Fire shutters in the Highlands and Islands

Quick answer

When a fire engineer specifies a shutter for a site in the Highlands and Islands, we supply a certified product that matches the rating, install it to the manufacturer's details and can maintain it afterwards.

Area: Highlands and Islands
Nation: Scotland
Main town: Inverness
Survey: By arrangement

What we fit in the Highlands and Islands

Battery back-up. Batteries keep the closing sequence under control even if mains power is lost.
Records. You receive records of the installation, commissioning and first drop test for your files.
Alarm interface. Release linked to the fire alarm and designed to BS 7273-4.
Tested products. Shutters supplied with the manufacturer's fire test evidence and Declaration of Performance.
Fail-safe closing. Controlled descent on alarm or power loss, with governor speed control.

Typical scopes of work

Installing a motorised fire shutter that also serves as the daily goods door between two warehouse compartments.
Fire-stopping the head and jambs of a replacement shutter exactly to the manufacturer's installation details.
Building up a blockwork wall to the tested construction before fitting a new compartment fire shutter.

Fire safety duties for shutters in the Highlands and Islands

In Scotland, fire shutters are part of the fire precautions the dutyholder must keep maintained under the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006: in efficient working order and in good repair. Testing at suitable intervals and keeping the results is expected good practice and supports your fire risk assessment. Enforcement in the Highlands and Islands is by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Access, phasing and timing

Electrical work is the part that most often delays a job. If a new or converted door needs a supply, we confirm the motor's requirement at quote stage so your electrician can provide an isolator in the right place before installation day.

Budgeting for fire shutters in the Highlands and Islands

Fire shutters guide prices
Item	Guide price (ex VAT)
Fire shutter, single, with control panel and fail-safe closing	£4,495 – £11,995
Fire shutter service with drop test, per shutter	£125 – £265

Guide prices for supply and installation unless stated, excluding VAT, which is added at the current rate where it applies. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after a survey, before any work starts.

Guide prices apply to mainland UK sites. For the Highlands and Islands, travel and access costs are added and shown in your written quote.

Fire shutters in the Highlands and Islands: your questions

Can you link a fire shutter to our existing alarm in the Highlands and Islands?

Usually, yes. We work with your fire alarm contractor to agree the cause-and-effect and the interface, designed to BS 7273-4, and prove the shutter closes on the alarm signal at commissioning.

Do you service fire shutters across Scotland?

Yes. We service and drop-test fire shutters across Scotland, including most makes we did not install, and provide a written report for each shutter. Servicing visits are chargeable at a fixed price per shutter.

Can a fire shutter in the Highlands and Islands be fitted to any wall?

No. It must be fitted to a wall of the type covered by the manufacturer's test evidence, with fire-stopping as detailed. If your wall differs, we explain what building work is needed before the shutter is ordered.

Towns in the Highlands and Islands we cover

We cover 10 towns in the Highlands and Islands for fire shutters, including Inverness, Elgin, Fort William, Nairn. Island and remote sites are covered by arrangement.

Other services in the Highlands and Islands

More about Fire shutters. Last updated 19 October 2026.