Fire safety is not something businesses can afford to treat casually. Yet every year, Hartson Fire encounters organisations that assume fire extinguishers will “still be fine” without annual professional servicing.
In short, ignoring an annual fire extinguisher service can expose people, property, and businesses to unnecessary risk.
Under UK fire safety regulations (click here for details), the responsible person must ensure that fire safety equipment is maintained in an efficient working order. This includes fire extinguishers, alarms, emergency lighting, and other critical systems.
Annual servicing is import to ensure:
In the event of an inspection, incident, or insurance claim, servicing records are often the first thing examined.
A common misconception is that a fire extinguisher only needs attention if it has been activated. In reality, fire extinguishers can deteriorate over time.
Annual servicing checks for:
An extinguisher that looks fine on the wall may fail when it’s needed most. Annual servicing can prevent that moment.
Fire safety is ultimately about people. Staff, customers, tenants, and visitors rely on functioning equipment and clear emergency systems.
Annual extinguisher servicing helps ensure that the equipment can be used safely and effectively.
Some businesses delay servicing to save money or time. In practice, skipping annual checks often leads to greater costs.
Potential consequences include:
Fire safety systems are only as reliable as the people maintaining them. Professional servicing goes far beyond a visual inspection.
At Hartson Fire, annual fire equipment servicing includes:
This ensures not only compliance, but confidence.
Fire risks change. Buildings evolve. Staff turnover happens. Equipment ages.
Annual fire extinguisher servicing ensures that your fire protection measures evolve too — remaining suitable, effective, and compliant year after year.
At Hartson Fire, we work with businesses to make fire safety simple, reliable, and compliant — so that when it matters most, your extinguishers do exactly what they’re supposed to do.
If you’d like help reviewing your current fire equipment servicing or arranging your next annual check, Hartson Fire is here to support you.
