Fire Risk Assessment Cheshire East & mid-Cheshire | Fletcher Risk Management

Fire Safety Services · Cheshire East & mid-Cheshire

Fire safety services across
Cheshire East & mid-Cheshire.

Fixed price before every visit  ·  no surprises on the day

Fire risk assessments, fire door inspections, and fire safety training for businesses, landlords, and property managers across Crewe, Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Northwich, Warrington, Knutsford, Congleton, Nantwich, Sandbach, Middlewich, Winsford, and Holmes Chapel.

Google rating★★★★★ 5.0
Assessor qualificationABBE Level 4
MembershipFire Protection Association
Assessment from£295
Fire door inspection£14 per door
Training from£395
InsuranceFull PI cover
ABBE Level 4 qualified assessors | Chester-based — covering Cheshire East regularly | From £295 fixed price | ★ 5.0 Google rated | FPA member | Full PI insurance
About this area

Fire safety across Cheshire East & mid-Cheshire.

Cheshire East and mid-Cheshire covers a wide band of territory stretching from Warrington and Northwich in the north to Crewe and Nantwich in the south, and from the affluent commuter towns of Wilmslow, Knutsford, and Macclesfield in the east to the food manufacturing and logistics corridor running through Middlewich, Sandbach, and Holmes Chapel in the centre. It is a large and diverse area with an equally diverse fire safety profile.

The food manufacturing sector — with its large single-storey industrial premises, cold storage, process machinery, and significant workforce — presents specific fire safety demands very different from the care homes and HMO conversions of the market towns. Crewe's rail engineering heritage and growing logistics base, and Warrington's dense commercial and warehousing market, each add further complexity. Our assessors cover the full area regularly from Chester and understand the risk environment of each part of it.

Cheshire East Council is the local authority for most of the area. Warrington Borough Council covers Warrington. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service enforces the FSO across all of Cheshire East and mid-Cheshire and has maintained an active inspection programme, particularly for HMO landlords and care premises.

Assessment from

£295

Fire door inspection

£14 per door

Fire authority

Cheshire Fire & Rescue

Local authorities

Cheshire East · Warrington BC

HMO and licensing across Cheshire East: Cheshire East Council operates licensing enforcement for HMOs across the area, including selective licensing in parts of Crewe and Macclesfield. Warrington Borough Council runs its own scheme. Our ABBE Level 4 qualified assessors produce documentation accepted for licensing applications under both authorities.

Towns we cover

Select your town.

Each town page gives full detail on the local fire safety context, the premises types we most commonly work with there, and links to all six services available in that location.

Crewe
Rail engineering heritage and a growing logistics base. Mix of commercial, industrial, and residential premises including a large HMO sector around the town centre.
Macclesfield
Former silk and pharmaceutical town with a mix of converted industrial premises, residential blocks, HMOs, and a significant care sector. Cheshire East licensing applies.
Wilmslow
Affluent commuter town with professional offices, high-end retail and hospitality, care premises, and a substantial residential landlord market. Strong enforcement expectation from Cheshire East Council.
Warrington
Major commercial and logistics hub with one of the largest warehousing markets in the North West. Dense retail, office, and hospitality core, alongside a significant residential block portfolio.
Northwich
Salt-mining heritage town with chemical and manufacturing industry, a busy town centre retail and hospitality market, and residential stock including older converted properties.
Knutsford
Historic market town with Georgian and Victorian commercial stock, independent hospitality, care homes, and professional offices. Listed buildings require additional care in assessment.
Nantwich
Medieval market town with significant listed and timber-framed commercial stock in the town centre. Hospitality, retail, care, and residential premises requiring assessors familiar with heritage buildings.
Congleton
Market town with a mix of light industrial, commercial, and residential premises. Textile manufacturing heritage means older converted mill buildings feature alongside modern commercial stock.
Sandbach
Sits on the mid-Cheshire food manufacturing and logistics corridor. Industrial and warehouse premises alongside a historic town centre with retail, hospitality, and commercial stock.
Middlewich
Active food manufacturing and chemical industry town with large process and storage facilities alongside a residential and commercial base. Process fire loads require specialist assessment.
Winsford
Home to one of Europe's largest rock salt mines and a substantial industrial estate. Large industrial and commercial premises alongside residential stock and a busy town centre.
Holmes Chapel
Village on the mid-Cheshire corridor with food manufacturing and logistics operations nearby. Mix of commercial, retail, hospitality, and residential premises in and around the village centre.
Who we work with

Every premises type has its own obligations and risks.

Cheshire East's diversity of premises — from food manufacturing plants and logistics hubs to care homes, listed market town buildings, and HMO conversions — means our assessors need to understand a wide range of fire safety profiles. They do.

Warehouses & industrial

Food manufacturing, logistics and process premises

The mid-Cheshire food manufacturing corridor — running through Middlewich, Sandbach, and Holmes Chapel — requires assessors who understand process operations, cold storage, and large fire loads. Warrington's logistics sector presents similar demands. We work across this sector regularly.

HMO & residential landlords

Landlords across Cheshire East and Warrington

We produce documentation accepted for licensing applications under both Cheshire East Council and Warrington Borough Council. Fixed price from £295, suitable for selective and additional licensing submissions across the area.

Managing agents

Residential blocks and BSA 2022 portfolios

Residential blocks across Cheshire East, including higher-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022. Warrington's growing residential block market has created specific demand for BSA-compliant assessment and fire door inspection records. Portfolio pricing available.

Care & healthcare

Care homes and healthcare premises

Care homes, GP surgeries, and healthcare premises across Cheshire East. CQC-ready documentation, PEEP review, and progressive horizontal evacuation strategy included as standard. The care sector is a particular focus for Cheshire Fire and Rescue's inspection programme.

Hotels & hospitality

Hospitality and leisure premises

Hotels, guest houses, restaurants, and leisure venues across Cheshire East. The market towns of Knutsford, Nantwich, and Macclesfield all have active hospitality sectors with listed and heritage buildings requiring assessors who understand conservation constraints.

Offices & commercial

Commercial premises across the area

Offices, retail, and commercial premises across Cheshire East. Wilmslow and the Alderley Edge corridor have a concentration of professional services firms with multi-tenancy offices requiring shared escape route assessments as standard.

What our clients say

★★★★★ 5.0 on Google.

★★★★★

"I use Tim for the risk assessments on my office and buy-to-lets. He's good value and gives sensible advice — always happy to answer my questions after the report's been done."
Roger Carter  ·  Office & landlord portfolio  ·  Google Review

★★★★★

"Great, clear, easy to read assessments. Would highly recommend."
Key Residential  ·  Google Review
Further reading

Guidance for responsible persons in Cheshire East.

Our fire safety guidance covers the legislation and practical obligations that responsible persons across Cheshire East and mid-Cheshire need to understand — from HMO licensing to the Building Safety Act 2022 and fire safety in food manufacturing premises.

Fire safety services across
Cheshire East & mid-Cheshire. From £295.

Fixed price before every visit. ABBE Level 4 qualified assessors based in Chester — covering every part of Cheshire East and mid-Cheshire regularly.

Fletcher Risk Management Ltd is registered in England and based in Chester. Cheshire Fire & Rescue is the enforcing authority across Cheshire East and mid-Cheshire. Cheshire East Council and Warrington Borough Council are the relevant local authorities for licensing purposes. This page provides general guidance on fire safety obligations and does not constitute legal advice specific to your premises.