About Us

A national leader in repairs, maintenance decarbonisation and building compliance.

Fire Safety and Compliance

Delivering the Defensible Certainty that people, assets, and reputations are protected across the UK’s most complex estates.

Accountability Demands Certainty

Across complex estates, the challenge is to demonstrate fire safety in live, high-risk, highly regulated environments. We work alongside Accountable and Responsible Persons to bring together every element of fire safety, including passive, active, and strategic measures, into a single, complete, and proven framework.

Our approach combines technical delivery with digital visibility, creating clarity where information is fragmented and confidence where scrutiny is high.

Defensible Certainty

Complete fire safety and compliance, built on evidence and delivered with integrity.

Protecting People

We install and maintain fire safety systems that safeguard lives.

Protecting Assets

We preserve the integrity and long-term value of your estate

Protecting You

We provide you with clear, verifiable proof of compliance.

Specialist Expertise. National Strength.

Clients with complex estates often face a dicult choice: the
deep focus of a specialist who can’t manage portfolio scale, or
the scale of a generalist who lacks accredited fire safety
expertise.

We built our service to solve this. We are the partner
that combines the technical precision of a specialist with the
national reach and digital systems of a tier-one provider.

COMPLIANCE PARTNER

As your compliance partner, we plan ahead with you, aligning compliance roadmaps with budgets and long-term estate strategies. The result is sustained assurance, predictable delivery and complete confidence.

HOLISTIC INTELLIGENCE

Smarter insight through whole-asset thinking. We plan ahead with you, aligning compliance roadmaps with budgets and longterm estate strategies to deliver sustained assurance, predictable delivery and confidence.

DIGITAL ASSURANCE

Complete digital assurance all in one place. Our digital platform brings every survey, action, and certificate into a single live record of truth. Real-time dashboards show your compliance, so when regulators ask, you have proof.

SECTOR EXPERTISE

Fire safety that’s built around your world. Whether working in occupied homes, live hospitals, secure defence sites or active campuses, we deliver fire safety that fits your environment with minimal disruption.

Fire Safety Services

Passive Fire Protection

We install and maintain the barriers that contain fire and protect life.

  • Compartmentation surveys and remediation.
  • FIRAS and BM Trada-accredited fire door installation and certification.
  • Specialist fire stopping for penetrations and linear gaps.
  • Compliant cladding system design and installation.

Active Fire Protection

We provide detection and suppression that protect people and property.

  • Fire detection and alarm systems to BS 5839-1.
  • Sprinkler, water mist, and fire suppression systems.
  • Emergency lighting to BS 5266.
  • Full design, installation, commissioning and maintenance.

Compliance & Assurance

We asses, plan, and document every aspect of your fire safety position.

  • Comprehensive fire risk assessments by accredited assessors.
  • Strategic fire safety policies and compliance roadmaps.
  • Golden Thread digital information management.
  • Regulatory liaison with BSR, RSH and Fire and Rescue Services.

Sectors Served

Healthcare

Defence

Education

Social Housing

Our Sectors

Healthcare

Protecting Care Without Disrupting It

Hospitals and clinics run continuously and require the highest standard of compliance with minimal disruption.

  • We help you achieve Defensible Certainty across fire doors, compartmentation, detection and suppression in live clinical environments.
  • We work in coordination with infection control, estates and clinical teams to minimise disruption and protect patient pathways.
  • Everything is recorded in a single digital record of proof, ready for regulators, CQC inspection and internal governance.

Our Sectors

Defence

Operational Readiness, Never Compromised

Defence estates must remain secure, operational and compliant with no room for disruption. Fire safety is mission-critical.

  • We deliver Defensible Certainty across fire doors, compartmentation, detection, suppression, and complex remediation, in full alignment with JSP 375, SIEG, and DIO standards.
  • Our SC-cleared teams work discreetly and plan around operational priorities to protect confidentiality and readiness.
  • Everything is captured in our digital assurance platform, providing leaders with an auditable record of proof.

Our Sectors

Education

Safeguarding That Keeps Learning Uninterrupted

Education estates must protect students and staff while keeping learning running smoothly.

  • We help you achieve Defensible Certainty across fire doors, compartmentation, detection and suppression, aligned with DfE guidance, BB100 and Ofsted standards.
  • All personnel are enhanced DBS-checked and work within strict safeguarding protocols. We plan around academic calendars to minimise disruption and maintain continuity.
  • Everything is captured in a single digital record of proof, providing estate leaders and governors with clear evidence of compliance.

Our Sectors

Social Housing

Built for Accountability & Resident Trust

Social housing demands visible and defensible fire safety. Residents, regulators, and boards expect clear proof that homes are safe.

  • We support Accountable Persons with complete, evidence-led protection across FRAs, fire doors, compartmentation, detection and cladding.
  • Our teams work sensitively in occupied homes and minimise disruption.
  • Everything is captured in one digital record of proof, giving you Defensible Certainty across your entire portfolio.

Healthcare

Our Sectors

Healthcare

Protecting Care Without Disrupting It

Hospitals and clinics run continuously and require the highest standard of compliance with minimal disruption.

  • We help you achieve Defensible Certainty across fire doors, compartmentation, detection and suppression in live clinical environments.
  • We work in coordination with infection control, estates and clinical teams to minimise disruption and protect patient pathways.
  • Everything is recorded in a single digital record of proof, ready for regulators, CQC inspection and internal governance.

Defence

Our Sectors

Defence

Operational Readiness, Never Compromised

Defence estates must remain secure, operational and compliant with no room for disruption. Fire safety is mission-critical.

  • We deliver Defensible Certainty across fire doors, compartmentation, detection, suppression, and complex remediation, in full alignment with JSP 375, SIEG, and DIO standards.
  • Our SC-cleared teams work discreetly and plan around operational priorities to protect confidentiality and readiness.
  • Everything is captured in our digital assurance platform, providing leaders with an auditable record of proof.

Education

Our Sectors

Education

Safeguarding That Keeps Learning Uninterrupted

Education estates must protect students and staff while keeping learning running smoothly.

  • We help you achieve Defensible Certainty across fire doors, compartmentation, detection and suppression, aligned with DfE guidance, BB100 and Ofsted standards.
  • All personnel are enhanced DBS-checked and work within strict safeguarding protocols. We plan around academic calendars to minimise disruption and maintain continuity.
  • Everything is captured in a single digital record of proof, providing estate leaders and governors with clear evidence of compliance.

Social Housing

Our Sectors

Social Housing

Built for Accountability & Resident Trust

Social housing demands visible and defensible fire safety. Residents, regulators, and boards expect clear proof that homes are safe.

  • We support Accountable Persons with complete, evidence-led protection across FRAs, fire doors, compartmentation, detection and cladding.
  • Our teams work sensitively in occupied homes and minimise disruption.
  • Everything is captured in one digital record of proof, giving you Defensible Certainty across your entire portfolio.

Golden Thread

Delivering Visibility, Traceability & Proof

Our digital platform creates a single Golden Thread of assurance, connecting every stage of your fire safety journey, from initial survey through to regulator-ready proof of compliance. Every action, approval and certificate forms one continuous, auditable chain of evidence, giving you complete visibility and control.

Survey

Identify, assess and record all fire safety risks across your estate

01

Works

Remediate issues, verify completion and capture evidence of every action

02

Certification

Formalise and store all compliance documentation in one place

03

Data

Monitor performance, analyse trends and integrate portfolio-wide insights

04

Proof

Generate regulator-ready assurance documentation on demand

05

Trusted By The Public Sector Nationwide

Housing21
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Lift Schools
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Southern Housing

Accreditations

Selected accreditations held within the Axis CLC group

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23rd March 2026

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19th March 2026

CLC Awarded Multi-Year Passive Fire Safety Contract with Curo

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18th March 2026

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Axis Wins Award at Housing Digital 2026 Awards

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23rd January 2026

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23rd January 2026

New Schools’ Decarbonisation Contract with London Borough of Hounslow

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Highly Commended for Best Resident Impact at the NHMF 2026 Awards

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Shortlisted for Best Resident Impact at the NHMF 2026 Awards

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Value Champion Awards 2025

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CLC Awarded Place on Lancashire County Council Improvement Works Framework

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Notting Hill Genesis R & M Framework

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CLC Joins North Yorkshire Council’s Major Retrofit and Refurbishment Framework

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Our New Fire Safety Training Centre

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16th June 2025

We win important Health and Safety ISO 45001 accreditation

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10th June 2025

CLC have been awarded a place on the GMCA’s Net Zero Retrofit Framework

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4th June 2025

New Cyclical Decorations contract with Abri Housing

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4th June 2025

New Major Repair Works contract with Leeds City Council

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Axis wins places on two new Procurement Assist frameworks

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23rd May 2025

CLC have been awarded a place on the Fusion21 Building Safety & Compliance Framework

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12th May 2025

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7th May 2025

CLC have been awarded a place on the Fusion21 Decarbonisation Framework

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7th May 2025

CLC secures place on PfH’s Funded Retrofit Works & Delivery Framework

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6th May 2025

Canterbury City Council awards Axis Fire Safety Works Contract

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29th April 2025

CLC wins place on Prosper’s Investment Works framework

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Leading innovations: The Big Retrofit Challenge

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NHS SBS Building Safety and Fire Compliance Framework

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12th February 2025

Fusion 21 Heating, Renewables and Electricals Framework

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NHS SBS Decarbonisation of Estates

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13th December 2024

PfH Fire Safety Works Framework

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23rd October 2024

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FORS Bronze Accreditation for CLC

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15th May 2024

CLC has been awarded a new 5 year contract with National Grid

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Fire Safety FAQs

Our group offers a comprehensive and expert-led approach to fire safety, drawing upon the combined strengths of Axis, CLC and Concept. We are committed to:

  • Expertise and Compliance: Our teams possess in-depth knowledge of fire safety regulations and best practices.
  • Comprehensive Service Portfolio: We provide a full spectrum of active and passive fire protection solutions.
  • Quality and Reliability: We use high-quality materials and adhere to stringent installation standards.
  • Proactive and Preventative Measures: We focus on identifying and mitigating fire risks effectively.
  • Client-Focused Approach: We tailor our services to meet the specific needs and challenges of each client.

Technology and Innovation:

We leverage technology to enhance our fire safety services, including:

  • Advanced fire risk assessment software and reporting tools.
  • Digital asset management systems for tracking fire safety equipment.
  • BIM (Building Information Modeling) for fire safety design and planning.

Contact us to get a quote

Talk to one of our team today and discover how we can help protect your people, assets, and reputation.