Integrated Fire Services is a dedicated and professional team of fire engineering consultants who strive to exceed client expectations. We are about innovative lateral thinking, flexibility and positive project results.

We design fire safety measures. Reducing costs with Alternative Solutions or designing systems, comprehensive and specialist fire consulting is provided for your building. 

Be it a new project or and existing structure. You benefit from a one stop fire shop service, one consultant for both fire safety and fire services. Benefit during the design phase with Alternative Solutions when the Building Code is too conservative.

Have fire safety measures certified, tested and made operationally ready.  Make sure implementation of these measures are operationally ready and in accordance with the approved design.

Need an audit of your fire safety measure.  Do you know that it will operate as designed?

This integrated approach benefits clients by covering design, implementation and operational readiness of fire safety measures. 

Clients who will benefit from this approach are typically developers, builders, architects,  building surveyors, building owners and managers. 

Mission

Our mission is to be recognised as a reputable provider of innovative design and comprehensive advice in fire safety and protection services.

"Our philosophy is to ensure that our services and values are aimed at satisfying the demands of our clients."

Integrity: We shall always act ethically, honestly, openly with our clients and associates.

Quality: We offer a service of superior value and strive for excellence.

People: We shall continue to attract and network with talented and motivated individuals working together in a team to build success.

Partnership: We strive for lasting partnerships with our clients, employees and associates.

History

Over twenty years of service to the fire protection and fire safety industry have enabled IFS to fully appreciate the many facets and technicalities of fire prevention, protection and life safety. Paul Verheijden started the consultancy practice in 1993 after working for both major consulting firms and fire protection companies.  His technical and practical knowledge formed the foundation of Integrated Fire Services' specialised engineering expertise.

Integrated Fire Services now consists of a small team of dedicated specialist fire engineers and designers.

Code of Ethics

Integrated Fire Services' code of ethics provides us with values and principles and gives us a framework for analysis and decision making.  It consists of:   

• Confidentiality
• Qualifications
• Level of Service
• Independency
• Sustainability

Confidentiality

Respect the confidentially of the information obtained in the course of our work and reveal such information to others only with the consent of the persons(s) or organisations(s) or their legal representative(s).

Qualifications

Integrated Fire Services will provide appropriately qualified and experienced professionals to deliver its service.  Where in house qualified professionals are not available external professionals will be employed to complete the required tasks.  The Principal Engineer will be registered with the National Professional Engineers Board in Fire Safety and Mechanical Engineering.

Level of Service

Integrated Fire Services will provide expertise and professionalism irrespective of the client expectations or service conditions.  All requests will be treated as a full service based engagement independent of the fee (or lack of).

Insurance

Integrated Fire Services will provide adequate levels of insurance appropriate to the scope of services.  These will include Professional Indemnity, Public Liability and Work Cover.

Independency

Integrated Fire Services will disclose any interest or relationship with parties that may compromise the exercise of independent professional judgement or conduct.

Sustainability

The environment matters to us and we will save resources where every possible.  Water savings in the on going servicing of fire sprinklers is a key area of focus Integrated Fire.  Providing solutions that are long lasting is also considered important in saving national resources.