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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, 30 October, 2025: various updates and fixes available. See below for details.

Pirform Home Screen showing the new fire alarm certificates

EIC comments on the installation

We have moved the EIC comments on the installation to under the schedule of inspections. This makes it more closely aligned with model forms.

EIC comments on the installation

Improved send PDF by email

We have improved the send PDF by email feature to be more compatible with the different email setups on a variety of machines.

Send PDF by email

Other fixes

Other fixes available in this version include:

  • Change: moved 2022 electrical certs down in the Home Screen.

  • Change: removed unused observations/limitations from the EIC schedule page.

  • Fix: could not send log files when no licence was present.

  • Fix: save button in print-preview now saves in PDF format.

Update 22 September 2025 (2025.5.1779)

Improved Error Reporting

Pirform's error dialog now attaches the error report when emailing details to Shine Support.

Fire Alarm Inspection & Servicing 2025

For this form, we have made the following changes:

  • Change: added an occupier name.
  • Change: added an options dialog.
  • Change: improved the layout of the columns in the data entry sections.
  • Change: added quarterly inspection of vented batteries.

  • Change: removed manual call points are conspicuous.

  • Fix: company address was appearing twice.

General changes and fixes

  • Change: preview now completes the report generation before changing pages.

  • Fix: September dates were displaying as Sept and causing clipping.

  • Fix: blank PDF were created from the new save and send by email buttons in Print Preview.
  • Fix: splash screen could appear away from the main form.
  • Fix: print preview status bar zoom controls were disabled.
  • Fix: Home Screen wasn't showing the status column for EICR 2024.

Update 28 September 2025 (2025.5.1784)

  • Change: improved file & folder locking during backup operations.

Fire Alarm Inspection & Servicing 2025

  • Change: can now copy fire alarm inspection & servicing 2025 certs.
  • Change: removed certificate number field from the data entry screen (now only in options dialog).
  • Change: "INSPECTION DETAILS" title in data entry changed to "SUMMARY OF THE INSPECTION AND SERVICING"

  • Change: added missing details from the summary of the inspection and servicing section.

  • Fix: the print preview wasn't showing updates after changes were made (introduced in 2025.5.1779).

  • Fix: company and association logos are limited in height.

Update 30 October 2025 (2025.5.1787)

  • Fix: on-site guidance missing cb/RCBO cases and 88-2/60269-2 and 88-3 line corrections.
  • Fix: board Zs field was clipping values.
  • Fix: removed "trail version" watermark from Word and PDF attachments.