Getting fire door hold-open devices right in East Sussex
Across East Sussex, from Brighton to Eastbourne, we survey, supply and fit fire door hold-open devices for homes, blocks of flats and workplaces.
We coordinate with your fire alarm contractor in East Sussex so every hold-open releases when it should. Free-swing closers suit East Sussex settings where residents or pupils find doors hard to open.
Wherever your building is in East Sussex, the fire safety duties come from national rules, and our installation standard is the same.
Working with your alarm contractor
Hard-wired hold-opens need an interface with the fire alarm, which is usually designed and certified by your fire alarm contractor. We fit and commission the door side and coordinate the interface, then test that every device releases when the alarm operates.
The regulations behind fire doors in East Sussex
The rules that apply to fire doors in East Sussex 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 East Sussex 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.
How a East Sussex job runs
- Survey the doors and the fire alarm arrangement
- Choose device type for each door
- Agree interface work with the alarm contractor
- Fit and commission the devices
- Test release on alarm activation
- Record results and hand over
What does fire door hold-open devices cost in East Sussex?
Guide pricing for fire door hold-open devices: £180–£450 per door for the device, excluding fire alarm interface work, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one East Sussex building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Questions
Do you provide fire door hold-open devices across East Sussex?
Yes. We cover all of East Sussex, including Brighton and Eastbourne. Surveys and written quotes are free.
Who tests hold-open devices?
They should be tested with the fire alarm as part of the routine testing arrangements. We test them at installation and record the results.
What is the difference between a hold-open and a free-swing closer?
A hold-open keeps the door at a fixed open position. A free-swing closer lets the door move freely, as if no closer were fitted, until the alarm sounds.