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Chilman Fire & Security

Chilman Fire & Security

5.0(45 reviews)See reviews ↓·Oxford

About the company

Chilman Fire & Security was founded in 2000 by Mike Chilman as a sole trader. It was previously known as MCFP or MC Fire Protection and rebranded to Chilman Fire & Security on 1st January 2024. It is a family-run business, with Mike Chilman's sons Toby and Josh having joined the company. The company has over 24 years of experience installing and maintaining fire alarm systems. It holds NSI Gold quality status and ISO9001 certification. It holds BAFE SP205 certification for Life Safety Fire Risk Assessment.

It holds SSAIB Third Party Certification. It won the Active/passive Fire Project of the Year award at the Fire and Security Excellence Awards 2021 alongside Plumis. It purchased Jigsaw Security in 2022. It has over 3000 clients. It offers fire detection and suppression, security systems, fire alarms, emergency lights, fire extinguishers, fire risk assessments, fire warden training, intruder alarms, CCTV, access control, and structured cabling.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Fire safety training and planned maintenance emerge as the themes that recur most often in feedback on this Kidlington-based provider. Various customers describe the training sessions as engaging and well paced, with Mick singled out for the way he tailored content to a specific centre and kept a large group attentive throughout, while Darren is repeatedly named for his approachable manner and depth of knowledge.

The live burn demonstration is mentioned as a realistic way of showing how quickly an extinguisher is spent. On installation, reviewers highlight the vapourmist system fitted during a self-build project and praise Liam and Leigh for walking a first-time client through every stage and explaining how the design met regulatory requirements. Gordon appears frequently for servicing of extinguishers and alarms, described as punctual, professional and thorough, always booking ahead and leaving the area clean and tidy.

Emergency call-outs are covered too, with Lenny attending an elderly house alarm that had failed over a bank holiday and working through the error messages until it was resolved. Practical assistance during a school fire alarm fault, particularly for a pupil sensitive to noise, is also acknowledged. Aidan is thanked for efficient work on a recent project, and the wider team is noted for answering questions clearly and remaining friendly from first enquiry through to handover.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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George Hall11 June 2026

Hello Toby and Natasha I am a parent of a child at Croughton all saints school. My little boy Charlie has autism and is extremely sensitive to loud noises. Today unexpectedly the fire alarms went off due to a fault on one of the call points and this really triggered Charlie (no fault of anyone’s just one of those things) I got called to the school because Charlie was so upset and wouldn’t calm down. Jamie obviously came as the engineer to the school to check on the alarm system. Charlie was still upset at this point. Jamie with no prompt at all said to Charlie do you want to come and fix the alarm with me, Charlie said yes and they both went off together with his teaching assistant and fixed the alarm. Jamie was amazing with him explained what was happening and why the alarm went off and showed him how a break glass fire alarm works. One of Charlie’s hyper fixations is fire alarm call points we have multiple call points and keys at home and he loves looking at the different types and how they work. Honestly Jamie was incredible he didn’t have to do any of this he could have just concentrated on doing his job and ignored the fact Charlie was upset. He didn’t do this he went out of his way to help and try and calm him down which was amazing. Jamie from a parent of a child with SEN needs I can’t thank you enough for what you did. Your actions were incredibly kind and thoughtful and for you taking the time I really thank you. Jamie is 100% a credit to your company and I wanted to say thank you I wish more people were like him being kind and caring. Thank you again Phill

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Justin Hamilton11 June 2026

Great professional service, , I was impressed by their wealth of knowledge of the system

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Debbie Smith27 February 2026

superb service from start to finish, quick to respond Gordon and Ricky are the most friendliest/nicest people, so helpful Would highly recommend.

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Sarah Herring4 November 2025

Gordon has serviced our fire extinguishers for many years and is always on time and professional, he also knows his stuff. We wouldn't use anyone else.

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Derek Thomason29 August 2025

Chilman to the Rescue Our house alarm is (very) old but until Bank Holiday Monday was working fine. Unfortunately it chose this day to fail with various error messages and a constant (very annoying beeping). Being unable to contact the last Engineer we used we chose Chilman based on their reviews - we were not disappointed. Despite being very busy, Lenny arrived on Wednesday evening after being delayed at a previous job. He apologised profusely but he needn’t have; we were just pleased to see him. Such a nice guy, he had the alarm up and running again even though we didn’t have some of the codes. We thoroughly recommend Lenny and Chilman.

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Claire Wade9 May 2025

Good evening. I just wanted to email to say how impressed we were with the training Mick delivered. It was pitched at a good pace with lots of chances to review and reflect. Lots of opportunities for questioning and reflecting on our own practise which was really helpful as often in many training sessions you can't relate to the workplace. Information books were really helpful and will use this during staff meetings and after each fire drill to ensure best practise. Highly recommend Mick and yourselves. Thank you. Claire Manager Hanborough Pre School

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Nick Dunkley27 March 2025

I just wanted to say a massive thank you for helping to organise the fire marshall training for our staff this week Mick was amazing. Incredibly well thought of by the 20+ staff he trained here. He was superb. Rarely have I sat in training for that long and been engaged the whole time! He took his time to walk the centre with me in the morning and really personalised the training to our centre, very subtly making points from incident learning that i had spoken to him about without it being overbearing or obvious. He is a credit to you Chilman, but i am sure you already know that

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Contact
+441869252600chilman.comUnit 7, Glenmore Business Park, Langford Locks, Kidlington OX5 1GL
Working hours
Monday08:30–17:00
Tuesday08:30–17:00
Wednesday08:30–17:00
Thursday08:30–17:00
Friday08:30–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed