What is planned preventative maintenance for fire doors?
PPM is a scheduled programme of fire door inspections and minor repairs, rather than reactive fixes after a failure. It spreads compliance activity across the year and prevents small defects becoming serious risks.
For buildings over 11 metres, PPM is the practical way to meet the quarterly and annual checks required by the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
What does a PPM programme cover?
A typical programme combines scheduled inspections, routine adjustments (closers, seals, ironmongery), prioritised remedial repairs and clear management reporting.
You get a single point of contact and a rolling schedule, so nothing is missed and your records stay audit-ready.
Who benefits most from a maintenance contract?
Social housing providers, managing agents and operators of care homes, schools and commercial portfolios benefit most, because PPM turns an unpredictable compliance burden into a managed, budgeted programme.
Key terms explained
- PPM
- Planned Preventative Maintenance — scheduled servicing to prevent failures, rather than reactive repair.
- Article 17
- The article of the Fire Safety Order under which maintenance duties for fire safety provisions sit.
