ADS Group supplies, services and certifies fire extinguishers, hose reels and fire blankets across Galway city and county to I.S. 291, with an annual basic service by a competent person and extended service at the intervals the standard sets. In hospitality and student accommodation the recurring problems are kitchen cover and units that go missing between services.
Cooking oils and fats need a wet chemical extinguisher. Using water or standard foam on a fat fire can spread it violently. Commercial kitchens with only water or foam cover are one of the most common findings we raise, and the fix is cheap relative to the consequence.
In student accommodation and shared premises extinguishers get moved, discharged for amusement or taken. The annual service finds that, which is also why the interval between services is a real risk window and why a visible log by each unit helps.
Salt air attacks the cylinder, the bracket and the pin on externally sited or semi-exposed units. Those are inspected for corrosion rather than only for pressure and date.
Full detail on the system types, the standards and the certification process is on the Fire Fighting Equipment page, and everything else we cover in the county is on the Galway page.
An engineer assesses the site, reviews the existing system and its documentation, and returns a written scope of works.
