Consultant AESG launches Fire and Life Safety division

UAE-based consultancy AESG has established a dedicated Fire and Life Safety service.

The new division is fully licensed by local civil defence authorities and provides a holistic portfolio of eleven critical services.

Among these are Building Fire and Life Safety Strategy and Design, Qualitative and Quantitative Fire Risk Assessments, Fire Systems Design and Engineering, Fire Safety Audits, Fire Protection System Design.

The news comes as civil defence authorities launched an updated Fire and Life Safety Code of practice.

AESG said the new department would draw on the wealth of experience gained in the field through its involvement in many large-scale, high-profile projects such as Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait, The Opus Business Bay and Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital.

Division Director, Peter van Gorp, who is a regional veteran with over 20 years of experience in the specific area, believes this expertise offers a key benefit for clients.

“There are no straight forward solutions in fire safety, only intelligent choices which are made by qualified professionals with extensive real-world experience,” he explained.

“Skyscrapers and high-rise buildings are commonplace to city skylines in the Middle East and these large developments require sophisticated fire and life safety strategies. There is a tremendous amount of oil and gas related activities in the region which require detailed planning to develop optimised and effective fire engineering solutions.”

He added: “I have seen many fire protection systems installed which do not mitigate the main concern of the client in providing the most effective and optimised strategy for life safety. The level of fire protection required should always be seen in relation to the level of risk mitigation, ensuring that the safety of building occupants is never compromised.

“At AESG, we have invested not only in developing technical knowledge, but also in insuring that it is translated and incorporated into the services we deliver.”

Initially, the company’s focus will be on providing advisory and engineering services to clients in the building, industrial, and Oil & Gas sectors. The needs of customers within these diverse segments varies considerably, but AESG will be able to cater to all unique requirements as its team is fully proficient in both international and local standards, including the NFPA, UAE Fire and Life Safety Code and the International Fire Code.

The opening of this new division adds to a series of strategic growth investment that AESG has made over the last 12 months.

In 2016, the company expanded its Environment Consultancy and Commissioning division and branched out into the global market with the establishment of a hub in London.

“We are excited to extend AESG’s scope of services and capabilities with the opening of this new Fire and Life Safety division. As new opportunities emerge from the success of our ongoing activities, we will look to continue our expansion both in terms of geographies as well as offerings,” said Saeed Al Abbar, Director at AESG.