Coverage · Hackney

Workplace compliance
in Hackney.

Fire risk assessments, electrical testing and water hygiene for Hackney's high street. Pubs and restaurants, shops and gyms. Our registered office is on Paul Street in Shoreditch. Every new client starts with a free health and safety check.

Registered office in Shoreditch Dalston · Hackney Central · Stoke Newington · Hackney Wick Free check first

Who checks Hackney businesses

Fire safety

The London Fire Brigade enforces the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 across Hackney. A business with five or more employees must have its fire risk assessment in writing. Smaller businesses still need one. They just do not have to write it down.

Health and safety

Hackney Council's environmental health team enforces health and safety in most high street premises. That means shops and offices, pubs and restaurants, hotels and gyms. HSE covers factories and building sites instead.

Licensing

Hackney's Statement of Licensing Policy 2023 to 2028 gives extra scrutiny to new and longer licences in Shoreditch and Dalston. The fire brigade and environmental health both see licence applications. A current fire risk assessment and up to date certificates make that conversation easier.

The businesses we work with in Hackney

We focus on the high street. Bars, pubs and restaurants on Kingsland Road and Mare Street. Independent shops and cafés on Broadway Market, Chatsworth Road and Stoke Newington Church Street.

We also work with gyms, studios and workshops in railway arches and warehouse units around Hackney Wick and Haggerston. Units like these often have one way in and out at the front. That makes the fire risk assessment and the emergency lighting matter more.

Shared workspaces in Shoreditch are another big part of the borough. One building can hold dozens of small firms. Someone still has to own the fire risk assessment and the water hygiene for the shared parts.

We also work with chains and multi site operators. They want one supplier and one standard across every shop. We arrange each visit through a local specialist and keep every certificate in one account.

When businesses usually call us

  • Taking on a new lease or opening a new unit.
  • Applying for a premises licence or changing your hours.
  • Your insurer asking for certificates at renewal.
  • A refit or a change to the layout.
  • A visit or letter from the fire brigade or environmental health.

Services available in Hackney

We also cover Islington and Lambeth. The rest of London and the Home Counties is covered too.

Start with a free health and safety check

We walk your premises and show you what the fire officer and your insurer expect to see. You keep the findings whether you use us or not.

Book a free check
Common questions

Before you book.

My landlord has a fire risk assessment. Does that cover my unit?
It covers the parts your landlord controls such as shared corridors and the building fabric. You run the business inside the unit, so you must assess the risks to your own staff and customers. The two assessments should fit together.
Can you work around our opening hours?
Yes. Early mornings and evenings can be arranged so trade carries on. Out of hours work costs more and we tell you the price before anything is booked.
Do I have to switch from my current supplier?
No. Most businesses already use someone and that is fine. Plenty of clients use us for the parts their current supplier does not cover.
Which parts of Hackney do you cover?
All of it. That includes Dalston, Hackney Central and Homerton. Stoke Newington and Clapton too. Shoreditch and Hoxton are on our doorstep.