In commercial buildings, fire door duties flow from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: Article 17 requires fire doors, as fire safety facilities, to be maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair. Design and management typically follow BS 9999, the fire safety code of practice for non-residential buildings, which links door specification to the building's risk profile and evacuation strategy, and is the standard most often cited for routine commercial fire door inspection regimes.
For fit-out and refurbishment projects, we will supply third-party-certified doorsets specified against the fire strategy — FD30 and FD30s for most office positions, FD60 where compartment lines or protected stairways demand it — with the finishes, glazing and acoustic options that commercial interiors expect, all within each doorset's certified field of application. Where building work falls under the Building Regulations, we will provide the fire safety information needed for the Regulation 38 handover to the responsible person at completion.
We are structuring our delivery around how main contractors actually run projects: specification support at design stage, doorset schedules aligned to door numbering, manufacture to programme, installation to BS 8214 by the fit-out sequence, and a complete per-door evidence pack at handover — certificates, specifications and ironmongery schedules — so the package closes out cleanly.
What this sector needs from a doorset partner
- FD30/FD30s doorsets for office corridors, meeting rooms and tenant demise lines
- FD60 doorsets for protected stairways, risers and compartment lines where specified
- Glazed and acoustic-rated variants that meet commercial interior specifications within the certified scope
- Specification and door schedule support at design stage for contractors and designers
- Installation to BS 8214 sequenced with the fit-out programme
- Regulation 38 fire safety information and per-door evidence packs at handover
Standards & guidance we work to
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Article 17
- BS 9999 (fire safety code of practice for non-residential buildings)
- Approved Document B (fire safety)
- Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations 2010
- BS 8214 (installation code of practice)
Frequently asked questions
How often should fire doors in an office building be inspected?
There is no single statutory interval for commercial premises: the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires fire doors to be kept in efficient working order through a suitable system of maintenance, with frequency driven by the fire risk assessment. BS 9999 is the code of practice usually cited for routine commercial inspection regimes, with high-traffic doors warranting more frequent attention. The statutory quarterly and annual check duties under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 apply to residential buildings over 11 metres, not offices.
How do you work with main contractors on fit-out projects?
We will engage at design stage with specification support and doorset schedules aligned to the project's door numbering, manufacture to the agreed programme, and install to BS 8214 in sequence with the fit-out. At handover the package will close with a per-door evidence pack — certificate references, specifications and ironmongery schedules — supporting the Regulation 38 fire safety information the contractor must pass to the responsible person.