At OFR, we’re dedicated to investing in the future, whether it’s through cutting-edge technologies, ground-breaking innovations or, as highlighted in this article, our exceptional team members. With a stellar line-up of engineers who are among the finest in their field, we recognise the importance of continuously nurturing their talents. It’s our commitment to empower them to reach their fullest potential every single day.

Now, as we celebrate National Careers Week, we’re thrilled to introduce you to some of our colleagues – starting today with Lutfi Ramadhan.

Leading fire engineering consultancy OFR has appointed four new colleagues across its London and Manchester offices. The new appointments come on the back of a period of rapid growth for the company which now boasts a national wide headcount of 129.

We’ve announced the appointment of four colleagues to its board, news which comes amidst a spate of colleague announcements.
Stewart Dabin, Dr Danny Hopkin, Jack Wilshaw and Richard Rankin each join the board as directors.

Our OFR colleagues have been out and about touring universities across the UK this month, telling graduates about our intake programme for 2024. Here, our colleague Karen Hugh tells us more

OFR Consultants colleague and Fire Engineer Sam Bryant has won a coveted award from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). The annual awards programme celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the profession.

Colleagues in Scotland supported The Conservation Volunteers (TVC) this week – a charity organising and managing conservation projects all over the UK. In this article, our colleague Lewis Strachan tells us more about supporting the organisation at a site in Glasgow as part of our Better Days offering.

Competency has always been important in the construction industry and in this new article, our colleague Steven Ferreira – who along with colleagues James Daniels and Ahmed Maani recently completed his Chartership – talks about the importance of professional qualifications, and the mechanisms in place at OFR as we support colleagues through their academic endeavours.

We are always looking for new and innovative ways in which we can support our team with personal and professional development. The OFR Technical Institute was set up to offer bespoke training and has helped many colleagues since to develop their knowledge and skills. Here – in the last of this week’s blog series on the Institute – our colleague associate director, Tom Bentley tells us more….

Investment in personal and professional development is an important part of our culture at OFR, and today – as we continue our new series of blogs, in which colleagues tell us about their experiences with the OFR Technical Institute – we meet Muthia Khairunisa. Muthia gained her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Kyoto University, Japan and her Master’s in Fire Safety Engineering from the IMFSE program – here she talks about benefitting from the OFR Technical Ins

This week we are launching a new series of blogs, in which colleagues tell us about their experiences with the OFR Technical Institute.

Today we start with Bianca Coutinho who​ joined the business in 2021 and has recently been promoted from graduate to fire engineer. She has previously worked within the in fire engineering field with businesses internationally in Brazil and Ireland. Here she tells us more…