Sector · Block management
Sprinkler maintenance for block management.
One sprinkler maintenance company across your managed portfolio. Sprinkler system inspection, testing, fault finding and repairs to BS 9251 and BS EN 12845, with reporting your clients and leaseholders can rely on.
The law and the standards
Where the duty sits.
In a managed residential block, the responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is usually the freeholder, or the managing agent acting for them. Fire sprinkler compliance is part of that duty, and it follows you across every block on the books.
Article 17 of the Order puts it plainly. Fire safety equipment must be “subject to a suitable system of maintenance and [be] maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.” The Fire Safety Act 2021 reinforces that duty on the responsible person.
A sprinkler system is maintained to the standard it was designed and installed under. For most residential blocks that is BS 9251. Some larger schemes run to BS EN 12845 instead. We service both, and the paperwork for each block says which standard the system is kept to.
Sooner or later a fire risk assessor, an insurer or a leaseholder will ask for the service record. That is why per-block documentation matters. Every block on the schedule gets its own certificate and report, not one loose file for the whole portfolio.
Fire Safety Order 2005, article 17 (opens in a new tab) Fire Safety Act 2021 (opens in a new tab)
On the ground
What is different about a managed portfolio.
The work at each block is the same standard. What changes is everything around it: contacts, records, residents and the people you answer to. We also look after housing association sprinklers, so a mixed portfolio sits under one arrangement.
One point of contact
One person who knows every block on your patch, instead of a different engineer and a different office for each site.
One sprinkler maintenance contract
One agreement across the portfolio, one renewal date, and a servicing schedule you can hand straight to your clients.
Per-block records
Each block gets its own records, certificates and reports, formatted to drop into your compliance system without rework.
Sprinkler fault finding and repairs
Faults traced and repairs quoted plainly, per block, so costs land against the right building and the right service charge.
Resident communication
Visits announced properly, with template letters you can send out, so residents know who is coming and why.
Paperwork people can follow
Quotes and reports written in plain terms, so leaseholders and RMC directors can follow them without a translation.
How we do it
The service, framed for a portfolio.
The full eight-step process is the same one we run everywhere. Here is how it scales across a set of managed blocks.
Map the portfolio
We list every block and system, pick up whatever records exist, and agree a schedule that covers the lot.
Service and test each block
Heads, pipework, valves, supply and the alarm interface, checked and tested thoroughly at every visit.
Report and certify
A certificate per block, with a written report for your compliance file within 24 hours of completing each service.
Selected projects
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Sample, to show the shape: a short story of one managed portfolio. How many blocks, what state the records were in when we took over, and what the managing agent was left with. Two or three plain sentences.
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Common questions
What block managers ask us.
Can you take over sprinkler servicing across our whole portfolio?
Yes, and taking over from an outgoing contractor is normal. We start from the records that exist, survey anything undocumented, and bring every block onto one schedule. Nothing has to lapse in the handover.
How do you handle reporting for our clients?
Each block gets its own certificate and a written report within 24 hours of completing that service. Both are written to be read, so you can forward them to a client, an RMC board or a leaseholder without translating first.
Do you offer a sprinkler maintenance contract?
Yes. One agreement across the portfolio, one schedule, one renewal date and one point of contact. Blocks can be added or removed as your instructions change, and the schedule adjusts with them.
What if a block fails its sprinkler system inspection?
We set out the findings plainly, what they mean for that building, and a clear quote for putting them right. Small repairs are often done on the visit, so most blocks are back in order before we leave.
Get in touch
Get a quote for your portfolio.
Tell us how many blocks you look after and what you know about the systems. We come back within 24 hours with a quote and a plan for the schedule.