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Fire Extinguisher Servicing

Guardian Edge services portable firefighting equipment to BS 5306-3 across the UK. The standard recommends an annual basic service for every extinguisher, with extended service or overhaul at longer intervals depending on type — and we manage that lifecycle so extinguishers are replaced on schedule rather than after they fail.

Annual service, correct extinguisher types, records that survive an audit.

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Who this is for

  • Any premises required to provide appropriate firefighting equipment
  • Managing agents of residential blocks with communal extinguishers
  • Facilities managers with extinguishers spread across many sites
  • Businesses whose extinguishers were installed and then forgotten

Problems it solves

  • Extinguishers are past their service date and the tags prove it
  • The wrong extinguisher type sits next to the risk it cannot fight
  • Units have gone missing, been moved, or are blocked by stored goods
  • Nobody knows how many extinguishers the site actually has
  • Extinguishers are due for overhaul and the cost has never been budgeted

What Guardian Edge provides

Our fire extinguisher servicing scope

What we provide

  • Annual basic service of every extinguisher, with a signed service label
  • Extended service and overhaul at the intervals set by BS 5306-3
  • Supply and commissioning of new extinguishers, correctly sited and signed
  • Extinguisher survey to BS 5306-8 — establishing the right types and quantities for the risk
  • Replacement of units that have failed, discharged or reached end of life
  • Wall brackets, stands, signage and anti-tamper devices
  • Fire point rationalisation where extinguishers have accumulated without a plan

Typical scope

  • Water, foam, dry powder, CO₂, wet chemical and specialist extinguishers
  • Fire blankets and fire point equipment
  • Offices, retail, industrial, warehouse, residential communal areas and vehicles
  • Single sites through to national extinguisher estates on one schedule

Before we price anything

Inspection & survey process

  1. 01

    Count what is there

    A physical asset register — location, type, size, manufacture date and service history for every unit.

  2. 02

    Match equipment to risk

    To BS 5306-8. Class A, B, C, D, F and electrical risks each need the right medium, in the right quantity, within the right travel distance.

  3. 03

    Report the gaps

    Missing coverage, wrong types, obstructed units and anything approaching overhaul.

On site

How the work is delivered

  1. 01

    Visit scheduled

    Booked before the annual date falls due, with access arranged.

  2. 02

    Basic service carried out

    External examination, weight and pressure checks, hose and horn inspection, anti-tamper and safety pin replacement, and a signed service label.

  3. 03

    Extended service where due

    Discharge, internal examination, refill and recharge for units that have reached the interval for their type.

  4. 04

    Register updated

    Service certificate issued and the asset register updated, showing what is next due and when.

Compliance

What the rules actually require

  • The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires premises to be equipped with appropriate firefighting equipment, and for that equipment to be maintained in efficient working order.
  • BS 5306-3 recommends a basic service annually for all extinguisher types.
  • Extended service intervals depend on type: water, foam and powder extinguishers are normally given an extended service at five years, and CO₂ extinguishers an overhaul at ten years. Manufacturer instructions can vary this.
  • BS 5306-8 covers selection and positioning — how many extinguishers, of what type, and how far someone should have to walk to reach one.
  • An extinguisher that has been discharged, even briefly, must be recharged before it counts as available.

Standards & legislation

These are not all the same kind of obligation, and we do not present them as if they were. A statutory duty is law. A British Standard is the recognised way of demonstrating you have met one. Guidance and our own recommendations are neither.

  • British StandardBS 5306-3

    Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers

    Annual basic service for all types; extended service and overhaul at longer intervals set by extinguisher type.

  • British StandardBS 5306-8

    Selection and positioning of portable fire extinguishers

    How many extinguishers of which type a premises needs, and where they should be sited.

  • Legal requirementRRO 2005 Article 13

    Firefighting and fire detection

    Requires premises to be equipped with appropriate firefighting equipment, suitably indicated and maintained.

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Ongoing support

Planned, reactive and multi-site.

Most providers do one of these well. The value of a single provider is that the schedule, the emergency and the portfolio all sit in the same place.

Planned maintenance

  • Annual service booked before the date falls due
  • Extended service and overhaul forecast years ahead so the cost is not a surprise
  • Replacement programme rather than reactive replacement after failure

Reactive support

  • Rapid replacement of discharged or damaged units
  • Emergency supply where an inspection has left a site short

Multi-site & national portfolios

  • One asset register covering every extinguisher across the estate
  • A single annual programme rather than a different date at every site
  • Portfolio reporting on which sites are serviced, due or overdue

Procurement, simplified

What happens next?

  1. 01

    Tell us what you need

    One form, one call or one email. A photograph or an existing report is enough to start.

  2. 02

    We assess the requirement

    We confirm scope, access, and whether a site survey is needed before anything is priced.

  3. 03

    You receive a clear quotation

    Itemised, with what is included and what is not. No provisional sums that move later.

  4. 04

    We arrange attendance

    A confirmed date and window, with the engineer or trade named in advance.

  5. 05

    Works are completed

    Carried out by directly managed engineers or vetted specialist subcontractors.

  6. 06

    Evidence is supplied

    Certification, test records and photographic evidence where the work calls for it.

Answers

Fire Extinguisher Servicingquestions.

How often do fire extinguishers need servicing?
BS 5306-3 recommends a basic service every twelve months for all extinguisher types. On top of that, water, foam and powder extinguishers normally receive an extended service at five years, and CO₂ extinguishers an overhaul at ten years — though manufacturer instructions take precedence where they differ.
How many fire extinguishers does my premises need?
It depends on the floor area, the layout and the classes of fire risk present, and it is set out in BS 5306-8. As a general position, water-based extinguishers are provided on the basis of floor area with a maximum travel distance of about 30 metres to reach one, with additional extinguishers sited at specific risks such as kitchens, plant and electrical equipment. We survey rather than estimate.
Can you dispose of old extinguishers?
Yes. Extinguishers that have reached end of life are removed and disposed of properly, and the asset register is updated so the compliance record matches what is actually on the wall.

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