Commercial fire doors: our service in Solihull
If you need commercial fire doors in Solihull, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Solihull has a broad mix of buildings, including purpose-built flats, industrial units and offices, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
For commercial buildings in Solihull, we coordinate access control and alarm interfaces before the doors arrive. Each commercial door we fit in Solihull gets a record your fire risk assessor can use straight away.
Access control and hold-opens
Modern offices and hotels often combine fire doors with access control, electric locks and hold-open devices linked to the fire alarm. Electric locking on an escape route has to release safely, and any holes, cables and devices in the door must be covered by the evidence. We coordinate with your security and fire alarm contractors on the interfaces.
On a typical job that means:
- Out-of-hours and phased working
- Per-door evidence for your fire risk assessment
- Glazed and solid options to certification
- Access control and electric locking interfaces
Which fire door rules apply in Solihull?
In Solihull, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Solihull building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Where commercial fire doors fit in Solihull
The need for commercial fire doors usually arises in hotels or restaurants, and sometimes offices. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Solihull to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Solihull
- Survey doors and agree priorities with the duty holder
- Specify doorsets, finishes and hardware
- Coordinate with security and alarm contractors
- Install in phases around operations
- Commission closers, locks and hold-opens
- Hand over the evidence pack
Guide prices in Solihull
As a guide, budget £750–£2,000 per commercial doorset, depending on finish and hardware, ex VAT for commercial fire doors. The figure for your Solihull building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Nearby areas we cover from Solihull
Solihull is about 11.0 km from Birmingham, and we cover both, along with nearby Shirley and Acocks Green. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you cover B91 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Solihull including B91, and nearby towns such as Shirley and Acocks Green. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
Can you install fire doors outside business hours?
Yes. We regularly plan work for evenings, weekends or quiet periods so that offices, shops and hotels can keep running.
Who is responsible for fire doors in a commercial building?
The responsible person under the fire safety law for that nation, usually the employer, owner or occupier. Leases often share duties between landlord and tenant.