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Fire Alarm Servicing London
Fire alarm servicing for London commercial buildings

With over two decades of operation, Global Fire and Security has a wealth of experience in providing fire and security solutions. This experience translates into a deep understanding of industry best practices, regulations, and emerging trends.

Over the years, Global Fire and Security has expanded its offerings to provide a comprehensive range of fire and security services. This includes fire alarm system installation and maintenance, security system design and installation, access control systems, surveillance systems, monitoring services and many more.

Built around busy commercial sites

Site-specific RAMS sent before every visit

Visits planned around tenants, permits and building rules

Addressable and networked systems, PAVA and voice alarm

Cause-and-effect tests with lifts, dampers, AOVs and BMS

Logbook, servicing certificate and a clear fault report

Who we look after in London

Commercial fire alarms rarely sit on their own. They talk to lifts, dampers, sprinklers, door access and the building management system. We look after the whole picture for the people responsible for the building.

Managing agents and landlords

Planned servicing across your portfolio, one point of contact, and certificates you can pass straight to insurers, tenants and fire risk assessors.

Facilities management companies

A reliable fire alarm subcontractor who turns up when booked, follows your site rules and sends paperwork that’s ready for your client.

Main contractors
and fit-outs

System extensions and alterations during Cat A and Cat B fit-outs, isolations in live buildings, and test results ready for handover.

Servicing that keeps commercial buildings compliant

BS 5839-1 recommends that a fire alarm system is inspected and serviced by a competent person at intervals of no more than six months, with every detector, manual call point and sounder tested at least once a year.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the “Responsible Person” must keep fire safety systems in good working order. In a commercial building that’s usually the owner, employer or managing agent. Regular servicing, an up-to-date logbook and certificates are your evidence. Insurers, fire risk assessors and the London Fire Brigade may ask to see them.

Unhappy with your current fire alarm contractor?

Missed visits, faults left on the panel for weeks and certificates that never arrive are common complaints from London building managers about their fire alarm contractors.

Send us your panel make and model, the rough number of devices or loops, and your last service report. We’ll quote for planned servicing and tell you what we’d look at first.

What every service visit covers

Each visit follows the inspection and servicing checks in BS 5839-1. On larger buildings we split the devices across visits so everything is tested at least once a year, and we record exactly what was tested.

Review the logbook for faults, false alarms and changes since the last visit

Check the control panel, network, repeaters and fault signals

Test smoke, heat and beam detectors on a planned rotation

Test manual call points, sounders, beacons and voice alarm

Load-test standby batteries and check chargers and power supplies

Test interfaces: lift homing, dampers, door releases, AOVs, sprinkler flow switches

Check cause and effect and phased evacuation, where fitted

Check signalling to your alarm receiving centre

Note changes from fit-outs or new partitions that affect coverage

Update the logbook and issue a servicing certificate and report

Who we look after in London

Commercial fire alarms rarely sit on their own. They talk to lifts, dampers, sprinklers, door access and the building management system. We look after the whole picture for the people responsible for the building.

Planned servicing contracts

Six-monthly or quarterly visits, booked in advance and planned around your tenants and building rules.

Fault finding and repairs

Panel faults, earth faults, loop faults, failed devices and repeated false alarms tracked down and fixed, with a clear report.

Fit-out alterations

Moving, adding and reprogramming devices when floors are refitted, with the system kept live for the rest of the building.

Cause and effect
and handover

Cause-and-effect testing, phased evacuation checks, as-built drawings and certificates for practical completion.

Taking over
existing systems

We service systems installed by other companies. The first visit includes a condition check so you know where you stand.

Linked fire
safety checks

Emergency lighting testing, fire door inspections and fire damper testing, so one contractor covers more of your fire safety.

How to get started

One phone call or email is all it takes, whether it’s one building or a portfolio.

Send us the details

Building address, panel make, number of devices or loops, and your last service report.

Get a clear quote

A price per visit for each building, based on the size of the system and its interfaces.

Visits and paperwork

RAMS before each visit, then testing, logbook entries, a certificate and a fault report after.

Across London, from the City to the suburbs

We service commercial buildings in central London and across the boroughs, from City office towers to business parks in the suburbs. Our office in Bromley also covers South East London and Kent.

Not sure if we cover your building? Call 020 8313 3336 and ask.

City of London
Southwark
Lambeth
Greenwich
Across London, from the City to the suburbs

We service commercial buildings in central London and across the boroughs, from City office towers to business parks in the suburbs. Our office in Bromley also covers South East London and Kent.

Not sure if we cover your building? Call 020 8313 3336 and ask.

City of London
Southwark
Lambeth
Greenwich
Commercial fire alarm servicing questions

Questions we’re often asked by London building managers and contractors.

BS 5839-1 recommends an inspection and service by a competent person at least every six months. Larger or busier buildings often choose quarterly visits, and your fire risk assessment may set its own frequency.

The Responsible Person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. For the landlord’s system and common parts this is usually the owner or managing agent. Tenants may be responsible for any separate systems in their own space.

Yes. We send RAMS before each visit, follow your permit and induction rules, and plan sounder tests and isolations with the building team so tenants know what to expect.

Yes. We regularly take over existing systems. On the first visit we check the system’s condition, the logbook and the cause and effect, and tell you about anything that needs attention.

It depends on the size of the system: the number of devices and loops, the panel type and how many interfaces need testing. Send us those details and we’ll quote a price per visit.

Yes. After every visit we update the fire alarm logbook and issue a servicing certificate, with a report of any faults and what we recommend.

Get a quote for fire alarm servicing in London

Call or email us. To help us quote quickly, please include:

  • The building address, or a list of buildings for a portfolio
  • Your panel make and model, if you know it
  • The rough number of devices or loops, and any linked systems
  • Your last service report, if you have one
  • The building address, or a list of buildings for a portfolio
  • Your panel make and model, if you know it
  • The rough number of devices or loops, and any linked systems
  • Your last service report, if you have one
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