London-based Legionella specialists for landlords, businesses, schools and healthcare. We assess the risk, explain it in plain English, then fix it, service it and test it, so you stay compliant all year.
Every site is different. A one-bed flat and a 200-bed hospital carry very different risks, so we tailor the survey and the report to how your building is actually used.
Landlords have a legal duty to assess and control the Legionella risk in rented homes. We make it quick, affordable and paper-trail ready.
Shared bathrooms, more people and empty rooms between tenancies all raise the risk. Councils increasingly ask to see a current assessment at licensing.
Shops, warehouses, gyms, restaurants and mixed-use blocks. We survey everything from incoming mains to the furthest outlet.
Hybrid working means quiet floors and stagnant pipework. We pinpoint the little-used outlets and set up a flushing regime that works.
Showers, low-occupancy rooms, spa pools and large hot water plant. We protect guests and help you keep a clean compliance record.
Dental unit waterlines, bottled water systems and surgery sinks, assessed in line with HTM 01-05 so you're ready for CQC inspection.
Long holidays leave water sitting in pipes for weeks. We plan the shutdown and return so pupils come back to safe water.
Residents are more vulnerable to both Legionella and scalding. We balance the two with TMV checks and careful temperature control.
Healthcare water systems assessed to HTM 04-01, including augmented care areas. We support your Water Safety Group and Water Safety Plan.
A risk assessment is only the start. Our engineers carry out the remedial works, service your valves, run your monitoring and take your samples, all under one roof.
Turn the actions in your report into a signed-off, compliant water system.
Thermostatic mixing valves stop scalding, but only if they're serviced and tested.
The ongoing checks your written scheme requires, done for you and logged properly.
Lab-tested proof that your control measures are working.
A quick call or form. We'll ask about the building, its water system and how it's used, then give you a fixed quote.
Our assessor inspects tanks, heaters, pipework and outlets, takes temperatures and notes anything that could let bacteria grow.
Findings ranked by risk, a schematic of your system and a written control scheme, in plain English rather than jargon.
Remedials, TMV servicing, monitoring and sampling from the same team who wrote the report. No hand-offs.
If you're responsible for a building with a water system, the law expects you to find and control the risk from Legionella. That goes for employers, landlords, managing agents and facilities managers alike.
That duty comes from the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the COSHH Regulations 2002, with the practical detail set out in the HSE's Approved Code of Practice L8 and technical guidance HSG274.
A competent person must assess the water system and record the significant findings.
Spell out what is checked, how often, and by whom.
Temperature control, flushing, cleaning and remedial works to remove the risk.
Log your checks, and review the assessment regularly or whenever anything changes.
Yes. Employers, landlords and anyone in control of premises must assess and control the risk of exposure to Legionella. The law doesn't require a certificate, but you do need to show a suitable assessment has been carried out and acted on, and a written assessment is the simplest way to prove it.
No. A risk assessment looks at the whole water system and how it's managed, to find where bacteria could grow. Water sampling is a lab test of the water at a moment in time. Sampling is useful to check your controls are working, but it doesn't replace an assessment.
The HSE says it should be reviewed regularly and whenever there's reason to think it's no longer valid: after changes to the system, a change of use or occupancy, or a positive sample result. Many duty holders review every two years as good practice. We'll recommend a review date in your report. There's more in our guide on how often to review a Legionella risk assessment.
A typical flat or house takes under an hour. Offices, schools and care homes vary with size and complexity, and we'll give you a realistic estimate when we quote.
A written report with your risk rating, prioritised actions, a schematic of the water system and a written control scheme. If remedial work is needed, we'll price it separately with no obligation.
Almost certainly. Our office is at The Lightbox in Chiswick, and we specialise in London and the Home Counties, but we work nationwide. One flat or a portfolio spread across the country, give us a ring on 020 3633 6064.
Our office is in Chiswick, and London and the Home Counties are where we do most of our work. That means quick visits and assessors who know the region's housing stock and commercial buildings. We also carry out assessments, remedials and sampling right across the UK, for single sites and national portfolios alike. Whatever the job, you get a phone number that a real person answers.
Short, practical guides to the questions landlords and duty holders ask us most.
Hot weather warms cold water pipes and tanks towards the range Legionella likes. Why it happens and practical fixes to keep cold water cold.
Short-term lets sit empty between guests, which is exactly what Legionella likes. What hosts need to do and how to keep it simple.
Care homes, schools and dental surgeries each have their own Legionella risks. What's different about each and what inspectors tend to look for.
Tell us about your property and we'll come back with a fixed, no-obligation quote.