Do you have to be certified to do fire stopping?

No, the law does not require fire stopping installers to hold third-party certification, but the Building Regulations and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order both expect the person fitting it to be competent, and certification is the accepted way to prove that. With certification, an independent assessor audits the company’s systems and inspects its work on site. The Association for Specialist Fire Protection recommends schemes accredited by UKAS, such as FIRAS, IFC Certification and the BM TRADA Q-Mark. A responsible person who hires a certified installer also holds stronger evidence of due diligence if anyone asks questions later. Certification is not permanent, and a company can lose it if it stops meeting the scheme’s standard. Check that the certificate covers the type of fire stopping you need and is still in date.

Our installers and surveyors are FIRAS certified, a UKAS-accredited scheme, so our passive fire protection work is independently assessed rather than self-certified.