Fire alarm systems that protect property & lives

One of the South West’s leading fire safety specialists. We design, install, service and maintain a wide range of fire alarm systems — early warning, BAFE-registered, fully certified.

End-to-end service

From survey to certified, running system

One team handles the whole journey — site survey and design, installation and testing, ongoing servicing and maintenance. No coordinating between contractors.

What we do

Fire alarm installation, maintenance & servicing — South West specialists

Fire can devastate property, businesses and lives — so making certain you have sufficient fire protection in place at all times is critical to maintaining safety, meeting legal requirements, and achieving peace of mind. Fire alarm systems give an early warning of a developing emergency when smoke or fire is detected, permitting a safe and speedy evacuation of the premises and helping to protect all occupants of the building.

BLEC Group are one of the South West UK’s leading fire safety specialists. We supply, install and maintain a wide range of fire safety products at premises throughout the South West.

An experienced team of fire industry experts

Our extremely experienced team of fire industry experts are readily available to evaluate the fire protection requirements of your property, providing appropriate recommendations in line with the requirements of the environment.

We can design, install, maintain and service all manner of fire safety systems — providing you with the very best protection for your business. We offer one-off fire alarm servicing and maintenance as well as planned regular fire alarm services. All work certified and carried out by Fire Alarm specialists.

To find out more — or to request a totally free site survey and quotation — make contact with BLEC Group today for professional, cost-effective fire protection that you can trust.

Our fire alarm installation services include:

Why BLEC for fire alarms

One team, full responsibility

Six things that come as standard on every BLEC fire alarm install — from survey through to certified, running system.

BAFE registered

BLEC is BAFE-registered (ID 303207) — independently audited for fire safety competence, the standard recognised by insurers and regulators.

Free site survey

Totally free site survey and quotation — we evaluate your building layout, occupancy and risk before recommending anything.

Early warning systems

Smoke and fire detection that triggers immediately — a critical few minutes for safe evacuation and minimising property damage.

Fully trained engineers

Design, install and test all carried out by our own qualified Fire Alarm specialists — no sub-contracting.

Risk assessments & escape plans

Documentation to satisfy health & safety regulations — supplied as part of the install, ready for inspection.

South West coverage

Plymouth-based with active coverage across the South West — local engineers who know the area and respond quickly.

Related security & safety services

Access control sits inside a wider security and life-safety system — we cover the whole picture.

Fire Alarm Servicing

Planned routine servicing to keep your installed system running effectively and meeting current standards.

Fire Alarm Faults

Reactive call-out and fault diagnosis — get a faulty alarm back to compliance and confidence quickly.

Fire Risk Assessments

Recurring faults often point to underlying design issues — a fresh fire risk assessment can identify what's really going on.

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Common Questions

Fire alarm questions answered.

The questions we get asked most often when business owners and facilities teams are commissioning a new fire alarm system. If yours isn’t here, just call or drop us a line.

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What type of fire alarm system does my building need?

It depends on the building’s size, layout, use and occupancy. Fire alarm systems are categorised under BS 5839 (e.g. L1 for full coverage, L2/L3/L4/L5 for varying scope, P1/P2 for property protection). The free site survey establishes which category your building requires — we won’t over- or under-specify the system, just match what the standard and the risk profile call for.

Is a fire alarm legally required for my premises?

For non-domestic premises in England and Wales, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to ensure adequate means of detection and warning. That doesn’t always mean a full electronic alarm — small low-risk premises may meet the standard with simpler arrangements — but most commercial buildings, HMOs, hotels and similar will need a properly designed system. The fire risk assessment determines what counts as “adequate”.

How long does a fire alarm installation take?

A small commercial install can often be done in 1–3 days. Larger buildings — multi-floor offices, HMOs, hotels — usually take longer and may be phased to work around occupancy. The survey gives you a specific timeline, and where work needs to happen out of hours we’ll schedule it that way.

Will you take care of the certification and paperwork?

Yes. On completion you receive the commissioning certificate, the design documentation, and the user instructions for the system. If you need fire risk assessment and escape plan documentation to satisfy regulations, we can supply those too. Everything in one folder, ready for your insurer or inspector.

Do you also service and maintain what you install?

Yes — and most clients ask us to. After install we offer planned routine servicing (typically twice a year per BS 5839) and we’re on call for faults if something goes wrong. One team designed it, one team knows it inside out, one team fixes it.

Are you BAFE registered?

Yes — BLEC is BAFE registered (ID 303207). BAFE is the independent register of competent fire safety providers, and BAFE-certified work is the standard insurers, regulators and tendering bodies recognise. Worth checking on any contractor you’re considering — it’s the simplest way to confirm fire safety competence.