Fire Door Inspections Birmingham
Your fire doors are only as good as the last time someone qualified checked them. Blue Chip PFP carries out fire door inspections across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, from our Fort Dunlop base, using FIRAS-certified surveyors.
You get a fully documented report you can put in front of an insurer, a regulator, or your own board.
- Fast Turnaround: Efficient PFP Delivery
We deliver surveys and installations quickly and efficiently, keeping your project on schedule without compromising safety.
- Trusted Specialists: FIRAS Certified
Our accredited team brings proven expertise in passive fire protection, giving you complete confidence in compliance.
- Safety First
Every solution is designed to protect lives and property, ensuring long-term security and peace of mind.
Most fire doors fail quietly: seals compress, gaps widen, closers lose tension. A door that passed inspection three years ago might not hold in a fire today.
Birmingham’s building stock makes this acute. Converted commercial premises, high-occupancy student blocks, HMOs, care settings, hospitals: fire door condition here is a legal matter. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the burden on you as responsible person, and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 tightened this further for higher-risk residential buildings, a significant share of Birmingham’s housing.
The real exposure isn’t the faults themselves. It’s having no defensible paper trail when something goes wrong.
Our fire door testing in Birmingham covers the whole doorset, not just the leaf. Frame, seals, hinges, closers, glazing, signage: we check all of it, because a fire door that looks fine can still fail on a detail you’d never catch without training.
What you get at the end isn’t a pass or fail. It’s a compliance report you can hand to an insurer, a regulator, or your own board without a follow-up call.
When something needs fixing, we clearly cost the remedial work so nothing is left ambiguous.
No need to close a building to get it inspected.
- Book and confirm access. We work around occupied sites, including hospitals, universities, and residential blocks.
- Survey every doorset. A FIRAS-certified surveyor inspects each door in person, with minimal disruption to staff, residents, or patients.
- Receive your report. A detailed compliance document with clear remedial recommendations, not just a pass or fail.
- Sort any issues. Need remedial work? Our own team can handle it and re-inspect once it’s done.
Blue Chip PFP’s Fort Dunlop base sits between M6 Junctions 5 and 6, which puts us on site fast across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. Our surveyors are FIRAS-certified and UKAS-accredited. The business holds Constructionline Gold and ISO 9001. Not just badges: the kind of credentials your procurement team will actually check.
For Birmingham passive fire protection services, we cover the full city: Edgbaston, Longbridge, the Jewellery Quarter, Sutton Coldfield, Selly Oak, Erdington, and everywhere in between. Turnaround is fast, including for occupied buildings where access needs to work around staff, residents, or patients.
“We recently worked with Bluechip at Colmore Square in Birmingham, and Bluechip’s support made a significant difference to our project. With tight deadlines and considerable pressure on the fire-stopping and acoustic works, Bluechip stepped in and quickly turned the situation around. Bluechip provided the labour and resources we needed and responded exceptionally well to the job’s fast-paced demands.”
We work regularly with housing associations, commercial landlords, and university and hospital estates teams across Birmingham.
Got questions? We’ve put together some of the most common ones below to help you find the answers quickly and easily.
Whether you’re curious about how things work, what to expect, or just want a bit more detail, our FAQs are a great place to start. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out to us directly.
Is fire door inspection a legal requirement in Birmingham?
Yes. The Fire Safety Order 2005 requires the responsible person to keep fire doors in good working order. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 went further for higher-risk residential buildings, introducing specific inspection requirements.
What happens if my fire doors fail an inspection?
You'll get a clear remedial report: what needs fixing, and what it'll cost. If you want the work done, our team can carry it out and re-inspect once it's complete.
How often should fire doors be inspected?
Every six months is the accepted standard for most commercial and higher-risk residential buildings. Doors in heavy-traffic areas may need more frequent attention.
Can you inspect fire doors that were already signed off by a building inspector?
Yes. Building control sign-off covers installation at the point of completion. It doesn't account for wear, tenant use, or anything that's changed since. An independent FIRAS-certified survey gives you a current picture.
How much does a fire door inspection cost in Birmingham?
It depends on door set count and site complexity. Contact us for a no-obligation quote.
- Telephone: 0800 781 2652
- Email: info@bluechippfp.co.uk
- Address: Fort Dunlop, Dunlop Parkway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 9FE (Appointment Only)
Monday – Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm