Keep Every Building Protected, Every Action Clear and Every Record Under Control
Facilities and property teams need more than a list of service dates. Fire alarms, emergency lighting, access control, CCTV, intruder alarms, faults, remedial actions and compliance records all need to reflect what is happening in the actual building. We help you manage that technical picture across individual properties or a wider portfolio.
- Established in 1981
- BAFE accredited
- SSAIB certified
- Fire and security from one team
What fire and security support does a facilities management team need?
Facilities teams usually need a coordinated programme covering fire alarms, fire risk assessments, emergency lighting, extinguishers, access control, CCTV, intruder alarms, system interfaces and planned maintenance. The most useful setup links each asset to the real building, the current risk, the latest service evidence and any unresolved action rather than treating compliance as a list of certificate expiry dates.
A current certificate does not always mean the building is current.
Tenant changes, fit outs, altered doors, new layouts and recurring faults can all change the technical risk between service visits.
Responsibility can be shared
Owners, employers, occupiers, managing agents and other people with control of premises may hold different duties across the same building.
Every property has a different strategy
Offices, communal residential areas, mixed use buildings and industrial units cannot all be managed from one generic fire and security specification.
Building changes create hidden gaps
Partitions, fit outs, changed escape routes and new controlled doors can affect detection coverage, warning, zoning and cause and effect.
Multiple suppliers fragment the evidence
Separate contractors can leave service reports, defects, access changes and remedial work scattered across different systems and inboxes.
Occupiers need clear communication
Testing, isolations, access requirements and planned work need to reach the people affected without creating unnecessary disruption.
Portfolio risk needs prioritisation
Property teams need to see which faults are urgent, which assets are unsupported and which buildings require action first.
The duties that matter to facilities and property teams.
The legal role depends on control of the premises, ownership, repairing obligations and the specific building. A maintenance contract does not transfer statutory accountability.
Facilities managers can be Responsible Persons
Government guidance says anyone with control of non domestic premises can be a Responsible Person, including a facilities manager, building manager, managing agent or risk assessor.
Fire safety responsibilitiesFire risk assessments must reflect the real premises
The Responsible Person must carry out and regularly review a fire risk assessment covering hazards, people at risk, escape, warning systems, firefighting equipment and emergency arrangements.
Fire risk assessment guidanceSection 156 strengthened recording duties
Responsible Persons must record the fire risk assessment in full, record fire safety arrangements and share relevant information where duties overlap.
Section 156 guidanceShared premises require coordination
Where more than one Responsible Person exists, they need to cooperate and coordinate their fire safety arrangements. This is especially important in mixed occupancy and managed buildings.
Shared premises responsibilitiesFire safety equipment must be maintained
Fire alarms, emergency lighting, escape routes, fire doors and firefighting equipment all need regular checks, with faults recorded and acted on.
Fire safety equipment guidanceCCTV needs a defined purpose
Workplace and managed property surveillance should be necessary, proportionate and transparent, with access and retention controlled around the documented purpose.
ICO video surveillance guidanceFire and security support for facilities management from one coordinated team.
Use us for one building, a group of properties or a staged portfolio review covering new installations, maintenance, faults and upgrades.
Commercial fire alarm systems and interfaces
Design, installation, upgrades and maintenance for managed commercial and common areas, including the interfaces that affect safe escape.
- New fire alarm installation
- Addressable zoning and clear device identification
- Extensions and supported panel upgrades
- Door release and agreed third party interfaces
- Fire alarm servicing and fault support
Fire risk assessments, emergency lighting and extinguishers
Keep the technical evidence connected to the current building rather than relying on isolated certificates.
- Fire risk assessments
- Emergency lighting testing
- Fire extinguisher supply and servicing
- Prioritised remedial scopes
- Maintenance reports and completion evidence
Access control and door entry
Manage occupier, staff, visitor and contractor access while keeping electronically controlled escape doors aligned with the fire strategy.
- Door entry and intercom
- Role based access permissions
- Timed access schedules
- Rapid credential removal
- Fire alarm door release testing
CCTV and intruder protection
Protect entrances, receptions, service areas, agreed communal spaces and higher risk assets with controlled user permissions.
- IP CCTV systems
- Purpose led camera coverage
- Controlled footage and administrator access
- Commercial intruder alarm systems
- Monitoring and signalling where required
Turn service records into a usable priority list.
The useful question is not simply whether a visit happened. It is what changed, what failed, what remains open and what that means for the building.
Can you answer these questions without searching five systems and three inboxes?
Extending an existing access control system without starting again.
An existing commercial customer needed to expand its networked Paxton access control system. After a site survey, two additional controlled doors were added to the existing Net2 setup and the system was recommissioned with a refreshed user demonstration.
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Changing provider does not automatically mean replacing serviceable equipment.
We can review supported fire alarms, emergency lighting, access control, CCTV, intruder alarms and related records installed or maintained by another company. The next step can be a maintenance takeover, targeted remedial work, a staged upgrade or replacement where the existing system is no longer suitable.
Start with one building or review a wider portfolio.
Survey and records review
We review current systems, available certification, known faults, building changes and the priorities already on your radar.
Prioritised proposal
The scope separates urgent life safety work, compliance actions, security improvements and sensible phased upgrades.
Occupier aware delivery
Work is planned around access, tenant communication, isolations, working hours and live building constraints.
Planned maintenance
Testing, servicing, faults, actions and certificates follow a clear schedule with one route for technical support.
Facilities management fire and security questions.
Yes. Government guidance says a facilities manager, building manager or managing agent can be a Responsible Person where they have control of the premises. The exact duties depend on the building and the degree of control.
Yes. A portfolio can be organised around asset lists, planned service dates, current faults, remedial actions and building specific priorities so each property retains its own technical record.
Often, yes. New partitions, altered room use, changed occupancy, access controlled doors and fit outs can affect detection coverage, escape, zoning or system interfaces. The impact should be reviewed against the current fire risk assessment and fire strategy.
Yes, where the equipment is supported and suitable. We can inspect the systems, available records and current condition before setting out maintenance, remedial work, upgrades or replacement where needed.
Yes. Where the fire strategy requires controlled doors to release, the complete cause and effect sequence should be tested from the alarm input through to the final door response.
Hardware and management can often be standardised, but camera coverage should still be based on the purpose and risk at each building. Retention, user access and privacy controls should match the documented policy.
Yes. Fire risk assessments can be carried out for suitable non domestic and common areas, with actions prioritised so the property team can distinguish immediate risk from planned improvement work.
Tell us what your buildings need.
Use the form for a maintenance takeover, fire alarm project, access control, CCTV, fire risk assessment, remedial programme or a wider portfolio review.