West Midlands · B1 and surrounding districts
PSSR inspections in Birmingham
Birmingham runs on a different pattern to London: fewer chains, more owner-operated cafés with two or three sites, and a large hotel and conference estate around the ICC and Brindleyplace. The machine in a family-run café is often a decade old and well maintained; the one in a hotel banqueting kitchen is often newer and never examined. PSSR examinations from £265 + VAT.
Quick answer
Do coffee machines in Birmingham need a PSSR examination?
Yes, wherever the machine operates in a workplace. Steam is a relevant fluid under PSSR 2000, and steam systems are in scope at any pressure and any volume — so a commercial machine with a steam boiler needs a Written Scheme of Examination and periodic examination by a competent person, whatever its group count or how hard it is worked.
- Examination from
- £265
- Travel
- Included
Postcodes and places
Where we work in Birmingham
B1 to B4 cover Colmore Row, Brindleyplace and the Jewellery Quarter edge; B5 and B7 take in Digbeth and the creative quarter; B16 and B18 reach Edgbaston and the Jewellery Quarter proper.
- Colmore Row
- Brindleyplace
- Jewellery Quarter
- Digbeth
- Edgbaston
- Bullring
- Snow Hill
- Mailbox
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What a Birmingham examination includes
- Isolation, depressurisation and full boiler drain
- Internal endoscope inspection for scale, corrosion and weld condition
- Safety valve, anti-vac valve and fitting checks
- Pressure gauge verified against a calibrated test gauge, then a pressure test
- Written Scheme of Examination, signed report and asset record within 48 hours
Scheduling in Birmingham
- Bullring and city-centre parking. The inner ring road and the Bullring approaches are controlled through the day. A nominated loading bay or rear service access keeps the visit to one attendance.
- Hotel banqueting windows. Banqueting kitchens have narrow gaps between functions. We book into the quiet window rather than working around service.
- Converted industrial units. Digbeth and the Jewellery Quarter have lift and stair restrictions worth checking before the day.
The local estate
What the Birmingham sites look like
The premises mix decides what the examination involves, what tends to fail, and how the visit has to be scheduled.
Independent cafés and small groups
Owner-operators running two or three sites, where the same machine model is duplicated and the examination can be booked across all of them in a single day.
Hotel and conference kitchens
Brindleyplace and the ICC corridor, where the machine is one item in a larger kitchen and the compliance paperwork belongs to a facilities team.
Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth independents
Converted industrial units with awkward access and no service history — the machines most likely to be on their first examination.
Machine mix
The machines we are called to in Birmingham
The price of the examination follows the machine's boiler configuration, so it is worth checking which of these you have before you call. Every one has its own page covering the examination scope for that model and the rate it carries.
Brands covered
Published prices
What it costs in Birmingham
These are the same figures everywhere we work. There is no Birmingham surcharge, no travel loading and no congestion charge passed on.
| Work | Price + VAT |
|---|---|
| PSSR examination, 1–2 group single boiler | £265 + VAT |
| PSSR examination, 3 group single boiler | £295 + VAT |
| Service + PSSR bundle, 1 group | £405 + VAT |
| Service + PSSR bundle, 2 group | £440 + VAT |
| Service + PSSR bundle, 3 group | £500 + VAT |
| Certified safety valve, if required — traditional machine | £35 + VAT |
| Same, OEM make (La Marzocco and similar) | £55 + VAT |
| Same, Rex Royal (2.3–2.4 bar OEM) | £135 + VAT |
| Call-out, first hour on site | £135 + VAT |
Travel is included nationwide, with no mileage loading and no Congestion Charge passed on. Prices exclude VAT at 20%. See the full price list.
Local questions
Birmingham questions, answered
For the statutory background — who the duty holder is, what a Written Scheme must contain and when the next examination falls due — read the complete PSSR guide.
0208 037 9340
Do you examine machines in Birmingham?
Yes. PSSR.uk matches you with an independent, CoffeeSafe-registered engineer based in the West Midlands. We handle the booking and the paperwork; the engineer attends and certifies in their own right.
What does an examination cost in the B postcodes?
£265 + VAT on a 1 or 2 group machine and £295 + VAT on a 3 group, with travel included. There is no regional surcharge.
Is a hotel banqueting machine in scope?
Yes. A banqueting kitchen is a workplace and the machine holds steam under pressure, so the duty under PSSR 2000 applies exactly as it does to a high-street café.
Nearby areas we cover
Manchester
M1, M2, M3, M4, M15, M16
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the City of London
EC1A, EC1M, EC1V, EC1Y, EC2M, EC2N
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Bristol
BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6
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Call to book your Birmingham examination.
One call gets you a fixed price and a date. Same-week appointments, published rates, and the Written Scheme of Examination in your inbox within 48 hours of the visit.