Fire and security systems in Pangbourne

Pangbourne is roughly 30 minutes from us: along the M4 to Theale, then up the Pang valley on the A340. The A329 runs through The Square and out along Reading Road, and the B471 crosses the Thames on Whitchurch toll bridge. This is a village of homes, shops and schools rather than business parks, so most of our work here is security and door entry, plus the fire safety systems that shops, schools and blocks of flats rely on. Fully insured, with over 800 customers in the last two years.

Fire alarm due a service? Our Pangbourne fire alarm servicing page deals with shops with a flat above, pub kitchen false alarms, schools and the village hall. Below is the rest of what we do in Pangbourne.

Homes by the river

Plenty of houses here are set back from the road behind a drive or gate, some with garages, studios or a garden running down to the water. Good security covers those too, not only the front door.

• Burglar alarms: wired or wireless, graded for your insurer, controlled from your phone, with detectors on outbuildings on their own zones.
• Cameras: views of the drive, the gate and the garden side, with playback on an app.
• Electric gates: we service and repair them, measure closing forces and test safety edges and photocells, because a gate that doesn't stop for a car or a child is dangerous.
• Video door entry: see and speak to whoever is at the gate before you let them in.

Listed buildings and the conservation area

The centre of Pangbourne has been a conservation area since 1971, and the Grade II* church of St James the Less is one of several listed buildings inside it. Equipment on old walls needs thought. Wireless detectors avoid chasing cables into plaster, and sounders and cameras can go where they're least visible. Anything fixed to a listed building may need listed building consent or planning permission, so check with West Berkshire Council before work starts.

Shops, schools and managed blocks

Shops on The Square and Reading Road usually want an intruder alarm and CCTV over the till and stockroom. For schools and nurseries we fit door entry and access control that keep visitors at reception while staff move freely, with escape doors that release when the fire alarm sounds. In managed blocks we look after door entry, emergency lighting, AOV smoke vents and the communal fire alarm together, so the managing agent deals with one contractor. Emergency lighting is tested to BS 5266-1 and failed lamps, batteries and fittings are replaced; mains wiring goes to an electrician. More for property managers.

Fire cover on both banks

Pangbourne is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which also enforces fire safety law for the village's businesses. Pangbourne's own fire station closed in November 2021, when the service opened its new community station at Theale. Cross Whitchurch Bridge and you're in South Oxfordshire, where Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service takes over. We work on both sides of the river, and our records are set out for whichever inspector asks.

Plans and paperwork

On Protect, your certificates and reports arrive within 24 hours and stay in our customer portal, and a call-out each year is included, or two where a site has three or more systems. On Essential they're emailed within 48 hours, and you pay as you go for call-outs. Either way your fire log book is kept up to date. Our fire alarm team includes engineers with a Level 3 fire alarm qualification, and every service follows BS 5839-1.

Ring 01635 938998 from 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday. At any other time the same number reaches our 24/7 emergency line. Moving from another firm? Book a system health check.

Villages near Pangbourne

• Pangbourne
• Whitchurch-on-Thames
• Sulham
• Tidmarsh
• Purley on Thames
• Lower Basildon
• Upper Basildon
• Streatley

See also Theale, Reading and Newbury.