Fire Alarms for Schools and Nurseries
Installation, servicing and emergency lighting for primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools and day nurseries, done in the holidays or after the children have gone home.
- Holiday and after-school working
- BS 5839-1 systems
- Certificates on the day
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- SSAIB approved for intruder alarmsFor intruder alarms
- BS 5839 fire alarmsCertificated every visit
- Since 2001Family-run in SW17
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What it costs
Servicing
- Fire alarm from £180 + VAT a visit
- Emergency lighting £150 + VAT
New systems
- Fire alarm from £1,200 + VAT
- Smoke alarms from £230 + VAT
A free site survey comes first, then a fixed written quotation. Larger buildings are priced per device.
Hundreds of children, one alarm
A school fire alarm has to be heard in every classroom, hall, playground building and toilet block, and staff need to trust it. A system that faults or false alarms gets ignored, and a system out of date leaves the head and the governors exposed.
We install and service BS 5839-1 fire alarm systems in schools and academies and fire alarm and smoke detection in day nurseries across London. We plan the noisy work for the holidays, half terms or after school, test the emergency lighting on the same visit, and leave the certificates your fire risk assessor, insurer and inspectors ask for.
What we do for schools and nurseries
- New systems and extensions for new classrooms and blocks
- Six-monthly BS 5839-1 servicing booked around term dates
- Annual emergency lighting test on the same visit
- Sounders and visual alarms checked in every teaching space
- Detector types chosen for kitchens, science rooms and changing rooms
- Weekly test routine and logbook set up for the site team
- Upgrades of old conventional panels, in stages if budgets need it
- Day nurseries in houses, halls and purpose-built settings
What you get from working with us
Done When the Children Are Not There
We do installs and sounder tests in the holidays, at half term or after school, so lessons are not interrupted and children are not alarmed.
Heard Everywhere
We check that the alarm can be heard, or seen, in every space, including halls, toilets, music rooms and outbuildings that are easy to miss.
Upgrades in Stages
If the panel is old but the budget is tight, we can plan a staged upgrade over more than one financial year, with a fixed price for each stage.
Paperwork for Governors
Certificates on the day, a complete logbook and a plain list of defects with prices, ready for governors, the trust and your insurer.
Schools
The category of system is set by the fire risk assessment, and for new school buildings the design guidance in Building Bulletin 100 applies. In practice most schools have a panel system covering every room, with manual call points at the exits and sounders throughout. Kitchens, science labs and changing rooms need detector types that will not false alarm from heat, fumes and steam.
We service school systems every six months and test the emergency lighting once a year. Servicing is from £180 + VAT a visit for a conventional system and £240 + VAT for an addressable system, and the annual emergency lighting test is £150 + VAT on the same visit. Larger sites are priced after a free survey.
Day nurseries
The Early Years Foundation Stage framework expects nurseries to have fire detection and control equipment that is in working order, and Ofsted can ask about it. Nurseries in converted houses often need an upgrade from domestic smoke alarms to a proper system as they grow. We survey, recommend the right system for the building and the number of children, and service it so it stays in date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you service our school fire alarm in the holidays?
Yes. We are happy to book both visits in the holidays or at half term, or after school if that suits better. Emergency lighting can be tested on the same visit.
How often does a school fire alarm need servicing?
At least every six months to BS 5839-1, with a weekly call point test by the site team and an annual full-duration emergency lighting test.
Our school fire alarm panel is very old. Does it all need replacing?
Not always. If the wiring is sound we can often replace the panel and devices while reusing the cables, and the work can be staged across more than one budget year. We survey and give a fixed price for each option.
Does a day nursery need a fire alarm system?
Nurseries need fire detection that suits the building and the number of children, kept in working order. In a converted house that often means more than domestic smoke alarms. We survey and recommend what the building needs.
What does a new school fire alarm cost?
New systems start from £1,200 + VAT for a small building. Schools are priced per device after a free survey, with a fixed written quotation.
Get a free school survey
Tell us about the building and we will call you back to book a free, no-obligation survey. You get a fixed written quote after every visit.
- Holiday and after-school working
- BS 5839-1 systems
- Certificates on the day
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