West Midlands · B3

Fire Door Hold-Open Devices in Birmingham

Need a fire door hold-open device in Birmingham? 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.

Town: Birmingham
County / area: West Midlands
Local authority: Birmingham
Postcode district: B3
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 1.2 million people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Aston (2 km)

Typical buildings in Birmingham

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Birmingham, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. If you look after more than one building around Birmingham, we can schedule them on the same day.

Included as standard in Birmingham

Acoustic hold-open units that release on the alarm sound
Hard-wired electromagnetic units, with the alarm contractor
Free-swing closers for residents who struggle with door weight
Wire-free radio units linked to compatible alarm systems
A record of the device and the test for the fire log

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

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

Why Birmingham clients choose us

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

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

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Birmingham or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Which fire door rules apply in Birmingham?

As Birmingham is in England, responsible persons must maintain fire doors under the Fire Safety Order 2005, give residents fire door information in buildings with two or more flats, and run regulation 10 checks where a storey is over 11 metres.

Birmingham guide prices

Guide prices for fire door hold-open devices in Birmingham start from £280 per visit; typical rates are £280–£650 per door, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Birmingham building.

Birmingham FAQs

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Birmingham?

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

Do acoustic hold-open devices work with any alarm?

They listen for the alarm sounder, so the sounder must be loud enough at the door. We check the sound level and the alarm type before recommending one.

Do you cover the area around Birmingham?

Yes. As well as Birmingham itself we cover nearby towns including Aston, Smethwick and Washwood Heath.

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.