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Discuss assessments, equipment checks and fire safety records for commercial property in Brighton and Hove.
Brighton Shops, Schools And Commercial Property
We focus on commercial fire safety: understanding the risks, maintaining the precautions and giving the person managing the building a clear next step.
Our enquiries cover offices, schools, workshops, factories, shops and buildings managed by commercial landlords. A useful conversation starts with the premises and the problem, whether that is an overdue assessment, a fault, an upcoming fit-out or a recommendation in an existing report.
We do not assume that every building needs the same package. The scope should match the use, equipment, records and access available at the site.
What We Help You Arrange
The core services are fire risk assessments, alarm installation, alarm maintenance, extinguisher servicing, emergency lighting testing and fire door inspections.
For a building manager, keeping those activities connected matters. An assessment can identify a concern, an inspection can define it more closely and a separate repair or installation can address it, with records that show what has actually been done.
The Standards Behind The Work
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 sets the framework for general workplace fire safety in England. Relevant technical references include BS 5839-1 for commercial alarm systems, BS 5306-3 for extinguisher maintenance, BS 5266-1 for emergency lighting and BS 8214 for timber-based fire door assemblies.
The applicable standards, manufacturer instructions and building information should be identified in the agreed scope. Inspection limitations and missing evidence should be explained, and a quotation should be clear about what is included and what requires a separate instruction.
A Clear Enquiry Process
Use the form to describe your Brighton building and the fire safety work you need. With your agreement, the details may be shared with a suitable local firm so it can discuss the requirements and propose the next step.
Before proceeding, confirm who will carry out the work, their relevant competence, the agreed scope, costs and deliverables. Any appointment, quotation or contract is agreed directly with the firm responding to your request.
What A Useful Handover Looks Like
Ask for records that identify the building, equipment or openings examined and the work actually completed. Findings should separate defects, limitations and recommendations so actions can be allocated and followed up.
An external specialist supports the responsible person but does not take over their legal duties. Keep reports, certificates and maintenance records accessible, and use them to inform the ongoing management of the premises.
Read GOV.UK workplace fire safety guidance for the responsibilities that sit behind this approach.
Let’s Talk About
Your Premises.
Tell us what you manage and what needs attention. We’ll start with the right questions.