Designing your Safety
At Chris Lewis, we understand the importance of keeping your property and people protected. Our fire protection systems are designed specifically around your unique needs, keeping everything important to you safe, whether at home or work.
Benefits of hiring an expert:
- Fire Industry Association Qualified Designers
- Experience with fire systems in a wide range of buildings from Homes and Hospitals to Student Accommodation
- Detailed design drawings and specification to send to building control and insurers
- Integration with security systems and building management systems for greater control and safety


Business Fire System Design
Whether you’re a small business or a large business stretching over multiple locations or buildings, Chris Lewis Group will have the solution for you. Drawing on experiences from over 25 years in fire prevention and management, we can integrate the latest systems into your business, with minimal disruption and maximum efficiency. Our services are designed to create a user-friendly and safe solution for protecting your assets and staff.
Our fire systems can also be integrated with other smart technologies and security systems in your building to maximise comfort and design an ultra-secure fire and security network.

Educational Fire System Design
Every education facility - whether big or small - needs to prioritise the safety of their pupils. Our fire systems help ensure full compliance and protection to regulation, whilst still keeping these settings a safe place to learn and develop. Working with everything from fire alarm systems to fire extinguishers, Chris Lewis will find the combination to keep your students and staff safe at all times. Fire systems can also be easily integrated with security systems to ensure the highest level of safety and efficiency possible.
Being based near Oxford and having a close relationship with Oxford University, we have worked on a number of heritage, listed and protected educational buildings in the past. These have usually required historical integrity to be upheld. We can provide discreet, non-destructive fire prevention solutions to suit any building style, design or aesthetic.

Home Fire System Design
Home is where the heart is. At Chris Lewis Group, we've seen the traumatic impact of house fires first-hand. Our services provide fire prevention solutions that fit seamlessly into your home environment and lifestyle, giving you ultra-secure protection for the home you feel safest in, and added peace of mind for those you hold dearest.
These solutions can also be integrated with smart home technology and security systems to give you the ultimate control, safety, and comfort. Our engineers make sure to consider every need and desire you may have for your home’s fire safety. We can create a solution to blend into any home setting, whether you own a contemporary modern new build or a quaint 16th century cottage, we’ll have the right fire prevention set up for you.
Fire System Design For Consultants or Architects
With nearly 30 years of experience installing the best fire systems, Chris Lewis is ready to work with you on all your fire system needs. Whether you’re a developer, consultant, or architect, we’d love to work with you and support you in delivering your projects to the highest standards. As experts in the field, we provide our customers and partners with the best fire systems possible. We work with you to enhance developments and create exciting opportunities for businesses and homeowners, working to establish the best fire systems for your specific and unique development before seamlessly embedding it into your designs and vision.


"The service that we have received has been first rate. Chris Lewis Fire & Security has really taken the time to understand our requirements and limitations, and has delivered in every aspect of the work. I now see them as trusted advisors who I won’t hesitate to contact when the time comes to extend or enhance the systems we now have in place.”
“We’ve been really impressed with the service from Chris Lewis Fire & Security. The fire protection solution they designed is excellent and we benefitted from seeing it demonstrated at another client’s site. They took the time to really understand our requirements – any questions we’ve had have been answered within hours, and any problems have been resolved the same day. You couldn’t ask for more. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them”
“The College is delighted with its new fire system and very appreciative of the service we received from Chris Lewis Fire & Security. Their engineers provided sound advice and recommendations and made what could have been a very difficult and disruptive process, very smooth and painless”
What can Chris Lewis do for you?
Chris Lewis will guide you through the entire process, from the initial concept and design to the installation. We can even support you in the maintenance of your fire system ongoing. Our engineers will initially visit your site, evaluate the premises and listen to your requirements. We will then design a solution to meet all the legal requirements for your specific property and your own personal specifications. This end-result is a fire prevention solution that is tailored specifically to you, easy-to-use and offers best-in-market protection.
Is your existing fire system getting old, or not working at its best? We can take over or upgrade any system, either enhancing old systems with smarter technology or replacing it altogether. Whatever suits you best, we can do it! Our engineers can also help ensure your technology stays in great working condition with our maintenance packages, designed to suit every budget and building.
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