For engineers
The phone app
The day's round, the walk list and the certificate. It works in a plant room with no signal.
The operating system for independent fire protection firms.
Run the whole visit from your phone. The certificate is signed before you leave site.
Or try the demo with example data. No signup or card.
What the recording shows
- Visit started. Brookfield Village Hall at 08:30.
- 5 assets passed. Call points, detector, extinguishers, exit sign.
- Pack ready to check. Report, 3 certificates, invoice draft.
- Signed by Janet Cole. Prints on the inspection report.
- Sent to the office. Next stop is The Running Horse.
One system for the whole job.
From the day sheet to the paid invoice. Pick a step to see it.
Each visit shows the site, the contact, the access note and what's due.
- Overdue work shows before you arrive
- The office books it and your phone updates
Assets appear in walk order. Tap pass, or take a photo and say what you found.
- Works with no signal
- Photos and voice notes become the record
Fred fills in the BS-standard certificate and report from the work you logged. You check it and the customer signs.
- Your name, BAFE number and logo on every page
- Sent from your own email
The invoice goes out with the certificate. Customers pay by card or Direct Debit.
- See who hasn't paid at a glance
- Turn a quote into a job in one tap
See what's overdue, what's owed and what needs you across every site. Ask Fred a question in plain English.
- Every site on one board
- Every asset's history, a tap away
For the office
The desk view
Planning, money and every site in one place. Your spreadsheet imported when you join.
For your clients
The client portal
Clients sign on your phone on site. Share a link and they see their site's status and download their certificates.
Built on the standards you're inspected against.
Fred writes the certificate. You sign it.
- BS 5306
- Fire extinguishers. Commissioning and maintenance.
- BS 5839
- Fire detection and alarms. Service and certification.
- BS 5266
- Emergency lighting. Annual and monthly tests.
- PAS 79 / BS 8674
- Fire risk assessments. Review and findings.
Signage and escape routes sit on the register too.
We'll get you set up.
Moving your firm onto Fred is the part that takes work, so that's where we help.
Your records moved in for you
We import your spreadsheet or build the register from paper with you. You check it before you go live.
Your team set up on a call
A video call with your engineers to get Fred on their phones and walk through a visit.
A named person to ask
Email hello@fredfireops.co.uk. The person who replies knows your firm.
A quarterly check-in
A call each quarter with the person who builds Fred. We look at how you're using it and what to change.
Short guides for new startersComing soon
Two-minute videos for each task, so a new engineer can start on their first day.
Co-development
Tell us what slows you down and it goes on our build list. You can try what we build first, in your own workspace.
- Before you join
Try it, then agree it
Try the demo. We agree setup and price in writing.
- First week
Records in, team set up
Your sites imported and a call with your engineers.
- First service cycle
We stay close
Every visit runs through Fred with us on hand.
- Every quarter
The check-in
A call on what's working and what's next.
What Fred costs.
A price per seat, and Ask Fred usage on top. Here's all of it.
Manager
£55
per manager, per month
Desk and field. Everything an engineer does, plus money, clients, team and settings.
Engineer
£35
per engineer, per month
Field. Day sheets, visits, certificates and quotes.
On top of your seats
Ask Fred usage
100 requestsa seat each month, shared across your firm
2p a requestafter that, added to your next invoice as one line
A request is one question or instruction, however much work it takes. Undo is free. Your billing page shows what you've used, live, and we email you at 80% of the pool. Usage is first charged for November 2026. AI photo and voice capture is included with every seat and pooled across your firm, under a fair-use limit set well above normal working.
Managers
Engineers
£250a month for your firm, or £2,500 a year
- Asset registers with statutory due dates set for you
- BS-standard certificates signed on site
- Quotes, invoices and who's paid
- Visit planning and day sheets
- AI photo and voice capture
- Spreadsheet and register import
- Certificates and invoices from your own email
- A shareable compliance portal for each client
- QR-code labels on every asset
- The support on this page
- Only active seats
- Turn a seat off for a quiet month and you stop paying for it. Turn it back on when they're back.
- Subcontractors
- An engineer seat, fenced to just the sites you assign them. Same price, no third tier to pick.
- Nothing held back
- There is no higher tier. Every seat gets everything on this list.
No minimum term. Cancel any time.
One-off setup
£500 to £1,500
Paid once when you join. We agree the figure before you commit. It covers your import, team training and support through your first service cycle.
- Lower end
- Your records are already in a spreadsheet.
- Higher end
- Your records are on paper and we build the register with you, with some time on site.
Book a 20-minute call.
Fred is opening to new firms one at a time. Leave your details and we'll be in touch to find a time.
What we'll cover
- How your firm runs today, from the day sheet to the invoice
- Where your records live now and how we'd bring them in
- What setup would cost for your firm
You'll talk to the person who builds Fred. Calls are 20 minutes, on the phone or on video.
The questions firms ask.
No. If you can send a WhatsApp, you can use Fred. We set it up with you and your team.
Email hello@fredfireops.co.uk. The person who replies knows your firm.
Your records belong to you. They're encrypted, stored in London and walled off from every other firm. Our Security page has the detail.
Extinguishers (BS 5306), fire detection and alarms (BS 5839), emergency lighting (BS 5266) and fire risk assessments (PAS 79 / BS 8674). Signage and escape routes sit on the register too.
Yes. Fred raises and sends invoices, tracks who's paid, and turns a quote into a job. Your accountant keeps the accounts.
Try the demo first. It takes two minutes. If something's in your way, tell us.
Why it's called Fred.
Fred is short for Frederick. It's named after Frederick Grinnell, the engineer who perfected the automatic sprinkler.
A century on, the job is the same. Make the work that keeps people safe simple to get right.
Read the full storyLet's talk about your firm.
Twenty minutes on how you work today and whether Fred fits.