WAREHOUSE & INDUSTRIAL
Fire doors for warehouse and industrial sites
Fire doors for warehouse, factory, distribution and workshop sites. Large compartments, plant and riser rooms, and fire-rated separating doors that do not get looked at often enough.
WHAT THESE BUILDINGS NEED
Separation that holds
Industrial buildings are large open compartments separated by fire-rated construction. The doors in those separating walls, between the warehouse and offices, plant rooms, risers and escape routes, are what maintain the separation the fire strategy depends on.
Because they are used less and often out of sight, industrial fire doors get overlooked. For example, they get wedged open for forklifts, damaged by pallets, or fitted with the wrong ironmongery. Sliding and roller fire doors need their own checks too. So a periodic inspection puts eyes on them.
HOW WE HELP
Fire doors for warehouse sites: the doors that get missed, checked properly
Inspection. We check separating, plant-room and escape-route fire doors, including specialist sliding fire doors, to a photographic report.
Repair first. We put damage, closers, seals and gaps right, and replace only where necessary.
Documentation. The evidence your responsible person and insurer need.
Fire doors for warehouse and industrial sites: FAQs
Straight answers to the questions site operators, employers and managing agents ask us most about fire doors.
What are the fire door requirements for industrial and warehouse buildings?
Industrial and warehouse premises are workplaces under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. They often combine large open areas, significant fire loads and heavy vehicle movement. Fire doors protect the offices, mezzanines, plant rooms and escape routes within them and maintain the building's compartment lines. So the responsible person must keep them in working order and inspect them as the fire risk assessment requires.
Which doors need to be fire doors in a warehouse or factory?
The fire risk assessment identifies them. Typically, they are the doors between production or storage areas and offices or welfare facilities, doors onto protected escape routes and stairs, and doors to higher-risk areas such as plant, battery-charging or chemical stores. Each holds back fire and smoke and must be specified and maintained accordingly.
How often should they be inspected?
The fire risk assessment sets the frequency. However, because industrial doors take heavy use and impact, many operators inspect them more often than a low-traffic building would. Regular inspection is what catches damage and wear before a door can no longer perform.
What problems are most common in industrial settings?
The most common issues are impact damage to leaves and frames from forklifts, pallets and stock, self-closers worn out or disconnected on high-use doors, fire doors wedged open for movement of goods, and intumescent or smoke seals damaged or missing. These are exactly the faults a competent inspection finds and records.
Who is responsible in an industrial building?
Responsibility rests with the responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, usually the employer or site operator. In multi-let estates, the landlord or managing agent covers the shared areas. Either way, they must make sure the fire doors are inspected, maintained and documented.
Which areas do you cover for industrial and warehouse fire doors?
We work with industrial units, warehouses and distribution sites across Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and the wider Dorset area, including the Ferndown and Ringwood industrial estates and Southampton. We provide inspection, repair, maintenance and certified installation.
Last reviewed 7 September 2026 by Daniel Storr, Founder & Managing Director.
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Put eyes on the doors that get missed
Tell us about your site. We will then set out a practical inspection and remediation plan, with a clear, itemised quote.