Fire Safety Services
in Essex
- Free quotes
- One point of contact
- Accredited partners for certified work
Fire doors, sprinklers, dry and wet risers, fire alarms, emergency lighting, fire stopping and smoke ventilation, inspected, maintained and repaired through one point of contact. Delta First helps responsible persons, facilities managers and managing agents keep every fire safety system working and every record up to date.
Who We Work With
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person for a building has to make sure its fire safety measures are maintained in efficient working order. We work with the people who carry that duty: facilities and property managers, managing agents and landlords of residential blocks, schools and colleges, healthcare and care settings, and commercial and industrial occupiers across Essex, Suffolk and Greater London.
What We Deliver
Planned inspection and servicing, remedial work and new installations across active and passive fire protection:
- ✓Fire door inspections, maintenance and replacement
- ✓Sprinkler system servicing, repairs and installation
- ✓Dry and wet riser inspection and testing
- ✓Fire alarm servicing, repairs and installation
- ✓Emergency lighting testing and installation
- ✓Fire stopping and compartmentation repairs
- ✓AOV and smoke ventilation servicing
- ✓Lightning protection testing
- ✓Fire extinguisher servicing through our partners
Fire Doors, Sprinklers and Risers
The three systems we're asked about most, from routine checks to full replacement.
Fire Doors
Inspections of doors, frames, gaps, seals, closers, hinges, glazing and signage, with photo-backed reports. We carry out adjustments and repairs, and arrange certified replacement doorsets through accredited specialists where a door can't be put right. Fire door installation
Sprinkler Systems
Servicing, inspection, repairs and new installations for commercial and residential sprinkler systems, including valve sets, pumps and tanks, carried out by accredited partners, managed by Delta First. Sprinkler installation
Dry & Wet Risers
Inspection, testing and remedial work for dry and wet risers, covering inlet and landing valves, breeching boxes, signage and pipework, so your risers are ready for the fire service when they're needed. Read our guide
Fire Alarms
Servicing, fault finding and upgrades to BS 5839, including system category reviews and cause-and-effect checks. Alarm categories explained
Emergency Lighting
Monthly function tests, annual full-duration tests to BS 5266, logbooks, and replacement fittings or batteries where tests fail.
Fire Stopping
Surveys and repairs to compartment walls and service penetrations, with certified fire stopping by specialist installers. About passive fire protection
AOVs & Smoke Ventilation
Servicing and repairs for automatic opening vents, smoke shafts and control panels in stairwells and corridors. AOV maintenance guide
Lightning Protection
Inspection and testing of lightning protection systems to BS EN 62305, with repairs to tapes, down conductors and earths. Testing guide
HMOs & Residential Blocks
Fire safety checks and remedial work for HMOs and blocks of flats, including communal fire doors and alarms. HMO requirements
Fire Doors for Landlords & Block Managers
If you manage a block of flats or an HMO, fire doors are usually your biggest compliance task. In blocks over 11 metres high in England, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require communal fire doors to be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year, on a best endeavours basis. In any building with two or more flats, residents must also be given information about why fire doors matter.
- ✓Scheduled fire door inspection programmes for each block
- ✓Photo-backed door-by-door reports you can file and share
- ✓Repairs and adjustments to closers, seals, hinges and gaps
- ✓Certified replacement doorsets through accredited partners
- ✓Access to flats arranged with residents and your agents
How Often Each System Needs Checking
Typical intervals under the relevant British Standards and regulations. Your fire risk assessment may set different intervals for your building, and we'll plan visits to whichever applies.
| System | Standard / regulation | Typical frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Fire alarm | BS 5839-1 | Weekly user test; service by a competent person at least every six months |
| Emergency lighting | BS 5266-1 | Monthly function test; annual full-duration test |
| Fire doors in blocks of flats over 11m | Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 | Communal fire doors every three months; flat entrance doors every year (best endeavours) |
| AOVs and smoke ventilation | BS EN 12101 / BS 9999 | Regular function tests; service at least once a year |
| Lightning protection | BS EN 62305 | Inspection and test at least once a year |
One Point of Contact for Fire Safety
Instead of separate contractors for doors, alarms, lighting, risers and sprinklers, you deal with Delta First. We plan the programme, carry out inspections and general remedial work with qualified engineers, and keep your records in order. Where a job needs third-party certification, such as certified fire doorsets, sprinkler design and installation, or certified fire stopping, it's carried out by accredited partners, managed by Delta First, with Delta First remaining accountable for the result. You get one programme of visits, one set of reports and one contact for every question.
Why Choose Us
Areas We Cover
From our Colchester head office we cover commercial and residential buildings across:
Tell Us About Your Building
Whether you need a single fire door survey, remedial work from your latest fire risk assessment, or a planned programme across a portfolio, send us the details and we'll come back with a clear proposal.
- 1Share what you haveYour fire risk assessment actions, previous reports or just a list of the systems in the building.
- 2We survey and quoteWe confirm what needs checking or fixing and give you a written proposal and schedule.
- 3Work done and recordedInspections, servicing and remedials completed, with reports and certificates for your records.
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Frequently Asked
Questions
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person, usually the employer, owner, landlord or managing agent, must make sure fire safety measures such as fire doors, alarms, emergency lighting and firefighting equipment are maintained in efficient working order. We help responsible persons meet that duty with planned inspections, servicing and remedial work.
In blocks of flats over 11 metres high in England, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require communal fire doors to be checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best endeavours basis. In other buildings the frequency is set by the fire risk assessment.
Yes. We run fire door inspection programmes for blocks of flats and HMOs, provide door-by-door reports, carry out repairs and adjustments, and arrange certified replacement doorsets through accredited partners. We can also co-ordinate access to flats with residents and your managing agent.
Yes. We manage new installations as your single point of contact. Work that needs third-party certification, such as certified fire doorsets and sprinkler system design and installation, is carried out by accredited partners, managed by Delta First, with Delta First remaining accountable for the result.
Yes. Send us the actions from your fire risk assessment and we'll quote for the remedial work, from fire door repairs and fire stopping to emergency lighting and alarm upgrades, then provide the records to show each item has been closed out.
Yes. Every inspection and service produces a written report with the results and any defects found, and completed work comes with the relevant certificates and logbook entries, ready for your fire risk assessor, insurer or enforcing authority.
We cover commercial and residential buildings across Essex, Suffolk and Greater London from our Colchester head office, and commercial buildings in Norfolk.