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Fusing the old and the new
At OFR we are fortunate to work on a range of projects, covering all sectors, geographies – and architectural typologies. Here, our director Andy Passingham talks about the work we have been doing to support museums, galleries and other historic buildings as they undergo sensitive restorations and redevelopments, with safe design principles in mind… Read More
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OFR shortlisted for a Structural Timber Award
This year’s Structural Timber Awards shortlist has been announced – with OFR nominated in the Pioneer category alongside project partners Stora Enso, binderholz group and KLH UK Limited. Read More
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Topping out an exciting new development for Google at King’s Cross
Google’s new King’s Cross office officially reached its ‘topping out’ milestone this week as the final steel beam was put into place. Read More
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The International Women in Engineering Day Series: Meet Sam
23rd June is International Women in Engineering Day and to celebrate, we’re hearing from the great women in our business, as they talk about their careers in this sector. Today, we meet Sam Bryant who was last year crowned as the Women in Fire Safety Rising Star. Edinburgh-based Sam talks about her childhood love of… Read More
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The International Women in Engineering Series: Meet Janine
23rd June is International Women in Engineering Day, and to celebrate, we’re hearing from the great women in our business, as they talk about their careers in this sector. We’re kicking off the series with Janine Kayode. A London-based principal fire engineer, Janine was a 2021 winner of the Women in Fire Safety Awards, and… Read More
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OFR contributes to evacuation research
Contributing their time to future fire safety and policy, our colleagues Amir and Luis recently volunteered in a high rise evacuation exercise. Here, Luis tells us more. Read More
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Around the world in 80 ways: Nigeria, Africa
We are proud to serve clients all over the world, with projects spanning a range of countries and architectural types. In this new series, our colleagues will take you on a tour of the world, showcasing some of our work – starting here in Nigeria, where our colleague Ryan McCreadie gives us a brief tour. Read More
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Global thinking, local application
Our OFR projects span the whole globe, with projects from the UK to Antarctica, Africa, the Middle East and many places in between. Here, our colleague Rich Rankin explains how we uphold our international knowledge, ensuring that we can meet local regulation, no matter the market we are working in. Read More
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Meta checks in at King’s Cross Hub
The end of March saw the Royal opening of global tech giant, Meta’s incredible new space at Kings Cross – a project officially opened by HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall on 30 March. Here, our colleague Matthew Arnott – supported by Chris Mayfield – tells us more. As part of our… Read More
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Fire and Smoke Modelling Lecture: giving back to academic community
Members of our team were invited to share their industry knowledge, experience and insight at a lecture at the University of Edinburgh last week. Former student and OFR colleague, Ieuan Rickard along with Andrew Basford provided an industry perspective on fire and smoke modelling, outlining the what, why, when and how in a presentation that supplemented students’ learning undertaken this… Read More
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Helping the Mayor of London and GLA move into their new home
The Mayor of London’s much anticipated move to London’s Royal Docks completed just over a week ago thanks to support from OFR colleagues in London, with a stellar team that comprised Project Director David Maeso, Project Engineer Mark Norris, Fire Risk Assessor Christine Leigh – led by Project Manager Amir Karim. Here, Amir tells us more… Read More
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Top marks for our latest project in Oxford
This is the completed Levine Building – a substantial new development set in the heart of Trinity College’s historic site in central Oxford. Working alongside my OFR colleagues in London, I was thrilled to be a part of the team on this project. ADAM Architecture led the design with a sensitive approach, creating a structure… Read More
