Fire & Life Safety
Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting — Installed, Tested, Maintained
Fire alarm installation, routine testing and servicing, fault finding and emergency lighting — from one contractor who also looks after your electrical compliance.
Fire detection and emergency lighting are the systems that have to work on the one day everything else has gone wrong. They also carry the clearest legal duties: under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 the responsible person must keep them maintained, tested and documented.
LS Elec designs, installs, services and repairs fire alarm and emergency lighting systems for commercial premises, HMOs, care settings and schools — to BS 5839 and BS 5266 — and keeps the logbook in order so your fire risk assessor sees a system that's looked after, not just installed.
Why it matters
One contractor for fire and electrical
The same engineers, the same visit, the same point of contact — instead of coordinating separate fire and electrical firms across your sites.
Evidence, not assumptions
Every test and service leaves a certificate and a logbook entry, so the responsible person can demonstrate the system is maintained.
Faults fixed, not just reported
A failed device or a fault on the panel is repaired by the engineer who found it — with 24/7 cover for the faults that can't wait.
What's included
Fire & Life Safety services, in detail
Fire alarm installation
Conventional and addressable systems designed and installed to BS 5839-1 for commercial premises, and to BS 5839-6 for HMOs and residential settings — with certification on completion.
Testing & servicing
Periodic servicing to BS 5839 — device testing, panel checks, battery and sounder tests — with a service certificate and logbook entry every visit.
Emergency lighting installation
Escape-route, open-area and high-risk-task lighting designed and installed to BS 5266, including self-test luminaires where they reduce your testing burden.
Emergency lighting testing
Monthly function tests and annual three-hour duration tests to BS 5266, with failed luminaires reported and replaced.
Upgrades & replacements
Obsolete panels, unsupported devices and systems that no longer match how the building is used — replaced with minimal disruption and full recommissioning.
Logbooks & records
Fire alarm and emergency lighting logbooks kept current, with test records, defect reports and certificates filed per site.
FAQ
Good questions we hear a lot
How often should a fire alarm system be serviced?
BS 5839-1 recommends periodic inspection and servicing at intervals not exceeding six months for commercial systems, with a weekly test carried out by the responsible person on site. We'll set the servicing schedule for each site and can show you how to log the weekly tests correctly.
Can you take over a system installed by another company?
Yes. We survey the existing system, check the panel, devices and cause-and-effect against the current use of the building, and pick up servicing from there. If the system needs upgrading we'll tell you why and price it clearly.
Do you handle emergency lighting as well as fire alarms?
Yes — installation, monthly function testing and annual full-duration testing to BS 5266. Most clients have us service fire alarms and emergency lighting on the same visit.
What do you install in HMOs?
Grade and category of system to suit the property under BS 5839-6, typically interlinked detection with a panel for larger HMOs, followed by routine testing and certification so the licence conditions stay met.
Get your fire systems looked after properly
Whether it's a new installation or a system nobody has serviced in a while, tell us about the premises and we'll come back with a fixed quotation.
Request a quote
Tell us about the site — or the whole portfolio
One premises or fifty. Planned compliance, a project package or reactive cover. Send us the details and we'll come back with a fixed quotation, typically within the hour during business hours.
Call us
01733 639 090Email us
enquiries@lselec.co.ukOffice 8am – 8pm, every day
24/7 reactive call-outs for commercial customers