From the initial design to the final installation and commissioning, RES have the in-house expertise to deliver and maintain your Fire Detection and Alarm System.
Fire Alarm Design, Installation & Commissioning
Your Requirements
RES can design install and commission your new Fire Detection and Alarm System in accordance with the relevant British Standards, in order to comply with latest Fire Regulations. This may be a full new fire alarm system or modifications to an existing fire alarm system.
We work across a variety of sectors such as in educational premises, healthcare facilities, for hotels and leisure, in business premises and offices, in residential properties, retail establishments and also manufacturing facilities.
Design
The initial design stage will often require a site visit or service visit to assess and identify the requirements. An up-to-date Fire Risk Assessment will determine the relevant category needed for a Domestic or Non-Domestic premises.
There are a variety of system types such as conventional, analogue addressable, wireless, hybrid systems and aspirating smoke detection systems. We endeavour to offer advice to our customers on what is required to make a system compliant.
We provide a detailed written quotation, usually valid for 20 days. The quotation will specify the type of system being proposed and will itemise all the parts, labour and relevant British Standards.
Schedule
On approval of the quotation, we will schedule the works with you and order the necessary parts for your project.
Depending on the scale of the work, it can be completed in one phase, or be phased across a number of visits.
Installation
Our installation team will endeavour to work with as little disruption as possible.
All our engineers are BAFE registered, DBS registered and wear RES ID badges and uniforms.
BAFE Fire Safety Register – The trusted independent register of quality fire safety organisations for the UK since 1984
RES are also BSI Kitemark Licenced Fire Alarm Installers
Wireless systems can often be favourable in terms of minimising disruption and reducing the impact on historical buildings. RES have an in-house wireless survey kit capability, available on request.
Commissioning
Once the install is completed, the install team will leave the site tidy and clean and will issue the relevant certifications in accordance with the British Standards.
A new Fire Detection and Alarm System will have a Zone Chart drawing produced, printed and mounted by RES next to the Fire Control Panel.
Similarly, RES will provide an Operations and Maintenance Manual. This will contain product data sheets, manuals, As-Fitted drawings, Zone Chart drawing, certificates, and other technical documentation. This is provided digitally on USB and will accompany your on-site Log Book.
An engineer will demonstrate the system to the Responsible Person at the premises and hand over the Log Book before leaving site.
Servicing & Maintenance
A walk list will be produced which will be available to an RES Engineer for the service visits in line with the relevant British Standards, thus ensuring the continuous operation and compliance of your fire detection and alarm system.
Assistance
Our engineers are on 24/7 Call out, should the Fire Detection and Alarm System go into fault or require attention.
Case Studies
Hybrid Fire Alarm System for Modern Apartment Blocks.
Hybrid Fire Alarm System for Modern Apartment Blocks
Wireless System for Prestigious London Apartments.
Wireless System for Prestigious London ApartmentsCustomer Requirement Our long-standing customer, a property management company, asked RES to specify a new Fire Detection and Alarm System for the communal areas of a prestigious set of apartments overlooking Hyde Park in London, with the capability to interlink to the individual apartments' fire detection and alarm systems. This [...]
Hybrid Wireless Fire Detection and Alarm System for HMO
Hybrid Wireless Fire Detection and Alarm System for HMOCustomer Requirement Our customer, a property management company asked RES to provide a quotation for a replacement Fire Detection and Alarm System following a renovation of a residential property in Reading, Berkshire. The property contained five bedrooms over three stories. Our Recommendation RES specified a BS5839:1-2017 Category [...]
Wireless Fire Detection and Alarm System for Residential Property.
Wireless Fire Detection and Alarm System for Residential PropertyRequirement Our client, a local property developer was in need of an affordable, reliable and suitable Fire Detection and Alarm System for a three-storey residential property in the town being converted into a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) – for the rental market. Due to the premises [...]
Intelligent Hybrid Fire Detection & Alarm System for School.
Intelligent Hybrid Fire Detection & Alarm System for School.Customer Requirement: Our customer had acquired a victorian property which needed to be converted from a residential premises to an educational facility. RES were asked to propose the design of a suitable fire alarm solution. Being of listed status, the solution needed to be in harmony with [...]
Fire Alarm Upgrades for Theatre Venue.
Fire Alarm Upgrades for TheatreCustomer requirement RES were invited to tender for the upgrade of the Fire Alarm System at this prestigious theatre venue in Berkshire where we were responsible or the regular servicing of the Fire Alarm and Extinguishers. The venue needed a number of recommended system upgrades following on from refurbishment to the [...]
St Mary’s School Ascot – Fire Alarm Upgrades.
St Mary’s School Ascot – Fire Alarm UpgradesCustomer requirement Our customer, St Mary’s School Ascot, invited RES to tender for the upgrade of the school fire alarm system in 2013. RES were already responsible for the servicing and maintenance of the fire alarm system and extinguishers. Their existing system had a number of flaws which [...]
Fire protection for Luxury Spa.
Fire Protection for Luxury SpaCustomer requirements Nirvana Spa is a leading luxury relaxation and leisure venue in the South of the UK. Spanning a large site with multiple interconnected areas it contains five separate pool areas, numerous treatment rooms, saunas, gyms, changing rooms as well as restaurants, kitchen facilities and staff areas. RES was brought [...]
News Articles
The Advance of Wireless Fire Detection – Part 3
The Advance of Wireless Fire Detection - Part 3Hochiki Ekho - A New Generation of Hybrid Wireless Fire Detection. Ekho is a wireless based family of products which can be fully integrated into Hochiki’s renowned ESP intelligent hardwired system. At the core of the system is the wireless Translator module. It is hard-wired to the [...]
The Advance of Wireless Fire Detection – Part 2
The Advance of Wireless Fire Detection - Part 2The EMS FireCell Solution EMS FireCell is a “comprehensive analogue addressable fire detection solution with a set of features that make it one of the most advanced fire detection systems available – all without the need for cable.” EMS has a number wireless / hybrid solutions available [...]
The Advance of Wireless Fire Detection – Part 1
The Advance of Wireless Fire Detection RES provide comprehensive Fire Detection and Alarm System installation and maintenance services to our customers, and as part of this service we continually strive to offer the latest technology and products to our customers. Our engineers undertake regular training, either in house or via our suppliers/manufacturers on the technological [...]
The Importance of Regular Fire Safety Inspections and Maintenance – October 2021
It is vitally important to regularly inspect and maintain your buildings fire safety equipment. As a business owner, you are responsible for the safety of your building, employees and visitors. This includes the provision of adequate fire safety equipment and systems throughout the building. With more and more businesses returning to the office, it is [...]
Fire Alarm systems for Domestic Premises – 4th August 2021
Fire Alarm systems for Domestic Premises Domestic fire detection and alarm system standards are outlined in the BS 5839-6:2019, as amended 2020 Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems for domestic properties. In this edition there have been some changes to the “Grades” of systems […]
Components of a Fire Detection and Alarm System – 19th July 2021
Components of a Fire Detection and Alarm System There are a variety of components that form a fire alarm system – the requirements of fire alarm system are subject to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the design and installation of fire alarm systems is subject to British Standard BS 5839-1:2017. Control Panels […]
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AREAS WE COVER
Our fire alarm services cover the South of England including the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire including London, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Bristol, and the surrounding towns of Aldershot, Basingstoke, Beaconsfield, Bracknell, Cirencester, Egham, Farnham, Guildford, Henley on Thames, High Wycombe, Maidenhead, Marlow, Newbury, Oxford, Poole, Reading, Slough, St Albans, Staines, Swindon, Watford, Windsor, Woking, Wokingham and Worthing.
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