Fire alarm systems in Essex
Design, supply, installation, commissioning and planned servicing of fire alarm systems across Essex, Thurrock and East London — from a family-run team based in Chafford Hundred.
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Safety first
If there is a fire or you suspect one, follow your site fire plan, evacuate and call 999. Don't wait for us or fill in a form first. Never open panels, reset an unexplained alarm or disable protection. From a safe place, an authorised person may read and photograph the closed panel, then contact your competent maintenance provider.
Full fire alarm service pages
Installation is a full service offer — design through commissioning. Servicing covers routine visits, takeovers from another provider, fault finding and maintenance contracts.
Fire alarm servicing
Planned visits not more than six months apart, weekly-test guidance, log books, remedials and takeovers.
Fire alarm installation
Survey, design, supply, install and commission — conventional, addressable or wireless.
Servicing by town
Eighteen Essex town pages with local site types, nearby areas and CTAs.
Installation by town
Full install pages for the same towns we already cover for gates, CCTV and access.
Conventional, addressable and wireless
We design and install the system type that fits the building, the fire risk assessment and how you need the panel to behave day to day.
Conventional
Zones rather than individual device addresses. Still the right choice for many smaller commercial premises and straightforward layouts.
Addressable
Each device has its own address, so the panel names the exact detector or call point. Better for larger or more complex buildings.
Wireless / hybrid
Purpose-built fire radio devices can cut cable runs in occupied or sensitive buildings. We only recommend them where a survey supports it.
Categories M, L and P
Manual (M), life protection (L1–L5) and property protection (P1/P2) categories come from your fire risk assessment. We design to the category you need.
Sectors we design and service for
Offices, retail, industrial units, schools, care and hospitality, landlords and managing agents, and larger homes where a proper fire alarm is required.
We already cover these sectors across Essex for gates, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms — fire alarm work follows the same local footprint.
Commercial & industrial
Offices, warehouses, workshops and multi-tenant units that need clear zone identification and reliable warning.
Education & care
Schools, nurseries and care premises where the fire risk assessment drives category and visit frequency.
Retail & hospitality
Shops, restaurants, hotels and guest houses that need phased works around trading and guests.
Landlords & HMOs
Domestic systems use the appropriate BS 5839-6 grade and coverage category; for HMOs and mixed-use premises the approach is agreed from the fire strategy, assessment, licensing conditions and competent design advice.
A family-run team near the work
We are based at Chafford Hundred and already cover Essex, Thurrock and East London for gates, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms. Fire alarm installation and servicing sit alongside that local coverage.
A family-run team covering fire and security work across Essex. Our listed accreditations relate to our security, door and manufacturer work.
Emergency lighting with our partner
We offer emergency lighting installation, testing and servicing, delivered with our partner BCS FM Limited. BS 5266 recommends the testing approach we follow with BCS FM Limited.
Ask about emergency lighting when you enquire about fire alarm work — we arrange it through BCS FM Limited rather than as an in-house Charged trade.
Services we provide
Built out the way established fire firms present their offer — enquire for any of these. We would rather take the enquiry and arrange delivery (including partners where stated) than miss it.
Fire alarm servicing
Planned visits, log books, takeovers and maintenance contracts.
Fire alarm installation
Design, supply, install and commission — conventional, addressable or wireless.
Fire alarm monitoring
Fire alarm monitoring — see the dedicated page.
Emergency callout & fault repairs
Fire alarm callout / fault repair — see the dedicated page.
Fire extinguishers
Fire extinguishers — see the dedicated page.
Fire risk assessment support
Fire risk assessment support — see the dedicated page.
Emergency lighting
Emergency lighting — see the dedicated page.
Wireless fire alarms
Wireless fire alarms — see the dedicated page.
Maintenance contracts
Fire alarm maintenance contract — see the dedicated page.
Fire alarm FAQs
Yes. Charged Services designs, supplies, installs, commissions and services fire alarm systems across Essex, Thurrock and East London from our Chafford Hundred base.
Conventional, addressable and wireless/hybrid systems, designed to the M, L or P category set by your fire risk assessment.
BS 5839-1 is a code of practice: public FIA guidance recommends inspection and servicing by a competent person with successive visits not more than six months apart, or more often where the site needs it. It gives recommendations rather than creating the legal duty; in England and Wales the Fire Safety Order requires suitable maintenance but does not itself set a six-month deadline. Someone on site should also test a different call point each week and record it in the log book.
Evacuate using your site fire plan and call 999. Do not wait for an engineer.
Yes. We offer emergency lighting installation, testing and servicing, delivered with our partner BCS FM Limited. BS 5266 recommends the testing approach we follow.
Yes. We provide ARC-connected fire alarm monitoring. Choose Fire alarm monitoring on the quote form.
Yes. Emergency callout is available for faults and related issues, subject to availability. Choose Fire alarm callout / fault repair on the quote form, or call 01375 886299.
Yes. Choose Fire extinguishers on the quote form.
We provide fire risk assessment support and the fire protection works that often follow. Choose Fire risk assessment support on the quote form.
Yes, where a survey supports them. Choose Wireless fire alarms on the quote form.
Yes. Choose Fire alarm maintenance contract on the quote form.
Talk to us about a fire alarm
Choose Fire alarm servicing or Fire alarm installation on the quote form, or call 01375 886299. Faults: help.charged.services.
Sounders and beacons
Audible and visual warning devices form part of a complete fire alarm package. Exact device choice follows the fire risk assessment and system design — enquire and we will advise.
