Surrey · Fire damper testing
Fire Damper Testing in Great Burgh
Fire damper testing for Great Burgh, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Dampers flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Missing or out-of-date damper records
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
About our fire damper testing in Great Burgh
We’re often asked to take on annual damper testing by the people who look after buildings in and around Great Burgh. Send us the damper schedule or the drawings if you have them, and we’ll plan the visit around the building’s hours. The work covers offices and schools, riser dampers and fusible link fire dampers, and people most often call us about dampers overdue for their annual drop test and smoke dampers with no recent test.
In smaller places like Great Burgh, dampers are often in the ductwork serving kitchens, plant rooms and escape routes. We plan the work around the people using the building.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Great Burgh (KT18, KT17, KT20)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fire risk assessments, which need a fire risk assessor
- Fire-stopping gaps around the duct where it passes through the wall
- Ductwork crossing a fire wall with no damper fitted
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Riser dampers
- Offices and schools
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
- Wall and floor dampers
- Motorised smoke dampers
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a couple of hours for a few dampers, and a day or more across a big site, and we clear up before we go. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Great Burgh, so let us know how to reach it.
- We gather what’s known about the dampers, from drawings, registers or past reports.
- Dampers are located one by one and reached through their access panels.
- We release each fire damper blade and operate smoke dampers from their controls.
- We reset every damper that passes and check it’s left open.
- The results go into a report, with failed dampers and remedials listed.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
If you need fire damper testing in Great Burgh, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Great Burgh buildings and fire safety
Going by the FSA’s register, there are about 9 schools, colleges and universities and about 20 care, childcare and hospital premises serving food within about 1.5 miles of central Great Burgh. Many buildings of this kind have ductwork through fire-resisting walls and floors, and the dampers at those points need testing at least annually. The nearest hospital to Great Burgh is Epsom General Hospital, about 1.9 miles north-west. Healthcare buildings rely on fire compartments to protect people who can’t easily move, and dampers keep those compartments sealed. Fire safety in Great Burgh falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. When a fire safety officer audits a non-domestic building, maintenance of systems like dampers can come up.
For managed buildings around Tattenham Corner station, damper testing can be booked out of hours so tenants are not disturbed. If you manage a historic building in the area (Fitznells Manor is about 3 miles north), dampers fitted during conversions can be hard to reach and need recording. If you manage a care home or clinic near Great Burgh, the testing that a hospital like Epsom General Hospital (about 1.9 miles north-west) relies on applies to your dampers too.
Great Burgh is about 2 miles south-east of Epsom, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Great Burgh, fire damper testing is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, Great Burgh among them. London is in our area too, about 14 miles from Great Burgh.
Postcode districts we cover here for fire damper testing: KT18, KT17 and KT20. Whether your site is on Upland Drive, Upland Way and Downland Way or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. With the B290 and B2221 close by, Great Burgh is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. We also cover Tattenham Corner (1 mile west), Burgh Heath (1 mile east), Epsom Downs (1 mile north-west), Nork (1 mile north-east) and Langley Vale (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (15 miles west), Woking (15 miles west), Horley (10 miles south), Redhill (6 miles south-east), Ewell (3 miles north) and Reigate (5 miles south).
Around Great Burgh
In Great Burgh, that means kitchens and buildings near Merland Rise Recreational Ground, Aberdour School and The Beacon School, among other places. Great Burgh has its own railway station: Tattenham Corner station. A little further out are The Ashley Centre (2.1 miles north-west) and Cockney Museum (3.7 miles north). For a walk, there’s Cuddington Meadows and Colley Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Update the register when ductwork changes
- Do not let anything obstruct a damper’s blade
- Brief other trades about dampers in ceilings and risers
- Book the next test before the year runs out
Any damper that failed is listed with the reason, along with an offer to repair or replace them. After a repair, we retest the damper and update the record.
Keep a damper register: where each damper is, what kind it is and when it was last tested. It stops dampers getting lost as the building changes.
Towns and villages near Great Burgh
Other services in Great Burgh
Fixed quotes for fire damper testing in Great Burgh
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospitals and care homes stay occupied around the clock. We plan the order of work with the site team to keep disruption to a minimum.
Smoke dampers
Because they’re linked to controls, smoke damper tests can need some coordination. We agree the arrangements with you in advance.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Great Burgh: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Great Burgh?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Great Burgh can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you work in villages like Great Burgh?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you fix fire dampers that fail?
The failure goes on the report, along with what caused it, whether that is a stuck blade, rust or a damaged link. We offer remedials to repair or replace it, and test it again afterwards.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Will we get a certificate for the dampers?
You get a test report recording every damper we tested, showing where it is, whether it passed and what we found. It belongs in your fire safety log.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we are there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it does not spread.