Ensure reliable life-safety security and seamless emergency egress with our comprehensive range of Briton Exit Hardware. With over a century of heritage in commercial door hardware, Briton is one of the UK's most trusted names for high-quality panic and emergency exit solutions, designed to comply with BS EN 1125 and BS EN 179 standards.
This collection features a versatile selection of exit devices and essential accessories to suit public and commercial buildings:
- Panic Latches & Bolts: Including single panic bolts, push-pad emergency latches, and double rebated door sets, engineered for rapid, effortless escape.
- Outside Access Devices (OADs): Lever and knob-operated units that allow secure, controlled entry from the outside without compromising emergency exit functionality.
- Accessories & Spares: A wide array of components including shootbolts, keeper plates, metal door strikes, top rod extension kits, and dogging or alarm switch kits to complete or maintain your installation.
Whether you are outfitting a new commercial property or maintaining existing fire doors, the Briton range delivers the durability, compliance, and peace of mind your building requires.
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Briton
Briton is a long-established UK door hardware brand best known for door controls and exit hardware used in commercial buildings where reliability and fire-safety compliance actually matter. Briton markets itself as having over 100 years of history in the sector, with a reputation built on “highly engineered” products designed to survive constant, unglamorous punishment in busy environments.
Today, Briton is part of Allegion (the global security group behind multiple access and door hardware brands). In the Allegion portfolio, Briton sits as a specialist name for door control and emergency exit solutions.
What Briton is typically associated with in the trade/spec world:
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Overhead door closers (including their long-running “classic” closer heritage)
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Panic and emergency exit devices such as push bars and push pads, designed and tested to standards like EN 1125 (panic) and EN 179 (emergency exit) depending on application
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A broader ecosystem that now extends into related locks, cylinders, door furniture and accessories under the Briton hallmark
Fun bit of heritage trivia that specs people love: sources discussing Briton’s classic door closer lineage note early Briton closers being manufactured by William Newman & Sons Ltd in Birmingham in the 1930s, and that the traditional style still shows up in places like historic properties.
Exit Hardware
Ensure quick and safe emergency egress with our comprehensive range of high-quality exit hardware, fully compliant with BS EN 1125 and BS EN 179 standards for public and commercial buildings. Designed to provide reliable life-safety security, our selection includes single-point panic latches, multi-point panic bolts, and low-profile touch bars suitable for modern commercial glazing. For narrow-stile doors and retail shopfronts, we offer ergonomic paddle handles, alongside outside access devices that allow secure, authorized entry from the exterior. Complete your installation with our range of essential accessories, including striking plates and maintenance components, to ensure your emergency doors remain fully operational and secure. View all Exit Hardware products
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