Fire Alarms And Lighting

Protect people, meet your legal duties and keep trading. Hull, Yorkshire & nationwide

Life safety systems are non-negotiable. SC Humber designs, installs, commissions and maintains fire detection and alarm systems alongside emergency lighting for commercial, industrial and multi-residential buildings across the UK. We deliver compliant, reliable solutions with clear paperwork that stands up to audits and insurance reviews.

Based in Hull and Yorkshire, delivering across the UK. ECA and NIC EIC registered and Certsure endorsed.

What we deliver

Fire detection and alarm systems

End-to-end solutions tailored to your building and risk profile.

• Category design to BS 5839-1 for non-domestic premises, and BS 5839-6 for domestic and HMOs
• L1–L5, P1–P2 and M system categories specified to your Fire Risk Assessment
• Addressable and conventional panels, loop devices and power supplies
• Multi-sensor, optical, heat and aspirating detection for specialist risks
• Interfaces and cause-and-effect for AOVs, lifts, gas shut-off, plant and access control
• Evacuation alert systems where required by building type and strategy
• Certified components to BS EN 54 and third-party accredited practices
• Commissioning, as-fitted drawings, zone charts and O&M packs

Emergency lighting and signage

Design, supply and commissioning to BS 5266.

• Escape route, open-area, high-risk task and exit signage
• Central battery, self-contained and self-test luminaires
• Photometric calculations, spacing tables and lux verification
• Monthly function and annual 3-hour tests with compliant logbooks

Survey, upgrades and verification

Stay audit-ready and compliant with:

• Condition surveys and compliance gap analysis
• Replacement of obsolete panels and detectors
• Expansion for refurbishments and layout changes
• Remedials with re-commissioning and certification

How compliant systems reduce risk and cost

• Life safety and legal compliance. Correct category design and maintenance meet the duties set out by law and reduce prosecution and closure risk.
• Fewer false alarms. Modern multi-sensor detection, smart cause-and-effect and correct siting reduce nuisance alarms, lost production and callout costs.
• Audit-ready paperwork. Clean logbooks, certificates and drawings keep insurers and enforcement officers satisfied.
• Operational continuity. Robust power supplies, zoning and fault monitoring limit disruption and speed fault resolution.

Typical results

• Fully documented compliance to the relevant British Standards
• Fewer nuisance activations and clearer evacuations
• Faster investigations due to accurate zone and device data
• Streamlined maintenance with self-test and remote monitoring options

Sectors we support

• Offices, retail and hospitality
• Warehousing, logistics and manufacturing
• Healthcare, dental and care environments
• Education, public sector and leisure
• HMOs, apartment blocks and mixed-use buildings

Why SC Humber?

• Standards-led. Designs, installs and maintenance aligned to BS 5839-1, BS 5839-6 and BS 5266, with EN 54-compliant equipment
• Minimal disruption. Phased works, out-of-hours installs and clear RAMS
• Actionable deliverables. Cause-and-effect matrices, zone charts, certificates and logbooks that pass audit
• End-to-end. Survey, design, install, commission, train building staff and maintain
• Transparent costs. Itemised proposals and fixed pricing where possible

Our process

• 1. Survey & strategy. Review the Fire Risk Assessment, building use and evacuation plan, then define system category and interfaces
• 2. Design & proposal. Device schedules, drawings, cause-and-effect and an itemised quote with programme
• 3. Installation. Qualified engineers, safe isolations and tidy cable management
• 4. Commissioning & handover. Functional tests, certification, zone plans, O&M, user training and logbooks
• 5. Maintenance. Planned inspections, 24/7 responsive support and periodic testing