Charnwood / Garendon (055-056) - Quarterly Fire Alarm Maintenance (Visit 3/4) - 22nd - 26th June 2026.

Posted: 20 April 2026

Description of the Works

This is the third fire alarm visit for the testing year (October 2025 – September 2026) set out by the University's schedule, and requires a visit of silent testing preceded (or followed) by LIVE TESTING which will involve activating all sounders and fire interfaces in the building(s).

During the LIVE TESTING, all sounders will be activated. BTS will be wearing ear defenders, but cannot supply them to all the occupiers of the buildings. The building does not need to be evacuated, but can be if the occupiers so wish. All interfaces will be activated which mostly (but not limited to) action BMS links and door closures. There can be no exceptions due to the requirements of the tests. The alarms will be activated for a period of up to 4 hours from the time stated below (in brackets) going around the building usually in alphabetical order of the Cores. There will be overlapping sounds throughout the Cores – this is part of the set up.

BTS can reset all plant/BMS systems in the roof plant rooms around the building using the available FM BMS reset keys, but cannot reset any individual systems belonging to tenants.

A period of silent testing will follow (or precede) this where a selection of input devices around the building(s) will be activated silently. This will not activate any outputs on the system. BTS will regularly monitor the system for any real fires and raise the alarm if necessary.

Once this notice has been sent, access will be assumed to have been granted to BTS for the dates/times and activations mentioned below UNLESS we are contacted prior to the date/time in question with at least three days' notice.

Timescale

22nd - 26th June 2026 – Night Shift

Monday 15:00 – Friday 03:00

(Alarms to be activated on the Wednesday night [24th] from 21:30 until 01:30 moving from Core A round to Core Z).

How can I get more information and help?

The Estates and Facilities Management team member looking after the task is detailed below and can be contacted about any difficulties experienced because of these works.

Name and Job Title: Edward Roe. Fire Alarm Engineer for BTS.

Mobile:  07884 237879.

Email: Edward@buildingtechnologyservices.co.uk