Hi,

I have being asked to install basic electrics,sockets and lights for 4x industrial units. Question is, do the owners have to supply a fire alarm systems (no one knows what the new clients will use the units for)?

It depends on the size of the unit, some small lock up units would need no alarm as a verbal warning would be readily heard throughout the premises.

Larger units would require a basic category 'M' fire alarm system (call points & sounders only) providing  - incoming tenants would determine in their risk assessment if their use & layout required automatic detection adding.

Of course if these units were built in the last 20-odd years they would usually have had a category 'M' fire alarm already installed when built if they were big enough as a requirement of Building Regulations so the lack of one isn't automatically an issue

Thank you,i will let the customer know, they need a basic alarm system.