Lincolnshire · PE21

Fire Door Hold-Open Devices in Boston

Boston landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire door hold-open devices with straightforward reports and fixed prices.

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.

Town: Boston
County / area: Lincolnshire
County council: Lincolnshire
Postcode district: PE21
Region: East Midlands
Population: Around 45,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Spalding (23 km)

Typical Boston fire door jobs

Boston has smaller blocks of flats, flats above shops, care homes and schools, where a single day on site often covers every fire door. If you look after more than one building around Boston, we can schedule them on the same day.

What you get in Boston

Hard-wired electromagnetic units, with the alarm contractor
Testing of release on alarm and of the door's closing action
A record of the device and the test for the fire log
Acoustic hold-open units that release on the alarm sound
Wire-free radio units linked to compatible alarm systems

Testing	Devices included in the weekly alarm test routine.
Suitability	Device and closer compatible with the door and alarm.
Closing	After release the door closes fully and latches.

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

How we work in Boston

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Boston is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

Records you can use

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Boston and Lincolnshire.

Fire door law for Boston buildings

Boston is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the common parts and non-domestic premises, and regulation 10 adds quarterly communal and annual flat entrance door checks in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres.

Boston guide prices

In Boston, fire door hold-open devices typically cost £280–£650 per door ex VAT, with visits from £280. Get a guide price for your Boston building.

Questions from Boston clients

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.

How often should they be tested?

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

Do you work in occupied buildings in Boston?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Boston can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.

Which fire safety law applies in Boston?

Boston is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, together with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 for multi-occupied residential buildings.