Fire alarm servicing and maintenance for Bridgend buildings
Wales has its own rules for rented homes under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, and its own building safety programme, so landlords and building owners here need advice that reflects Welsh law rather than English.
BS 5839-1 recommends that a competent person inspects and services your fire alarm system at intervals of no more than six months. Each visit tests a share of the detectors, all the call points over the year, the panel, the batteries and the standby power, and checks that nothing in the building has changed in a way that affects the system.
We service conventional, addressable and wireless systems from all the major manufacturers. Every visit ends with a written report that lists what was tested, any faults found, and any variations from the standard that need a decision from you. Faults are priced clearly, and we will not carry out chargeable work without your approval.
The rules that apply in Bridgend
Under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 and its fitness for human habitation regulations, landlords must fit a working, mains-powered smoke alarm on each storey of a rented home, interlinked with each other, and a carbon monoxide alarm where there is a combustion appliance.
What is included
- Six-monthly inspection and servicing visits
- Detector functional testing on a rolling schedule
- Call point, sounder and visual alarm device checks
- Battery and charger load tests
- Logbook review and false alarm analysis
- Written service report after every visit
- Reactive call-outs for faults
- Annual review of building changes that affect the system
Buildings we work on in Bridgend
- Landlords and managing agents
- Facilities managers
- Housing associations
- Schools and colleges
- Retail and hospitality
- Industrial estates
Areas we cover from Bridgend
From Bridgend we also cover Pontypridd (12 miles), Barry (15 miles), Cardiff (17 miles), Swansea (18 miles) and Merthyr Tydfil (19 miles). Elsewhere in Mid Glamorgan we work in Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd. If your building is not in a listed town, we still cover it: every enquiry for fire alarm servicing and maintenance in Wales is handled the same way.