Coverage · Islington

Workplace compliance
in Islington.

Fire risk assessments, electrical testing and water hygiene for Islington's high street. Pubs and restaurants, shops and gyms. From Angel and Upper Street to Holloway Road and Archway. Every new client starts with a free health and safety check.

A short walk from Old Street Angel · Highbury · Holloway · Archway Free check first

Who checks Islington businesses

Fire safety

The London Fire Brigade enforces the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 across Islington. 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

Islington 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

Islington's Licensing Policy 2023 to 2027 names six cumulative impact areas. New and longer licences there face extra scrutiny:

  • Clerkenwell
  • Bunhill
  • Kings Cross
  • Upper Street and Angel
  • Holloway Road and Finsbury Park
  • Archway

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 Islington

We focus on the high street. Pubs, restaurants and music venues along Upper Street and Essex Road. Shops and cafés around Angel, Highbury Corner and Archway.

Islington has a lot of older buildings with flats above the shop. A shared entrance changes what the fire risk assessment has to cover. We check that on the free visit.

We also work with gyms and fitness studios across the borough. A gym is a higher risk place for health and safety. The equipment, the showers and the water hygiene all need attention.

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 Islington

We also cover Hackney 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 Islington do you cover?
All of it. That includes Angel, Barnsbury and Canonbury. Highbury, Holloway and Archway too. Finsbury Park and the Caledonian Road as well.