West Sussex · Fire damper testing
Fire and smoke damper testing in Slindon
Fire damper testing across Slindon and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Fire damper items raised by an assessor
- Fire dampers that haven’t been tested for over a year
- Dampers that stick or will not close fully
How we handle fire damper testing in Slindon
BESA guidance is that fire dampers should be tested by a competent person when they’re installed and at least annually after that. Spring-operated dampers need testing every year as a minimum. We carry out fire damper testing for buildings in Slindon and give you the records to show it’s been done. We’re often asked to deal with rusted damper blades and springs and damper actions from a fire risk assessment, across wall and floor dampers, motorised smoke dampers and fusible link fire dampers.
Somewhere as small as Slindon, fire dampers are normally found in a school, a care home, a hotel or a converted building, wherever there is one. Each damper still needs testing at least once a year.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Slindon (BN18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
After any fire, one of the first questions is what maintenance had been done. A damper test log helps show the responsible person kept on top of things, and they only exist if the testing happened. A fault that closes a site in a village like Slindon affects everyone who depends on it.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- We are fully insured
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What affects the cost of fire damper testing
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Warn anyone working in ceiling voids about the dampers
- Never wedge or tie a damper open
- Diary the annual test well ahead
- Update the register when ductwork changes
Share the results with your fire risk assessor, so the assessment reflects where the dampers stand. Outstanding faults should be dealt with, not left on file.
Good access is half the battle. Where there’s no hatch, an access panel makes testing possible ahead of the next visit.
What happens on the day
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from a couple of hours for a handful of dampers to a full day for a large building. The timing of a visit to Slindon is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we check the schedule and the last set of results.
- We locate every damper and note any we cannot reach.
- We test fire dampers by dropping them and smoke dampers by operating them through the controls.
- Passes are reset and any failures recorded with the reason.
- The report sets out the results, and we can quote to repair or replace failed dampers.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Want a quote for fire damper testing? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Slindon and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Questions from Slindon
Do you do school damper testing in Slindon in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Slindon. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Is Slindon within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Slindon is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Who has the duty to keep fire dampers working?
Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, such as the employer, owner, landlord or managing agent. They must keep fire safety measures, including dampers, in working order.
Can you test motorised smoke dampers?
Yes. We operate each smoke damper from its controls and check it opens and closes fully. Where a controls contractor needs to be involved, we arrange it with you.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Slindon buildings and fire safety
Food Standards Agency data includes about 3 schools, colleges and universities and about 4 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) in Slindon and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Schools, care settings and hotels are the kind of buildings where fire dampers are commonly found. Arundel and District Hospital is the nearest hospital, about 3 miles east of Slindon. Where patients or residents may need help to leave a building, working dampers matter all the more. Slindon is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces and other non-domestic buildings, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you manage a care home or clinic near Slindon, the testing that a hospital like Arundel and District Hospital (about 3 miles east) relies on applies to your dampers too. For schools like Slindon CofE Primary School, damper testing is easiest in the holidays, when corridors and ceilings are clear.
Slindon is about 6 miles north-east of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Slindon, fire damper testing is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Slindon among them. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 20 miles away.
Every address in BN18 is within our area for fire damper testing, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include School Hill, Dyers Lane and Slindon Top Road, all of which we cover for fire damper testing. Close by, we work in Slindon Common (1 mile south-east), Fontwell (1 mile south-west), Avisford (1 mile south-east), Walberton (1 mile south) and Binsted (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (11 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles south-west), Chichester (7 miles west), Selsey (11 miles south-west), Littlehampton (6 miles south-east) and Lancing (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Slindon
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ormiston Six Villages Academy and The Newburgh Arms Public House. The nearest railway station is Barnham station, about 2.5 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Arundel and District Hospital (3 miles east) and Tote Copse Castle (3.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Bignor Hill and WWT Arundel.
Common problems we fix in Slindon
Building work often happens right next to dampers. Cables get run through them, links get knocked and blades get wedged open, and any of those can stop a damper closing.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Fire dampers that fail to drop shut
- Dampers overdue for their annual drop test
- Dampers flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
If you manage a historic building in the area (Bignor Roman Villa is about 4.3 miles north), dampers fitted during conversions can be hard to reach and need recording.
Before you book anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote