The assessor who visits writes the report.
Walkround is three people: two assessors and an office manager.
The firm
Founded in Brantholme in 2019 and still run by the people who do the work.
Walkround began when Hollis Varnden, after eleven years running office buildings and a school site, got tired of reading fire risk reports written a long way from the building. She wanted to write the report while the building was still fresh, with the photographs beside the findings. Ines joined in 2022, and Marit a year later to run the diary and read every report before it leaves. We are still three people. That is deliberate. The assessor who walks your building writes the report and answers your questions about it.
The team
The people who visit, write and send your report.
Hollis Varnden
Principal assessor
Spent eleven years managing office buildings and a school site before turning to fire safety. Writes the reports she would want to receive: short, ordered and photographed.
Registered fire risk assessor · register no. 4417-2093
Ines Radcott
Assessor
Nine years in building control, so she can read a floor plan at a glance. Takes most of our care homes, schools and blocks of flats.
Registered fire risk assessor · register no. 5208-1146
Marit Selwade
Office manager
Books every visit, proofreads every report and keeps the diary honest. If a door code has changed, she knows before the assessor arrives.
Report review and records · certificate no. 0392-7716
Insurance
Cover is held in the firm’s name, and the certificates are available on request.
Professional indemnity cover of £2m
Public liability cover of £5m
Areas we cover
Brantholme and the towns and villages around it.
Brantholme, Ashkeld, Tolverby, Pennick Cross, Esklow Vale, Haldermoor, Sowerwick, Linthorne Green, Corbeck Wells and Netherkeld
If you are just outside the list, ask.