We are the UK's specialist brokerage for fire safety business owners considering a sale. Confidential valuations. Qualified buyers. Expert guidance.
Private equity firms completed over 100 fire safety acquisitions in 2024 and 2025 combined, with groups like Marlowe Fire & Security actively consolidating the market. The Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety Act 2021 have created a structural uplift in compliance spending, growing at around 15 percent annually. For independent fire safety business owners, this has opened a window where recurring contract books, BAFE accreditations, and qualified engineer teams are commanding premium valuations.
Every conversation starts with understanding your business. We assess your turnover, maintenance contract book, BAFE accreditations, and engineer team to establish a realistic valuation range. No cost, no obligation, completely confidential.
We maintain an active register of pre-qualified buyers: PE-backed fire safety platforms, national compliance groups, and trade acquirers specifically seeking fire alarm, suppression, and risk assessment businesses. We match your business to the right buyers and create competitive tension.
From initial valuation through to completion, we manage every stage. NDAs, buyer meetings, negotiations, due diligence, and legal coordination. You focus on running your business while we handle the sale.
We understand the difference between a business running 200 domestic alarm maintenance visits a month and one managing 50 commercial suppression and risk assessment contracts. We know what BAFE SP203 means for your contract book, why SP101 and SP207 accreditation matters to buyers, and how FIA membership transforms your valuation.
We understand route density, the split between reactive callouts and planned maintenance, and why a business with six qualified engineers and a strong office team is worth more than one where the owner still answers every call. This sector knowledge means we position your business correctly and attract the right buyers from day one.
Whether you are actively considering a sale or simply curious about what your fire safety business might be worth, we are happy to talk. No obligation, completely confidential.
Most of the fire safety businesses we represent never go to open market. They move through a small, private buyer register. If you are an individual buyer, trade acquirer, or investor actively looking at the sector, register your criteria and we will contact you directly when something suitable becomes available.
Simon has spent over two decades advising business owners on their exit strategies. He understands the fire safety market intimately and has completed sales ranging from small owner-operated firms to multi-million pound consolidation deals.
Every conversation starts with understanding what matters most to you: the price, the legacy, the staff, the timing, or simply getting out with certainty. Nothing is decided until you are ready.