Fire risk assessors & fire alarm companies in Wincanton
9 businesses cover Wincanton: 6 offer fire risk assessments, 4 install fire alarms and 4 service them. 4 state a third-party certification on their website.
Businesses
Premises and services are as the business describes them on its own website. Certification marked "stated" has not yet been checked against the register; how we check. Listings last refreshed 29 Sept 2026.
Wessex Fire & Security, based in Shaftesbury, provides fire and security system installation, maintenance, and monitoring services to both residential and commercial customers across Southern England. The company has been operating since 1984 and covers premises including universities, hospitals, heritage locations, and government buildings.
Atlas Safety Management Ltd is a health and safety consultancy based in Wellington, Taunton, offering services including fire risk assessments, health and safety policies, risk assessments, and training across a range of sectors. The company provides retained, annual, and ad-hoc safety support packages to businesses.
Harmony Fire is a fire safety engineering consultancy based in Yeovil that provides fire risk assessments, fire door installation, sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, fire stopping, and ongoing service and maintenance. It serves local authorities, housing associations, and healthcare estates across the UK.
Vale Fire Safety is a family-owned business based in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, providing fire extinguisher servicing and supply, fire alarm design, installation and servicing, emergency lighting servicing, fire risk assessments, fire safety training, and safety signage. The business covers Dorset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, East Devon, Wiltshire, and West Hampshire, with office hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
MJS Fire & Security Ltd is a fire and security systems provider based in Castle Cary, Somerset. The website indicates the business offers fire and security services designed for peace of mind.
PJ Fire Safety Consultants Ltd offers fire risk assessments, fire safety consultancy, and event fire safety advice, helping businesses comply with fire safety requirements. The business is based in Ash, Martock, Somerset, and also liaises with enforcing authorities on clients' behalf.
Fire Safety Finder lists nine firms covering Wincanton in Somerset and Wiltshire. Six say they carry out fire risk assessments, and four offer fire alarm installation and servicing. Four firms state some form of third-party certification, one stating BAFE registration and one stating NSI approval. On premises types, five firms say they cover offices, four say schools and education settings, and three each say they cover HMOs, shops, and flats common parts.
Fire safety law for businesses and the common parts of residential buildings in Wincanton is enforced by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, which runs a fire safety helpdesk for businesses but cannot recommend specific risk assessors. For HMOs and privately rented homes, oversight sits with Somerset Council. Regarding additional or selective licensing, we found no such scheme on the council's website; landlords should check directly with the council to confirm the current position.
Common questions
Who can do a fire risk assessment in Wincanton?
Any competent person can carry out a fire risk assessment, but six firms listed on Fire Safety Finder say they offer this service in the Wincanton area. Four of the nine listed firms state some form of third-party certification, which can help you judge competence. Since 1 October 2023, the responsible person must record the whole fire risk assessment and who carried it out, under section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022.
Mandatory HMO licensing applies across England: any property occupied by five or more people from two or more households requires a licence from the council. In Wincanton that means applying to Somerset Council. Regarding additional or selective licensing, we found no such scheme on the council's website; however, this is unconfirmed and landlords should check directly with Somerset Council to be certain of their obligations.
Who enforces fire safety for businesses in Wincanton?
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service enforces fire safety law for businesses and the common parts of residential buildings in the Wincanton area. The service runs a fire safety helpdesk for businesses and can offer general guidance, but it cannot recommend individual risk assessors. For rented homes and HMOs, responsibility for housing standards lies with Somerset Council rather than the fire and rescue service.
How often should a fire alarm in Wincanton be serviced?
For BS 5839-1 systems, the interval between inspection and servicing visits should not exceed six months. For HMOs, Grade A systems should be serviced six-monthly under contract, while Grade D systems should be serviced annually. These intervals apply regardless of location, so the same rules cover premises in Wincanton as elsewhere in England.