at foremanintelligence.com/partners.

  • Recurring commission on every client you bring, for as long as they stay
  • Sell to clients you already serve, on systems you already installed
  • No hardware to stock; setup is remote and takes about 30 minutes
  • Apply at foremanintelligence.com/partners

Frequently asked

Will Foreman work on my existing DVR, or do I need new cameras?

It works on the CCTV you already have. Hikvision, CP Plus and Dahua connect directly, and most standard RTSP/ONVIF DVRs and NVRs work too. No new cameras, no rewiring.

Is this a replacement for my fire alarm?

No. Foreman detects the visible signs of smoke and flame through your cameras; it is not a heat or smoke sensor. Keep your certified fire-safety systems in place. Foreman adds a fast visual early warning on top.

My unit runs two shifts and the yard is dark at night. Does it still work?

Yes. Foreman watches continuously across every shift, and our own AI models, trained in-house, are built for real factory conditions: dust, glare and low light included. If your cameras can see it, Foreman can watch it.

What does it cost for a typical Sharjah unit?

Pricing is offered through our local partners and on request, sized to your camera count. Start with the free 14-day pilot on 4 cameras, no card, and judge it on real alerts from your own unit.

Where does my footage go?

Detection runs on-site, so continuous footage never leaves your premises. Only short clips around a detected event go to an encrypted cloud for a second check, and they are auto-deleted after 30 days. We never sell data.

Do my workers get profiled or tracked individually?

No. Foreman watches for events, fire, intrusion, missing safety gear, headcounts, idle machines, and alerts you with photo proof. We never sell data, and event clips are auto-deleted after 30 days.

See Foreman watch your Sharjah unit for 14 days, free

Connect 4 cameras on your existing DVR, no card, setup in about 30 minutes. Fire, theft, attendance and idle-machine alerts on WhatsApp with photo proof. One prevented loss pays for years of Foreman.

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