Fire sprinkler servicing and maintenance
An insurer, a fire risk assessment or a new managing agent has asked for the service record.
BS EN 12845
BS EN 12845 does not ask for one visit a year. It sets a routine running weekly through to annually, and an inspector reading your logbook is looking for the whole sequence, not just the last service sticker.
What the visit covers
- Weekly, monthly, quarterly, six-monthly and annual routines
- Quarterly flow switch and alarm proving
- Valve set, gauge and installation control inspection
- Head condition, clearance and spare stock checks
Questions we get asked
What does BS EN 12845 actually require?
Weekly checks of water and air pressure gauges plus an alarm test, monthly and quarterly routines including flow switch proving, six-monthly checks, and a full annual service by a competent contractor.
Can our own maintenance team do the weekly checks?
Yes, and most sites do. We will set the routine up, show your team what to record, and cover the quarterly and annual work that needs a specialist. The logbook still has to be complete either way.
Our system has never been serviced. Where do we start?
With a survey. We establish what is installed, what condition it is in and what the hazard classification should be, then put a schedule against it. Older systems often need remedial work before a service means anything.
Does servicing affect our insurance?
It can. Insurers rate premises with a maintained sprinkler system differently, and they will ask for the service record when they do.
We also cover
Approved, and audited on a schedule.
Two certifications, and the first one is the reason we could apply for the second. ISO 9001 is a precondition for LPCB approval, so this is a sequence rather than a collection.
ISO 9001:2015
Certified by BRE Global, accredited by UKAS
An audited quality management system. It means the way a job is planned, recorded and signed off is itself inspected by somebody independent, on a schedule.
LPCB approved
Loss Prevention Certification Board
The approval UK insurers look for on sprinkler work. A system installed by an LPCB approved contractor counts as genuine risk mitigation on your policy; one installed by anybody else may not.
Working to BS EN 12845, BS 9251 and BS 9990. If your insurer or fire risk assessor wants the certificates themselves, ring us and we will send them over.
Tell us the building.
We will tell you what it is due.
No survey fee to find out where you stand. Describe the site and we will tell you which intervals apply and what the visit involves.