We offer a wide range of consultancy services in the field of fire safety and fire protection engineering. These include:

Fire Risk Assessments

Risk assessments as required by legislation. Fully descriptive or simple pro-forma report formats available.

Fire Surveys and Audits

Assessments of buildings for life safety, property protection and business interruption from fire. Ranging from basic surveys to ensure compliance with legislation to comprehensive fire safety reviews. Reports can range from strategic overviews to prioritised and costed schedules of work.

Advice on Legislation

Assistance with compliance with Building Regulations and guidance on the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and associated regulations.

General Fire Engineering Advice

Guidance on the fire safety design of new or existing buildings, plan checking and studies/assessments of specific problems requiring an alternative approach to conventional prescriptive standards. Negotiation with statutory authorities. Reviews of fire safety management policies and practices. Preparation of in-house standards guidance documents.

Fire Protection Engineering

Assessments/reviews of existing systems including investigation of false alarms and troublesome systems. Compliance with standards. Design/specification of new systems. Tender reviews. Assistance during installation phase and commissioning/handover.

Education, Training and Research

Fire training for employers' staff. Use of extinguishers. Monitoring of fire drills. Specialist technical courses for building and engineering professionals.

Expert Opinion

Advice to solicitors. Evidence in connection with litigation, arbitration and contract disputes.