Does it have sprinklers? What are the fire extinguishers for - safe evacuation or saving the stock?

Hopefully one of the fire experts will see this and give you some guidance but a quick web search says The how many is not always easy to gauge but, as a general rule, you will need one water-based extinguisher such as water, water additive (the best option for most) or foam (3 litre or bigger) for every 2000 square foot or 200 square metres of floor space. This is per floor. The standards stipulate that no person should be more than 30 meters from a fire extinguisher. The general guideline is 1 x 9L Water or Foam per 200sq Meters plus an extinguisher for special risk such as a Co2 for electrical or liquid fires. If your building is larger than 400sq Meters then there should be a minimum of 2 fire extinguishers per floor and each floor should not have less than a fire test rating of 26 A (2 x 9 L Water or 2 x greater than a 4Kg powder or 2 x greater than a 2 Litre Foam) plus you should also have a fire extinguisher to cover any specific risks (i.e. Co2 for electrical risks or possibility of liquid fires). The formula is 0.065 x floor area (in Square meters) and that will give you the Class A fire test rating that you need as a minimum. (All the fire extinguishers on our site have their rating printed). It is all down to risk assessment of course ,but you could always put it by your insurance broker.

thanks DM and all, realise its a difficult one, using the guidance, will speak with the insurers too - going to get Chubb in to do the FRA.

I appreciate that you seem to need somebody fast - if you do please let me know, the person who supports me with fire safety compliance is the best I have ever come across. By happy to supply you with his details.