Fire Detection & Alarms
Design, installation, commissioning, certification and servicing of conventional, addressable and wireless systems to I.S. 3218.
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Fire Alarm Servicing & Fire Safety Compliance in Laois
ADS Group covers County Laois, including Portlaoise, Portarlington, Mountmellick, Abbeyleix and Mountrath, for commercial fire detection and alarm systems, emergency lighting, fire fighting equipment, intruder alarms and CCTV. We design, install, commission, certify and maintain to Irish Standards, operate 24/7 emergency callout, and can take over and recertify a system another contractor installed. We hold over 1,300 active maintenance contracts nationally.
What we cover in Laois
Fire Fighting Equipment
Extinguishers, hose reels, fire blankets and suppression, supplied, serviced and certified to I.S. 291.
Learn moreEmergency Lighting
Emergency lighting design, installation and the monthly and annual testing regime required by I.S. 3217.
Learn moreIntruder Alarms
Grade 2 and Grade 3 intruder systems monitored 24/7 through an Alarm Receiving Centre.
Learn moreCCTV & Surveillance
HD IP camera systems with remote viewing, retention and GDPR-aware configuration.
Learn moreMaintenance & Compliance
Scheduled servicing, certification and 24/7 callout under a single maintenance contract.
Learn moreWhat buildings in Laois usually need
A motorway distribution corridor
The M7 and M8 meet in Laois, which has pulled significant warehousing and distribution into the county. High-bay racked storage is one of the hardest detection problems there is, because smoke stratifies before reaching the roof and racking changes the airflow. Detection has to be designed for the racking as it stands today and re-proven when it changes.
Public sector and institutional buildings
Portlaoise carries institutional and public buildings with strict evacuation requirements and phased or staged alarm strategies. Cause and effect programming is the substance of the job in those buildings, not an afterthought.
Town centre retail and licensed premises
Older town centre buildings in continuous use often carry systems extended piecemeal over years. Recertification starts by establishing what is actually installed against what the certificate claims.
Commuter apartment and residential blocks
Portlaoise and Portarlington carry commuter residential development. Common area detection, emergency lighting and the management company certification cycle all have to line up, and in practice they frequently do not.
Towns and areas we cover in Laois
- Portlaoise and the county town
- Portarlington and the Offaly border
- Mountmellick and Mountrath
- Abbeyleix and Durrow
- Rathdowney and the south
- Stradbally and the Kildare border
Sectors we work in across Laois
Fire safety in Laois: frequently asked questions
- Do you cover Portlaoise, Portarlington, Mountmellick, Abbeyleix and Mountrath?
- Yes, along with the rest of County Laois, for installation, servicing, certification and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Can several sites across the county go on one contract?
- Yes. Multi-site estates are scheduled on one maintenance contract with a single renewal date and one certificate pack covering every building, which avoids sites drifting out of date individually.
- Why does racking affect a warehouse fire alarm?
- Racking changes how smoke moves and how high it has to travel before a ceiling detector sees it. A detection design proven against one racking layout is not automatically valid after the layout changes, so a reconfiguration is a trigger to re-prove the design rather than assume it still holds.
Not sure what your building needs? Read our fire safety compliance guide for Irish buildings or talk to our team.