Part of the Reads Advice Partners network, we focus exclusively on fire alarm, suppression, extinguisher, and risk assessment businesses.
Reads M&A Advisory is a credible business brokerage with over a decade of experience selling businesses across finance, accountancy, private equity and family office markets. We have worked with over 17,000 accountancy firms and built strong relationships with private equity investors, business investors and family offices actively seeking acquisition opportunities.
Many of those buyers have been asking us specifically for fire safety businesses. That demand is the reason we launched a dedicated specialist service for fire safety sales. We are upfront that this is a new dedicated focus for us. We have not sold fire safety businesses before. What we bring is a substantial buyer network already asking for fire safety opportunities, over a decade of business sales process expertise, and access to consultants, finance directors and acquisition specialists who help prepare your business for sale.
The regulatory environment created by the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Building Safety Act 2022, alongside the sustained momentum from the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 recommendations, has generated genuine, urgent demand from consolidators for BAFE-accredited, FIA-member businesses with recurring contract income. That demand is real, and the buyers in our network are ready.
If you are exploring a sale, you will deal directly with our Fire Safety Senior Specialist. Not a sales team. Not a call centre. A direct conversation with someone who will personally see your sale through.
Simon Read manages the Fire Safety Business Sales division, working directly with every client from initial conversation through to completion. There is no sales team. There are no junior analysts running your deal.
When you call, you speak to the person who has access to the buyer network and will manage your sale from start to finish. Simon understands why BAFE SP203 and FIA membership matter to buyers, how post-Grenfell legislation has changed the compliance landscape, and why PE-backed consolidators are moving so actively in the fire safety market right now. He is honest about where Reads is in its fire safety journey, and he believes that honesty, combined with a genuine buyer network, is a far stronger proposition than an inflated track record.
This direct, personal approach means nothing is lost in translation. Your business is positioned accurately, your concerns are heard by the person making decisions, and you always know exactly where you stand in the process.
Simon Read leads the fire safety division. He has spent over a decade advising business owners on exits across professional services and specialist sectors, and has built the buyer relationships that make this service possible.
Simon is direct about one thing: Reads has not completed fire safety business sales before. What he brings is a buyer network that has been asking for exactly these businesses, a structured sales process refined over many years, and a commitment to handle every mandate personally from first call to completion.
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.
No obligation, no pressure. Tell us about your business and we will be in touch within 24 hours.
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