Sarum Systems designs, installs, commissions and maintains fire alarm systems across Basildon for commercial premises, schools, HMOs, flats above shops, care settings and landlords. We use Apollo detection with Kentec and Advanced panels, and we take over existing systems that have gone without servicing. Everything is done in-house by engineers working from our base in Harlow, and maintained systems come with our three hour response commitment when a panel shows a fault or the system will not reset.
HD & 4K camera systems with remote viewing, recording and smart motion alerts.
Wired & wireless intruder alarms, monitored and app-connected, fitted to BS EN 50131.
Keypad, fob and door-entry systems that control exactly who goes where.
Fire detection and alarm systems designed, installed and serviced to BS 5839.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, and in Basildon that covers a wide range of buildings. The town centre around the Eastgate Centre and Town Square has shops with flats, offices or storage on the upper floors, where a fire on the ground floor can cut off the only way out from above. The industrial areas at Burnt Mills, Cranes Farm Road and Southfields have warehouses and workshops with mezzanines, battery charging and stock racked high. Restaurants and venues at Festival Leisure Park carry late night occupancy and kitchen risk. Where houses in the older neighbourhoods are let as HMOs, landlords pick up fire safety duties for the shared areas, and blocks of flats have common parts covered by the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. Schools and care settings need systems designed around people who may need help to leave. Fire safety in Basildon is enforced by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, and we design and document every system so it stands up to their inspection.
Start with the fire risk assessment, because it sets the category. A warehouse might need P2 property protection on top of L category life cover, while a shop with a flat above usually needs detection in the shop that warns the escape route upstairs early. For HMOs, BS 5839-6 typically points to Grade D1 LD2 interlinked alarms in smaller shared houses, with larger ones often needing a Grade A panel system, and we design to what the assessment says rather than guessing. Once installed, BS 5839-1 recommends inspection and servicing at intervals not exceeding six months for non-domestic systems. We book those visits for you and record each one in the logbook. Emergency lighting to BS 5266 usually goes in alongside, so escape routes stay lit if the power fails.
Fire and security is all we do — from design to long-term maintenance, across every system.
An East Anglia-based team means faster surveys, quicker call-outs and engineers who know the area.
We don't disappear after install — ongoing maintenance keeps every system compliant and reliable.
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