Fire alarm installers for Kent

In most non-domestic premises, yes. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must carry out a fire risk assessment and, where necessary, make sure the premises have appropriate fire detection and fire alarms (article 13), then keep them maintained in efficient working order (article 17). Your fire risk assessment decides what kind of system you need; in very small, simple premises that can be as little as a manual means of raising the alarm.

BS 5839-1:2025 recommends inspection and servicing by a competent person at intervals of approximately six months. A visit between five and seven months after the previous one is acceptable, and your fire risk assessment may call for more. Someone on site should also test a different call point every week and record it in the logbook. How our servicing works.

It’s the British Standard code of practice for fire detection and fire alarm systems in non-domestic buildings. It came into effect on 30 April 2025, replacing BS 5839-1:2017, and covers design, installation, commissioning and maintenance. What changed in 2025.

Your fire risk assessment sets it: M for manual systems, L1 to L5 for life protection or P1 and P2 for property protection. We design to the category you need and can talk you through the options. What fire alarm category do I need?

A conventional system tells you which zone a fire is in. An addressable system identifies the exact device, which makes larger buildings much easier to manage. A wireless system uses radio devices certified to EN 54-25, so there’s far less cabling and disruption. We’ll recommend what suits your building and budget at the survey. More on addressable systems · more on wireless systems.

Yes. We take over most makes of system that are still serviceable. We start with a full inspection, rebuild missing records such as the zone plan, drawings and logbook, and can transfer your monitoring contract.

It depends on the size of the building, the category, the type of system and how much disruption you can accept. Rather than guess, we carry out a free site survey and give you a clear, fixed price.

Most commercial installations take between three and ten working days on site, depending on size. We phase the work around your trading hours.

Not automatically. For most premises, Kent Fire and Rescue Service asks callers to confirm a fire, or signs of fire, before it sends crews to an automatic fire alarm, day and night. Your fire procedure needs to cover who checks and who calls 999. What Kent’s policy means for you.

Yes. We can connect your system to an alarm receiving centre so fire signals are passed on day and night and keyholders are contacted. For Ajax EN54 systems, FireFind also shows keyholders which detector has operated.

Yes. We’re BAFE SP203-1 Registered Organisation No. 303674 for Design, Installation, Commissioning/Handover and Maintenance, third-party certificated by NSI. How to check a company on the BAFE register.