Pirform 2025.5: Updated to BS 5839-1:2025

This release of Pirform, 2025.5, brings our fire alarm certificates up to date with BS 5839-1:2025.

Updates 22 & 28 September, 2025: various updates and fixes available. See below for details.

Pirform 2025.4: Circuit Helper & On-Site Guidance

This release brings new features and significant usability improvements to help you to understand and review your certificates and reports. The key changes are:

• Pirform's new circuit helper.
• Quickly jumps from the Intelligence Manager to the relevant board or circuit.
• Deeper coverage for on-site guidance for ring final circuits.
• Added max length information for on-site guidance compliant circuits.

Pirform Release 2025.3: Ring Circuits & SPD Reporting

This release brings improvements and fixes to Pirform. The highlights include:

• Pirform's cable sizing intelligence now includes the on-site guidance for ring final circuits.
• Improvements to SPD reporting.
• Easier adding of images to observations.
• Numerous other improvements and fixes.

Pirform Prerelease: 2025.3

This article describes an upcoming release of Pirform, version 2025.3. This version is a pre-release version available now, and the full release will be available close to Easter 2025.

Pirform 2025.2 Maintenance Release

We are pleased to announce the release of Pirform 2025.2. This is a maintenance release, bringing a small number of new features along with some maintenance fixes.

Pirform 2025.1 Amd 3 and Improved Intelligence

This release brings significant intelligence improvements and updated electrical certificates to BS 7671:2018+A3:2024.

Pirform 2024.2 Pre-release

Issue BS 7671:2028+A3:2024 certificates with the new Pirform pre-release version which is available now.

Read on to understand what else is available in this pre-release and why it's not yet a full release.

Pirform 2024.1

Our new release, Pirform 2024.1, is now available. This update introduces new features and addresses several issues. Here are the highlights:

• "Other" wiring types are reported on the PDF.
• Improved handling of max Zs values.
• Upload an EICR 2022 to your Shine Forms account.
• Usability improvements.
• An updated Support Tool.

Update 31st May, 2024: A maintenance update for 2024.1, was released. Details here.

Pirform 2022.2 - BS 7671+A2:2022

Pirform 2022.2 is a major release of Pirform and brings some significant changes. The highlights are:

• BS 7671+A2:2022 (the "brown book") electrical forms.
• EICR inspection schedules can be fully customised.
• Significant under-the-hood changes with faster, smaller backups.
• A new database upgrade process happens on the first run of Pirform 2022.2.

Pirform 2022.2 Pre-Release

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This post talks about a pre-release version of Pirform and focuses on technical changes to the software.

Pirform 2022.2 is a major release of Pirform and brings some significant changes. The highlights are:

• BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 (the "brown book") electrical forms.
• EICR inspection schedules can be fully customised.
• Significant under-the-hood changes.