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Back to 1st page - Fire extinguisher chart
Section 1 - Classes of fire and fire extinguisher types
Section 2 - How many extinguishers do you need?
Section 3 - Where to position your fire fighting equipment
Section 4 - Different ways to wall hang or stand your extinguishers
Section 5 - Annual maintenance and monthly inspections
First of all, if you want to see fire extinguisher service prices (Easy Service is our standard plan), this is what we do:
*Note: service parts includes anti-tamper seals, safety pins, labels, o-rings, gauge tests, CO2 swivel horns, CO2 hose and horns for standard UK portable fire extinguishers
Service per extinguisher | £ 9.00 + vat (£ 10.80 inc. vat) |
Service per fire blanket | £ 3.00 + vat (£ 3.60 inc. vat) |
Technician visit charge (added to each order) | £25.97 + vat (£31.16 inc. vat) |
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As with any industry, there are companies that will take advantage of your lack of knowledge of the finer details. And the fire extinguisher trade has their fair share. But, there are plenty of reputable firms to pick from.
There are, in essence, three levels of maintenance companies:
The cowboys - their main service tools are a duster and a pen. You may be amazed at how many service engineers have never been trained or been on a refresher course. More often than not, their price would be the lowest for the basic service cost but this prevents them doing the job properly as they cannot earn any money by being thorough
The commission earners - the biggest source of complaints - many service companies pay commission for all parts and tests along with commission for selling new or replacement equipment. They then add daily or monthly monetary targets and daily units serviced to be reached. This will add up to high invoices year after year. They may use extra pressure to get the order done and dusted on the spot, such as "what if a Fire Officer visited you tomorrow? He could close you down" Does this sound familiar to you?
The genuine service company - there are plenty around who just do exactly what is required and they do it well. A good sign is that they have traded locally for many years or that the company occasionally visits to audit the technician's work. This is the one you want
But, this is your money so you are responsible for buying carefully. Here is our advice to keep those bills down.
Following this guidance will mostly separate the great service companies from the cowboys.
Following this advice will stop all the nasty surprises and will probably ensure a higher quality of service from your supplier.
If your maintenance company is not playing ball and your invoices seem to be consistently high, change to another company.
If you have been sold equipment without approving it, refuse to pay and get them to come and take it back. Insist on having your "condemned" extinguisher returned for a second opinion and, when they say they have been scrapped, remind them that it was your property and tell them that your very next call will be to Trading Standards. You'll be amazed at how they can suddenly find your old ones.
Do not accept any huge discount "goodwill gestures" as this leaves them to do the same to their next customer. Just take your hard-earned money elsewhere and find one of the good guys - there are plenty of them to choose from in all areas of the country.
Back to 1st page - Fire extinguisher chart
Section 1 - Classes of fire and fire extinguisher types
Section 2 - How many extinguishers do you need?
Section 3 - Where to position your fire fighting equipment
Section 4 - Different ways to wall hang or stand your extinguishers
Section 5 - Annual maintenance and monthly inspections