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Fire Extinguisher Maintenance
If you are a company you have a legal obligation to install and maintain fire fighting equipment to protect you, you employees and the general public. After an extinguisher has been used, even if only partially, it must be recharged or replaced and all extinguishers should be fully serviced annually.
As a BAFE accredited company and member of the FIA, Intelligent Security and Fire provides maintenance services that ensure fire extinguishers remain safe, effective, and compliant. Regular servicing is essential to guarantee that extinguishers are fully operational and meet insurance and regulatory requirements. Our accredited engineers follow strict safety protocols during every maintenance visit, helping to extend equipment life and ensure your premises remain protected against fire risks.
Intelligent Security and Fire will make servicing your fire extinguishers an effortless legal obligation for you. Our service engineers will carry out your servicing in accordance to BS5306. For your convenience, our Service Department will remind you when your annual service is due and make the necessary arrangements for an engineer to visit.
The maintenance will be carried out by a competent engineer trained according to BS Standards, who will ensure that appliances are sited correctly, fully operational and not damaged.
Intelligent Security and Fire can provide you with an individually tailored fire extinguisher maintenance contract.
Maintenance Service Contract
In addition to one‑off servicing, Intelligent Security and Fire provide tailored maintenance service contracts designed to give you complete peace of mind. Each contract is built around your specific requirements and ensures full compliance with current regulations and industry standards.
A maintenance service contract keeps your systems operating at peak performance, extends equipment lifespan, and supports ongoing insurance and regulatory compliance. Contract customers also receive priority response, scheduled preventative maintenance visits, reduced callout charges, and access to our 24‑hour emergency support.
To find out how a maintenance service contract can protect your premises and simplify ongoing system care, please contact our customer service team.
What are the Benefits of a Maintenance Contract?
- HSE and legislative compliance
- Optimum operation of your fire-fighting equipment
- Extending the life of your fire-fighting equipment
- Fully equipped service vehicles, carrying a comprehensive range of spares
- Dedicated customer service desk
- 24 hours emergency engineer callout service
- Routine engineer preventative maintenance visits at a time to suit you
- Industry standard trained maintenance engineers
- Dedicated technical support service FOC
- Rapid prioritised response service
- 50% discounted callout charges
Fire Extinguisher Maintenance Engineer Checklist
- Carrying out a visual inspection to ensure that there are no visible signs of damage.
- Checking the locking pin is intact and the tamper indicators and seals are unbroken to ensure that the extinguisher has not been tampered with.
- Taking a pressure gauge reading to ensure that the extinguisher has the correct pressure to discharge its full contents.
- Check that the operating instructions are legible, clean and facing outwards.
- Removing the discharge hose to check for blockages or corrosion.
- Weigh and clean the extinguisher.
- Ensure that the extinguisher is sited in its correct location wall mountings are secure.
Intelligent Security and Fire also provide a fire extinguisher repair service for existing extinguishers regardless of the make or model.
For maintenance or repairs to your fire extinguishers, you can either book an engineer directly using our online form, or contact our customer service team today for more information about our maintenance and repair services.