Fire engineering solutions for complex buildings.
Fire engineering and design services ensure your building meets fire safety requirements from the earliest design stages. PB Fire Safety provides expert fire strategy and engineering design for new builds, refurbishments and complex projects.
We work with architects, developers and building control to deliver fire-engineered solutions that balance safety, compliance and design intent.
Our engineering work is aligned to Approved Document B, BS 9999 and BS 9991 — with the Engineering Council registration to back it up.
We support projects across all RIBA stages, ensuring fire safety is considered from concept design through to completion and occupation.
For higher-risk buildings (HRBs), we align our approach with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) Gateway process:
Fire Statements and early fire strategy input.
Detailed fire strategy and regulatory submission.
As-built verification and handover documentation.
This ensures a coordinated, compliant approach to fire safety throughout the building lifecycle.
Fire safety should be considered from the very start of a project, not just at completion. Our RIBA Fire Safety Compliance Guide shows how fire safety requirements align with each stage of the RIBA Plan of Work, helping project teams understand their responsibilities and maintain compliance throughout the building lifecycle. It shows how PB Fire Safety supports clients from early design through to handover and occupation — providing practical fire engineering advice, fire strategies, design reviews, and compliance support at every stage.
Download the Guide PDF
Fire safety compliance does not stop with a Fire Risk Assessment. It requires a structured approach that covers risk assessment, emergency planning, training, maintenance, monitoring, and ongoing review. Our Fire Safety Lifecycle Guide breaks the process down into clear, practical stages, helping Responsible Persons understand what needs to be done and when — from identifying your responsibilities through to maintaining compliance, protecting occupants, and supporting insurance requirements.
Download the Guide PDFComprehensive fire strategy documents for new builds and refurbishments, ensuring compliance with Building Regulations Approved Document B.
Fire safety design to Approved Document B, BS 9999 (commercial) and BS 9991 (residential), providing both prescriptive and performance-based solutions.
Design and assessment of escape routes, travel distances, exit capacity and signage to ensure safe evacuation.
Advanced fire engineering analysis including computational fluid dynamics (CFD), evacuation modelling and structural fire engineering.
Development of performance-based fire engineering solutions using BS 7974, supporting complex designs where standard guidance is not suitable.
We liaise directly with building control bodies and approved inspectors to secure compliance and sign-off.
Early involvement in the design process saves time and money, preventing costly changes later.
Where prescriptive guidance doesn't fit, we provide fire-engineered solutions that achieve the required safety outcomes.
We work seamlessly with architects, structural engineers and M&E consultants to integrate fire safety into the overall design.
Our strategies are designed for building control approval, reducing risk of delays and design changes.
