Annual wet pressure test
Every 6 months
Quarterly & annual
BS 9990 / BS EN 12845
Mon–Fri 8am–5pm. 24/7 emergency line out of hours.
Dry risers and sprinklers are not there for you — they are there for the fire service and for the building. A dry riser that fails a pressure test, or an inlet that has been vandalised or built over, removes the firefighting capability from a whole building.
These systems are also the easiest to forget, because nothing about them signals a problem. There is no panel showing a fault and no alarm when a valve is closed.
Dry risers require a visual inspection every six months and a full wet pressure test annually to BS 9990, run at 12 bar for 15 minutes with the outlets and inlet checked, and the results certified. We also check access: inlet cabinets that are locked with the wrong key, obstructed by parking or hidden behind planting are a real and common failure.
Sprinkler systems are maintained to BS EN 12845, which sets weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual regimes. We take the quarterly and annual work and set your on-site team up to do the weekly valve and gauge checks with a logbook that records them properly.
Findings arrive prioritised. A closed valve or a failed pressure test is immediate; a corroded outlet cap or missing signage goes on a schedule. Where remedial work is needed we price it against the same report.
Annual pressure test to BS 9990 with certification and photographic record.
Visual check of inlets, outlets, caps, valves, signage and access.
Quarterly and annual servicing to BS EN 12845, including valve and pump checks.
Fire pump run tests, alarm signalling checks and flow verification where fitted.
Caps, gaskets, valves, cabinet repairs and access reinstatement.
Weekly and monthly checks documented so your team can run them correctly.
Risers, valves, inlets, outlets and pumps located and recorded per building.
We confirm the fire service can actually reach and use the inlet — often the real defect.
Pressure testing and servicing carried out, with certification issued.
Priced actions issued and the recurring test regime added to your calendar.
Weekly sprinkler checks are usually done by a competent person on site — we supply the logbook and the training to do it properly.
No. The riser is filled and pressurised under controlled conditions with the outlets managed, and drained down afterwards. We use hoses to a suitable discharge point.
Very common. Inlet cabinets should be secured with a fire service standard lock. We replace non-standard padlocks as part of remedials.
Your site team, using the logbook we set up. We cover the quarterly and annual work that needs specialist equipment.
Yes — for residential blocks and hotels that is usually preferable, since testing involves water and access to communal areas.
A survey will tell you the saving, the payback and what the space would actually look like.
