Fire Safety Schemes
Software for fire safety registers and inspection schemes
Since Grenfell, the people responsible for buildings have to show that the companies and individuals they use are competent, and keep evidence that fire safety checks have been done. Schemes that certify fire safety companies and inspectors sit at the heart of that. 16i builds the platforms they run on.
Why the pressure on records is rising
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into force on 23 January 2023. In multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres, responsible persons must check communal fire doors every quarter and make best endeavours to check flat entrance doors every year. Building owners, landlords and managing agents want evidence they can rely on, and many now ask for third-party certificated providers.
For a fire safety scheme, that means more inspections, more records and more people checking your register.
What a fire safety scheme platform has to get right
Certified companies and individuals
Registrations, scopes, assessments and renewals for every company and individual you certify.
Certification bodies and assessors
Where your scheme is delivered through licensed certification bodies, each one manages its own assessments and companies, while your scheme sees the full picture.
Inspection records linked to the item
Structured inspection forms, photos and defects linked to a specific door, system or building, so the history stays with the item. See software for inspection schemes.
Labels and IDs
Unique labels that link a physical item to its inspection history.
A register responsible persons can rely on
Responsible persons and managing agents can find and verify a certified company or inspector in seconds. See public register software.
Self-certification work too
Where fire safety work also falls under the building regulations, the same platform can support self-certification in line with the new mandatory technical competence framework. See software for self-certification schemes.
Built by people who know inspection schemes
We have built platforms for national inspection schemes where every item has a tag, every inspection has a record and the public can check the result. Fire safety schemes follow the same pattern, with higher stakes.
Building a national inspection and certification platform:
How we work
1. Understand the scheme
We start with how your scheme actually runs: who registers, who inspects, who certifies, what the public needs to check, and where the admin time goes today.
2. Design around the people who use it
Inspectors in the field, your office team, members and the public all need different things. We design each journey with you and review it at every stage.
3. Build it properly
Your rules, forms and certificates configured on a proven core, with your existing records migrated, cleaned and checked before anything goes live.
4. Launch and support
Your office stays first-line support for your members. We support your team, keep the platform secure and make changes as your standards and regulations move.
Why fire safety schemes choose 16i
We have built platforms for two national inspection schemes, including the national inspection and certification platform for inflatable play equipment
We have built this enough times to have a proven core, so you are not paying us to start from scratch, but every scheme gets its own rules and configuration
You work directly with the people designing and building your platform, not an account layer
B Corp certified, Cyber Essentials certified and a Microsoft partner
Established in 2010 and based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and happy to come to you
Frequently asked questions
Can building owners see the inspection history for their own building?
Yes, if your scheme allows it. Owners and managing agents can be given access to the records for their own properties only.
Can the platform work with licensed certification bodies?
Yes. Each certification body manages its own assessments and companies, while the scheme sees everything.
Do you build systems for individual fire safety companies?
Our focus is the scheme platform that companies and inspectors use. If you are a fire safety company looking for your own system, we are still happy to talk.
How much does it cost?
Every platform has a one-off setup fee and an annual licence, sized to your scheme. Typical costs are on our scheme platforms page.
Talk to us about your fire safety scheme
If your register, inspection records or certification process needs to keep up with rising expectations, we would welcome a conversation.