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Fire and security systems for football stadiums

A stadium upgrade may cover a whole ground, a single stand or the buildings your club uses every day. We install fire alarms, PAVA, CCTV and access control, with experience at football stadiums and training grounds. Tell us which part of your site needs attention.

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Start with the part of the ground that is changing

New accommodation, a recurring system fault or a stand refurbishment each starts a different conversation. The spaces involved and the football calendar help shape the work.

  • A stand with several uses

    Hospitality rooms, kitchens and concourses put different demands on fire detection and access. Tell us how each floor is used, including functions and community activities between fixtures.

  • Time between fixtures

    An empty stand may still have hospitality staff or contractors working in it. We’ll discuss access with your team and identify tasks that need an interruption to the existing system before fixing the programme.

  • The people using the control point

    Your safety team needs to see alarm information and use the relevant controls. Involve them early when deciding where panels, camera views and voice-alarm controls need to be available.

  • Training buildings used every day

    Players, coaching staff and visitors need access outside match hours. Training-ground doors and alarm areas should reflect those daily routines, including which buildings are locked after the last session.

Fire alarms, voice alarm and stadium security systems

We can discuss a new installation or changes to existing equipment. The starting point is what you need the system to do, which areas it serves and how it connects to the rest of the ground.

Fire alarms

We install and maintain fire alarms for football grounds. A stand refurbishment may change detection coverage, while a larger project may need several panels to work together. Our Plough Lane installation used a networked fire alarm across the stadium.

  • Detection for the space

    Kitchens, hospitality rooms and plant areas need detector choices that take their conditions into account.

  • Changes to an existing network

    We’ll check the panels and devices before recommending how a refurbished stand can connect to the existing alarm.

  • Information for the safety team

    Panel locations, zone information and test records help your team operate and look after the installation.

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Voice alarm and PA

A stadium voice alarm broadcasts spoken emergency messages. PAVA combines public address and voice alarm functions; at AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane, we installed PAVA linked to the site-wide fire alarm.

  • Speech people can understand

    Coverage needs to account for background noise and the different spaces where people need to hear messages.

  • The fire alarm connection

    We review the alarm interface and message zones together, using the ground’s emergency arrangements.

  • Live announcements and controls

    Discuss who will make announcements and where they need access to the microphone and system controls.

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CCTV

We install, upgrade and maintain stadium CCTV, with camera views planned around what your team needs to see. An entrance, a concourse and the edge of the ground each call for a different view.

  • A useful view of the entrance

    Camera position and lighting matter when you need detail at a doorway or vehicle entrance.

  • Views for the control point

    Tell us which areas operators need to watch and where existing coverage leaves them without a useful view.

  • Finding recordings afterwards

    We’ll discuss recording, access and export so your team can retrieve footage when reviewing an incident.

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Access control

Access control lets you set permissions for staff, players and contractors using club buildings. Our work at Reading FC’s Bearwood Park training ground included access control alongside fire and intruder alarms.

  • Permissions for club buildings

    A contractor may need a plant room without access to changing rooms, offices or the control point.

  • Staff changes and lost passes

    Card and fob permissions can be changed when someone leaves or a pass goes missing.

  • Controlled doors on escape routes

    We consider emergency release arrangements alongside how the door is used day to day.

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Plan the work with your ground safety team

Bring your safety officer and facilities team into the discussion early. Their plans for the ground, existing system records and any relevant safety certificate conditions help define the installation work.

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  • Plans of the stand or buildings involved
  • Current system details and recent service reports
  • Fire risk assessment and emergency arrangements
  • Relevant certificate conditions and upcoming fixtures

When the ground hosts other events

Tell us about concerts, hospitality and community use. Different layouts and occupied areas can affect the alarm coverage, camera views and access permissions you need.

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Our work at football stadiums and training grounds

AFC Wimbledon

Fire alarms Plough Lane

636
Points installed
8 months
Approximate timescale
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Questions about work at your football ground

Can you work on one stand without replacing every system at the ground?

Often, yes. We’ll need to check the existing equipment and how the stand connects to it. Share drawings, panel details and any changes to the rooms or their use. At Fulham FC, our published stand project covered a fire alarm across four floors, a disabled refuge system and toilet assistance alarms.

Can you connect a new fire alarm to our existing PAVA?

We’ll check the two systems and the interface before recommending a connection. The equipment, message zones and intended response to an alarm all matter. Send the system makes, available drawings and recent test or service reports so we can discuss what can be retained.

Can you look after systems at the training ground as well as the stadium?

Yes, you can bring both sites to us in one enquiry. List the systems at each building and any faults or planned changes. We offer planned maintenance for fire alarms, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms; the equipment and its condition determine what we can take on. PAVA and refuge-system support should be discussed separately when setting the scope.

How do refuge and toilet assistance alarms differ from PAVA?

PAVA broadcasts announcements and emergency messages. A disabled refuge system provides two-way speech between someone waiting at a refuge point and the person answering at the control panel. A toilet assistance alarm lets someone call for help from an accessible WC. Tell us which spaces need these systems and who will respond to calls.