Warehouse and Industrial Unit Fire Alarms
Installation and servicing for warehouses, distribution units, workshops, trade counters and industrial units across London and its industrial estates.
- Beam and heat detection
- Insurer categories met
- 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.
High roofs, dust and nobody there at night
Warehouses and industrial units have high roofs that ordinary detectors cannot cover well, dust, fumes and vehicles that set the wrong detectors off, and long hours when nobody is on site. They also hold stock your insurer wants protected.
We design, install and service fire alarm systems for warehouses and industrial units, using beam detectors for high roofs, heat detectors where dust and fumes would cause false alarms, and monitoring so a fire at night is reported. We service every six months, test the emergency lighting on the same visit and design to the category your insurer asks for.
What we do for warehouses and industrial units
- Optical beam detectors for high roofs and large open floors
- Heat detectors where dust, fumes and vehicles are expected
- Property protection categories when your insurer asks for them
- Monitoring links so out-of-hours alarms are reported
- Sounders and beacons that are heard and seen over machinery
- Open-area emergency lighting as well as escape routes
- Six-monthly servicing around shifts and deliveries
- Mezzanines, offices and trade counters covered
What you get from working with us
Detection That Reaches the Roof
Beam detectors across the roof space spot smoke in large, high areas where point detectors would be too high to work well.
No Alarms From Normal Work
Forklifts, welding, dust and fumes set off smoke detectors. Heat detectors and the right design keep the alarm for real fires.
What Your Insurer Wants
Insurers often ask for property protection (category P) as well as life safety. We design to the category on your policy and certificate it.
Reported When You Are Closed
A fire at 2am in an empty unit needs to be reported. Monitoring sends the alarm to a receiving centre straight away.
Design for big spaces
Large open warehouses suit beam detection or a mix of beams and point detectors, with call points at every exit and sounders and beacons that can be heard over machinery and seen in noisy areas. Offices, mezzanines and trade counters are covered as their own areas. New systems start from £1,200 + VAT for a small unit, and larger buildings are priced per device after a free survey.
Open floors over 60 square metres usually need emergency lighting too, not just the escape routes, so people can find their way out if the power fails.
Servicing
We service industrial systems every six months, including cleaning and aligning beam detectors, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What fire detection suits a warehouse with a high roof?
Usually optical beam detectors, which project across the space and detect smoke anywhere along the beam. In some buildings aspirating detection is better. We survey and recommend the right option with a fixed price.
Our unit's fire alarm keeps going off from dust and fumes. What can be done?
Swap smoke detectors for heat detectors in the affected areas, clean or relocate others, and check the design suits how the unit is now used. We find the cause on a service visit and quote any changes.
Does my insurer need a particular fire alarm category?
Some insurers ask for property protection (P1 or P2) as well as life safety. Check your policy or ask your broker; we design and certificate to whatever it requires.
Do warehouses need emergency lighting in the open floor?
Usually, yes. Open areas larger than 60 square metres normally need anti-panic emergency lighting as well as the escape routes. We check the coverage on the annual test.
What does warehouse fire alarm servicing cost?
From £180 + VAT a visit for a conventional system and £240 + VAT for an addressable system. Beam detector cleaning and alignment is included in the service. Emergency lighting testing is £150 + VAT on the same visit.
Get a free site 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.
- Beam and heat detection
- Insurer categories met
- Certificates on the day
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