Fire Alarm Servicing for Retail Shops
Retail premises are open to the public and often closed overnight with stock inside. FirePulse provides a monitored fire alarm with servicing and certification under one monthly contract, so the alarm is signalled rather than sounding into an empty shop.
What makes a shop different
Shop floors are public areas with changing layouts. Displays move, stock levels change and stockrooms fill up, which is why detection is specified from a survey of the actual premises.
Most retail units are closed far more hours than they are open, and that is when a local sounder is least useful.
Shopping centre and landlord requirements often add documentation requests on top, which is easier when everything sits with one supplier.
Areas the survey looks at
Shop floor
A public area where an alarm needs to be heard by customers and staff.
Stockroom
Higher stock density and its own detection considerations.
Overnight closure
Long unoccupied hours where monitoring matters.
Landlord requests
Documentation asked for by centre management or the landlord.
Records and inspections
Retail landlords and insurers regularly request fire alarm servicing records and certification.
Our inspection preparation page sets out what to look for before a request or an inspection date arrives.
What FirePulse covers for this premises type
- Monitored fire alarm, specified from a survey of the premises
- Ongoing servicing under one monthly contract
- The relevant FirePulse servicing certification
- One supplier, one number and one predictable monthly figure
FirePulse covers the monitored fire alarm, its servicing and the relevant servicing certification. It does not cover every fire safety responsibility a premises may have, and no inspection outcome is promised.
Common questions
Can the shop stay open during installation?
Where the approved FirePulse installation applies, installation is completed in one working day, which is what keeps most units trading.
Is the alarm monitored overnight?
FirePulse includes a monitored fire alarm, so an activation is signalled rather than depending on somebody hearing it.
We have several shops. Can they go on one contract?
Yes. Multi site arrangements are covered on our multi site contracts page.
What documentation do we get?
The relevant FirePulse servicing certification, with the servicing records held by ADS Group.
Related pages
Get your FirePulse price
Tell us about your premises and we will come back with the monthly figure in writing.
A nominal survey charge applies and is credited against your FirePulse contract if you proceed.