Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting Testing

Scheduled testing, specialist servicing and coordinated repairs for buildings across London.

Bigness Built Environment arranges fire alarm and emergency lighting testing for property owners, managing agents and commercial premises.

Whether you need routine checks, specialist servicing or help resolving faults from an existing report, we provide one point of coordination for attendance, follow-up works and supporting records.

What We Can Help With

Depending on your building and installed systems, we can arrange:

• Routine fire alarm functional checks and logbook records.
• Periodic fire alarm inspection and servicing.
• Emergency lighting functional checks.
• Emergency lighting duration testing.
• Investigation of reported faults and failed equipment.
• Approved repairs and replacement components.
• Follow-up testing and completion documentation.

Routine checks, specialist servicing and remedial works are identified separately in your quotation.

Fire Alarm Inspection & Testing

The agreed service may include checks of the control panel, manual call points, detectors, warning devices and relevant system functions.

Routine functional checks help confirm operation between specialist service visits. Periodic inspection and servicing provide a more detailed examination of the system by a competent fire alarm specialist.

We confirm the system type, available records, access requirements and testing scope before arranging attendance.

Emergency Lighting Testing

Emergency lighting testing checks the operation of the installed equipment when the normal lighting supply fails.

Depending on the agreed scope, visits may include:

• Functional checks of emergency luminaires and illuminated exit signs.
• Inspection for visible damage or faults.
• Duration testing against the system’s required operating period.
• Recording failed units and recommended corrective work.
• Retesting following approved repairs.

Duration tests are planned to account for battery recharge time and the building’s use, so testing does not leave occupants without the necessary emergency lighting provision.

Planned Visits and Clear Records

We coordinate testing with the client, occupants or site team to manage access and disruption.

Where alarms connect to monitoring services or other building systems, the appointed specialist agrees the necessary testing arrangements with the relevant parties.

Visit records identify what was tested, any limitations, faults found and actions requiring attention.

Competent Specialists

Specialist inspection, servicing and repairs are carried out by competent professionals with experience appropriate to the installed systems.

Bigness coordinates appointments, access, records and follow-up activities. The appointed specialist remains responsible for technical findings, testing methods and the documentation they issue.

Testing schedules are agreed according to the system, applicable guidance, manufacturer’s instructions and the building’s fire risk assessment.

Resolve Faults and Failed Equipment

If testing identifies a fault, Bigness helps organise the next steps.

We can obtain quotations, arrange approved repairs, track outstanding actions and collect the relevant completion records. Further testing or specialist investigation can be arranged where required.

Repairs, replacement batteries, luminaires, detectors and other components are quoted separately unless included in the agreed scope.

What You Receive

Depending on the service, you receive testing or servicing records, details of identified faults and recommendations, and applicable specialist reports or certificates.

Where remedial work is coordinated, we also organise completion evidence and update the action record so you can see what has been resolved and what remains outstanding.

Arrange Testing or Servicing

Tell us the property address, building type and whether you need fire alarm testing, emergency lighting testing or both.

Upload existing reports, logbook extracts or photographs of the equipment using the enquiry form. We will review your requirements and confirm the proposed scope and quotation.