Essex · CM20

Fire Door Hold-Open Devices in Harlow

Need a fire door hold-open device in Harlow? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

A fire door hold-open device keeps a fire door open in normal use and releases it to close automatically when the fire alarm activates. Free-swing closers let the door move freely like an ordinary door, then close it on alarm. We use the same method for buildings in Harlow.

Town: Harlow
County / area: Essex
County council: Essex
Postcode district: CM20
Region: East of England
Population: Around 93,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Hoddesdon (9 km)

Typical buildings in Harlow

Harlow has a mix of council and housing association blocks, private flats, schools and business parks, each needing a slightly different inspection routine. If you look after more than one building around Harlow, we can schedule them on the same day.

Included as standard in Harlow

Free-swing closers for residents who struggle with door weight
A record of the device and the test for the fire log
Testing of release on alarm and of the door's closing action
Acoustic hold-open units that release on the alarm sound
Wire-free radio units linked to compatible alarm systems

Release	The door releases on alarm activation, every time.
Testing	Devices included in the weekly alarm test routine.
Suitability	Device and closer compatible with the door and alarm.

Full details on our fire door hold-open devices page.

How we work in Harlow

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Harlow building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Harlow, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Booked around you

Visits in Harlow are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

Which fire door rules apply in Harlow?

Buildings in Harlow fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

Harlow guide prices

Typical Harlow prices: £280–£650 per door (ex VAT). Minimum visit from £280. Get a guide price for your Harlow building.

Common questions in Harlow

How often should they be tested?

With the weekly fire alarm test, and checked in detail at each fire door inspection.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Harlow?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Harlow is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.

Can hold-open devices be used on flat entrance doors?

Generally not on flat entrance doors in residential blocks. They are mainly used on corridor and cross-corridor doors in other buildings, subject to the fire risk assessment.

Do you cover the area around Harlow?

Yes. As well as Harlow itself we cover nearby towns including Hoddesdon, Bishops Stortford and Waltham Abbey.