BS EN 50131 / PD 6662
Twice yearly if monitored
Keyholder or police
2 and 3 commercial
Mon–Fri 8am–5pm. 24/7 emergency line out of hours.
Insurers rarely accept “we have an alarm”. They ask which grade, who installed it, who monitors it and what happens when it activates. A system installed to BS EN 50131 by an inspected, accredited company answers all four.
We grade the risk, design detection that covers the ways people actually get in, and set the system up so staff can arm and disarm it without generating false alarms — which is the real reason most systems get abandoned.
Monitoring options run from self-monitoring by app through to keyholder response and police response via a unique reference number, with escalation you define.
Site assessed against BS EN 50131 grades so the specification matches the risk and the policy.
PIR, dual-tech, shock, vibration and perimeter detection chosen per opening and per zone.
Wired, wireless or hybrid installation with tamper protection throughout.
Zones, users, codes, part-set arrangements and staff training to reduce false activations.
Scheduled servicing, remote support and engineer response when something is not right.
Monitored systems require two service visits a year to keep response and certification valid.
Dual-path signalling to an alarm receiving centre where monitored response is required.
Police response requires a URN, which is withdrawn after repeated false alarms — user training is part of keeping it.
Perimeter, access points, stock value, occupancy pattern and insurer requirements reviewed.
System graded, detection specified and signalling and response options priced.
Installed and tamper-tested, with cabling routed to survive both weather and interference.
System commissioned, connected to the ARC and — for police response — registered for a URN.
Twice-yearly servicing for monitored systems keeps the response and the certificate valid.
We ask for the policy wording before designing. Most specify a grade and require an inspectorate-registered installer — both of which we design against and certify.
Usually. We inspect the panel and detection, confirm what is supportable, reprogram engineer codes and issue a takeover certificate.
Mostly through detection choice and user training. Dual-technology detectors in awkward areas, sensible part-set zones and proper staff briefing eliminate the large majority.
Wired is more robust and preferred in new work. Wireless is right for listed buildings, occupied premises and anywhere cable routes would be destructive — modern devices signal battery status well in advance.
Send us your insurer requirement and we will specify against it.
