Fire strategy that goes beyond compliance

A building fire safety strategy report defines the principles that underpin fire safety within your premises, documenting everything from means of escape and compartmentation to fire detection, structural fire protection, and evacuation plans.

Our fire strategy drawing service clearly identifies fire-resisting walls, floors, protected shafts, and fire doors, helping ensure design intent is translated into build reality in the early stages of construction, while controlling fire spread and supporting safe, compliant building performance.

Compliance does not simply mean following the guidance of a single document. Our fire engineering strategy experts interpret Approved Document B (ADB), Building Standards, and the Building Safety Act according to the specific nuances and risk profile of your building and provide defensible solutions that balance compliance and long-term building performance.

Every building has its own risk profile, so we will never apply a one-size-fits-all approach. Among many factors, we assess occupancy, construction, building use, and fire behaviour to develop a strategy that maintains a tolerable level of risk without unnecessary remediation.

Effective fire safety must begin at the design stage. We help coordinate fire strategy with architecture, structure, and building services, ensuring design intent can be met and delivered on site – and then perform as intended throughout the building’s life cycle without ever compromising fire safety.  

Because fire safety should never be an afterthought – it must be embedded from the earliest designs of the build – our fire engineers are passionate about supporting projects through the RIBA Plan of Work. From early fire statements and strategy development through to technical design, construction, and handover, we aim to prevent costly redesign, resolve coordination issues, and ensure fire safety is woven throughout every stage.

Encompassing more than documentation, building safety cases demand evidence of a deep understanding and management of the risks present. We help responsible persons assemble robust, traceable information that supports the golden thread, demonstrates sound decision making, and gives confidence to regulators and building users alike.

The Building Safety Act has fundamentally changed expectations around accountability and information management – and regulatory scrutiny is tighter than ever. We can support you through each gateway, keeping a keen eye on fire strategies evolving alongside design and construction and providing documentation and technical evidence to satisfy the Building Safety Regulator.