Fire exit doors: our service in Bedfordshire
We provide fire exit doors across Bedfordshire, covering 5 towns and 18 postcode districts, including Luton, Bedford and Dunstable.
Before quoting for an exit door in Bedfordshire, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires. Shops, warehouses and schools in Bedfordshire each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency.
Bedfordshire has a mix of buildings, from purpose-built blocks to converted houses and commercial premises. We tailor the programme to the building, not the other way round.
Security without blocking escape
Exit doors need to keep intruders out while letting people out in seconds. We can fit outside access devices, alarmed hardware and access control interfaces that do not stop the door being opened from inside. Any of these on a fire-rated exit door must be covered by its evidence.
The regulations behind fire doors in Bedfordshire
The rules that apply to fire doors in Bedfordshire are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Bedfordshire block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
What happens after you enquire
- Check the fire strategy and who uses the exit
- Select door type, rating and exit hardware
- Order doorset and hardware set
- Remove the existing door and prepare the opening
- Install, seal and weather the doorset
- Test exit operation, closers and security features
Guide prices in Bedfordshire
Guide pricing for fire exit doors: £1,100–£2,600 per exit doorset with hardware, supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Bedfordshire building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Fire exit doors questions
Do you provide fire exit doors across Bedfordshire?
Yes. We cover all of Bedfordshire, including Luton and Bedford. Surveys and written quotes are free.
Do fire exit doors have to open outwards?
Exit doors generally open in the direction of escape, especially where many people use them. Your fire strategy or risk assessment sets the requirement for each door.
Which is better, a push bar or a push pad?
Push bars (panic hardware) suit public areas; push pads and levers (emergency exit hardware) suit areas used by trained staff. The choice depends on who will use the door in an emergency.