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Rigour. Independence. Clarity.
Independent fire engineering for duty holders who need certainty — not just compliance. Senior-led. Conflict-free. Forensically rigorous.
Apex Fire Engineering provides independent fire engineering advice to duty holders who need certainty — not just compliance. Every instruction is led personally by a senior practitioner with direct operational firefighting experience and over 1,500 assessments delivered.
1,500+
Assessments Delivered
100%
Senior-Led Instructions
0
Subcontractors
0
Conflicts of Interest
Core Services
Fire Risk Assessments
Type 1–4 assessments under RRO 2005 and PAS 79-1:2020.
PAS 79-1:2020FRAEW (PAS 9980)
Fire risk appraisal of external walls under PAS 9980:2022.
PAS 9980:2022Retrospective Fire Strategies
BS 9999-compliant fire strategy documentation for existing buildings.
BS 9999Building Safety Case Reports
Safety case documentation under Building Safety Act 2022.
BSA 2022Compartmentation Surveys
Intrusive and non-intrusive surveys of fire compartment integrity.
ADB Vol. 2Fire Door Surveys
Condition assessment of fire door sets to current standards.
BS 476-22Sectors
Housing Associations
Portfolio fire safety management for registered social landlords.
Local Authorities
Fire safety compliance for council-owned housing stock and civic buildings.
Higher Education
Campus-wide fire risk management for universities and colleges.
Healthcare
HTM 05-02 compliant assessment for NHS and private healthcare estates.
Apex identified critical compartmentation breaches that two previous assessors had missed entirely. Their thoroughness saved us from a potentially catastrophic oversight.
The quality of the PAS 9980 reports was exceptional. Clear, decisive conclusions that gave our Board the confidence to act. No ambiguity, no hedging.
We appointed Apex specifically because they have no commercial relationships with remediation contractors. That independence is invaluable when you are spending public money.
Case Studies
Metropolitan Police Custody Suite
Bespoke evacuation strategy for detained persons
8,000-Unit RSL Portfolio Programme
Multi-year rolling assessment programme
24-Storey Mixed-Use Development
Performance-based design departures justified
Insights
Building Safety Act 2022: What Principal Accountable Persons Need to Know
March 2026Common Compartmentation Deficiencies in Post-War Residential Towers
March 2026PAS 9980 in Practice: Proportionate External Wall Assessment
February 2026Ready to discussyour requirements?
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