Fire Alarm FAQs (21)
Yes — we can interface fire alarms with intruder systems, automatic door releases, access control, and sprinkler systems for complete site safety.
Absolutely — we offer free site surveys and quotes to determine the best category and design for your building’s layout and fire risk.
Yes — for large or multi-building sites, we can network panels or interface them to trigger global alarms and meet site-wide evacuation strategies.
Yes — we can modernise older panels and devices, integrate open-protocol equipment such as Advanced or Kentec, and bring systems up to full BS 5839 compliance without unnecessary rewiring.
Yes, we service all major brands including Advanced, Apollo, Fike, and Kentec systems, even if we didn’t install them.
Yes — we design, supply, install, and maintain fire alarm systems to BS5839-1:2025 standards, including L1, L2, L3, and M categories.
Yes — we offer fully wireless and hybrid systems for listed buildings or where cabling is impractical, with EN 54-25-approved devices.
Yes — we offer emergency call-outs for monitored clients and urgent faults, ensuring systems remain operational around the clock.
Yes — we install LD1/LD2 domestic systems for individual flats and L1/L2 communal systems for shared areas, all interlinked and compliant with BS 5839-6 and -1.
Yes — we provide a full handover demonstration covering daily tests, resetting, and basic troubleshooting, plus written instructions for responsible persons.
Our engineers follow the latest code requirements for design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance, including sound level checks, zone charting, and cable labelling.
The responsible person should test at least one manual call point per week, rotating around the site so each is tested within a 13-week period.
Commercial systems should be inspected at least every 6 months in accordance with BS5839 requirements.
Steam, dust, aerosols, or poorly sited detectors are common triggers. During servicing we adjust or relocate detectors to minimise false activations.
We work with leading manufacturers including Advanced, Apollo XP95, Hochiki, Fike Twinflex, and Kentec, ensuring reliability and full compatibility with UK standards.
A: These categories define how much of the building is protected:
L1: Detection in all areas (maximum life protection).
L2: Detection in escape routes and high-risk rooms.
L3: Detection in escape routes and rooms opening onto them.
L4: Detection only in escape routes.
M: Manual call points only.
We’ll specify the right category during your risk assessment.
You’ll receive a commissioning certificate, as-fitted drawings, a device list, a maintenance schedule, and full user training for responsible persons.
We design, supply, install, and maintain all types of fire alarm systems — including conventional, addressable, wireless, and hybrid setups. Every system is built to the latest British Standard BS 5839-1:2025 for commercial premises or BS 5839-6:2020 for residential applications.
We test manual call points, detectors, sounders, batteries, and communication links, verify device labelling, check logbooks, and issue a service certificate confirming compliance.
Optical (smoke) detectors sense particles from smoke, while heat detectors trigger on temperature rise. Many of our systems use multi-sensors that combine both for faster, more reliable detection.
Not directly — but we can connect your system to an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) who will notify the fire service and your keyholders in the event of an activation.