Fire Exit Equipment
Fire exit equipment refers to the hardware, signage, and supporting components used to identify emergency exits and allow safe, rapid evacuation from a building. In commercial and public premises, this equipment plays a vital role in protecting occupants and supporting compliance with UK fire safety legislation. Facilities managers and responsible persons have a legal duty to ensure that escape routes are clearly marked and exits can be easily used in an emergency. Appropriate Fire Exit Equipment helps reduce evacuation time, minimise confusion, and demonstrate due diligence during fire risk assessments and inspections.
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What Types of Fire Exit Equipment Are Required?
The correct fire exit solution depends on how the building is used, who occupies it, and whether areas are accessible to the public. Public-facing spaces typically require exit hardware that allows immediate escape without prior knowledge, while staff-only areas may use alternative exit devices. Clear and consistent fire exit signage is essential in all cases to guide occupants safely to exits.
How Does Fire Exit Signage Support Safe Evacuation?
Fire exit signs provide visual direction along escape routes, helping occupants locate exits quickly—even in unfamiliar buildings or reduced visibility conditions. Properly positioned and maintained signage is a key component of an effective evacuation strategy.
Choosing the Right Fire Exit Equipment
This category is structured to help facilities teams quickly identify suitable fire exit equipment based on building type, occupancy levels, and compliance requirements. Whether maintaining an existing site or specifying equipment for a new project, selecting the correct fire exit solutions supports safer evacuations, smoother audits, and ongoing regulatory compliance.
Emergency Push Pads
Emergency push pads with latches and bolts are for use on exit doors. Ideal for doors used by staff familiar with the building.
Emergency Panic Bars
Panic bars are installed on exit doors. Ideal for fitting to doors used by people not familiar with a building like visitors.
Outside Access Devices
Allow access through fire exit doors from the outside without compromising the building's security or safe escape provisions.
Fire Exit Security
Fire exit door alarms & anti-tamper devices discourage unauthorized use of fire exit doors & can offer warning of misuse to staff.
Door Access Control Systems & Magnetic Locks
A range of access control devices including maglock kits available with keypad or proximity reader and fob entry systems.
Fire Exit Signs
Fire exit signs and route guidance including illuminated and glow-in-the-dark directional signs.
Fire Exit Door Signs
Self adhesive, photoluminescent signs that identify and give clear instructions on fire exit doors.
Emergency Key Boxes
Securely store important keys in these wall-mounted boxes, allowing access by breaking glass in an emergency situation.