Conventional
Zone-based detection suited to smaller single-occupancy premises. Each zone traced back to the panel, with manual call points and detectors wired on the same circuit.
Typical fit
Small offices, shops, single-storey units
Fire protection / Detection
Fire Alarm Systems, designed and installed to BS 5839.
Vantage Systems is a BAFE SP 203-1 registered company (ID #303457), covering the full lifecycle of fire detection: from initial survey through design, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance. Across South Wales, for buildings of every size and use.
BAFE Registration
303457
Scheme SP 203-1
Design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems - independently audited against the third-party certification scheme recognised by insurers and enforcing authorities.
Reference standard
BS 5839 pt1
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings - system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
System types
Three detection strategies. One certified team.
The right system for the building rather than the system we happen to stock. Our engineers design around the risk, the fabric of the property and the people inside it.
Addressable
Each device carries a unique address, so the panel pinpoints the exact detector in alarm. Faster response, clearer fault finding, and the right call for multi-room or multi-floor buildings.
Typical fit
Schools, care homes, hotels, larger commercial
Wireless
Radio-linked detection where cabling is impractical, heritage-sensitive or disruptive to occupants. Full compliance with BS 5839 pt1 with battery-monitored devices.
Typical fit
Listed buildings, phased fit-outs, tenanted sites
Lifecycle
Survey to sign-off, one accountable team.
01
Survey
Walk the building, review the risk, size the system to category.
02
Design
Panel, devices and zoning set to the spec that BS 5839 pt1 demands.
03
Install
Cabled or wireless, by our own engineers - no sub-contract crews.
04
Commission
Cause-and-effect testing, certification, handover with operator training.
05
Maintain
Scheduled servicing plus 24-hour call-out for contracted sites.
Categories under BS 5839 pt1
Life safety, property protection or a bespoke blend.
The category drives what gets detected, where, and to what standard. We specify against the risk identified in your fire risk assessment, not against an off-the-shelf template.
Takeover of an existing system
Unhappy with your current service provider? We can take over maintenance of a fire alarm we didn’t install, after a single site survey. Contracted customers get a 24-hour call-out facility included.
L1
Life safety - detection throughout the protected building.
L2
Life safety - detection in escape routes and defined high-risk rooms.
L3
Life safety - detection in escape routes plus adjoining rooms.
L4
Life safety - detection in escape routes only.
L5
Life safety - bespoke to a specific risk identified in the assessment.
P1
Property protection - detection throughout the whole building.
P2
Property protection - detection in defined areas of the building.
Service area
Across South Wales, on one call.
Fire alarm installations and maintenance visits from our Cwmbran base, covering Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran, Abergavenny, Monmouth and the smaller towns in between. Whether it’s a single office or a multi-site estate, we’ll walk the building before we quote.
Also in fire protection
The rest of your fire estate, from the same team.
New install, upgrade or takeover?
We’ll survey the building, specify to BS 5839 pt1 and put it in writing - at no cost.