ADS Group services and certifies commercial fire detection and alarm systems across Wicklow to I.S. 3218. North Wicklow sits on the M11 and N81 corridors from our Dublin 24 base, so Bray, Greystones and the coast are a short run for both planned servicing and callout. Servicing is quarterly with an annual certificate covering the full system.
In an apartment development the fire alarm certificate ends up in front of directors who are not engineers and who have to approve the spend behind it. That changes what a useful report looks like: the non-conformances have to be written so a board can understand the risk and price the remedy, not phrased so only a contractor can read them.
The common-area detection system is usually the management company's responsibility, while the detection inside each apartment is the owner's. The boundary is where buildings get caught out, because nobody tests what sits on the other side of it. We state clearly what the certificate covers and what it does not.
Hotels and guesthouses have to wake sleeping occupants, which means bedroom sound levels and the evacuation cause and effect form part of the test rather than being assumed from the original design. Testing is scheduled around occupancy so it does not land in a trading evening.
Full detail on the system types, the standards and the certification process is on the Fire Detection & Alarms page, and everything else we cover in the county is on the Wicklow page.
An engineer assesses the site, reviews the existing system and its documentation, and returns a written scope of works.
