What EFI Global does

EFI Global is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sedgwick and operates as an international professional services firm specializing in fire origin-and-cause investigations, forensic engineering and failure analysis, environmental consulting, and laboratory testing. Founded in 1985 and now employing more than 800 multidisciplinary experts across 11+ countries (United States, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain/Portugal, and the United Kingdom), the firm completes over 40,000 consulting engagements annually. Its core technical capabilities combine NFPA 921-compliant fire scene analysis, in-house chemical and materials laboratories (including Northern Europe's largest mould/fungi laboratory in Kolding, Denmark and metallurgical capacity acquired via Synergy Forensic Engineering in 2021), drone/RPA inspection technology, and data-science-driven forensic accounting that reportedly achieves a 60% average reduction in claim costs for Brazilian clients.

The firm's commercial offering spans specialty consulting services including forensic engineering, environmental site assessment and remediation, marine and wildfire fire investigations, vehicle and equipment forensics, catastrophe response, risk and insurance valuations (Sums Insured and Maximum Probable Loss assessments), and training services for insurance and legal professionals. EFI Global serves insurance carriers, law firms, real estate developers and REITs, manufacturing and industrial firms, government and public-sector clients, and healthcare providers through an enterprise B2B sales motion supported by dedicated regional sales leadership (Senior Vice President of Sales appointed March 2026). Distribution is direct and engagement-based: clients access services through regional offices, an online project intake portal hosted at intake.sedgwick.com, and 24/7 emergency response lines for environmental spills and catastrophe events.

EFI Global's revenue model is fee-for-service professional consulting, with project-based pricing quoted by scope, complexity, and credentialed-expert requirements; the firm does not publicly disclose fee schedules or unit economics. Growth signals across 2025–2026 include a new Iberia team for Spain and Portugal (October 2025), appointment of President Troy Wilson (December 2025), SVP of Sales Jaime McComas (March 2026), and Director of Client Services for Canada Erin Pelzer (May 2026), along with prior acquisitions of Synergy Forensic Engineering (2021) and Thurlow Consulting Engineers (New Zealand). AI is featured selectively through data-science models in forensic accounting, but it is not a disclosed core differentiator.

Name

EFI Global

Legal name

EFI Global, Inc.

Website

https://efiglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forensic Engineering and Fire Investigation Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH), ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• Forensic engineering services
• Fire investigation services
• Environmental consulting
• Failure analysis consulting
• Expert witness testimony

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-for-service professional consulting engagements in fire investigation, forensic engineering, and environmental consulting. Services are project-based and typically quoted based on scope, complexity, and expert credentials required. The company completes over 40,000 consulting projects annually.
2. Specialty Consulting Services: Risk management consulting including Sums Insured and Maximum Probable Loss (MPL) assessments for insurers, brokers, and corporate clients. Provides precision valuation and risk-based estimation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EFI Global is a global consulting firm providing fire origin-and-cause investigations, forensic engineering failure analysis, environmental consulting, and laboratory testing services. The firm employs 800+ multidisciplinary experts (engineers, geologists, architects, environmental specialists, fire investigators) and completes over 40,000 consulting projects annually for insurance, legal, corporate, and public sector clients across 11+ countries.

Product overview

EFI Global is a full-service international consulting firm offering an integrated portfolio of specialty solutions in fire investigation, forensic engineering, and environmental consulting. The core offerings include Fire Investigation Services (origin-and-cause investigations), Forensic Engineering Services (failure analysis, structural investigations), Environmental Consulting Services (compliance, remediation), and Laboratory Analysis Services (chemical and materials testing). Specialty consulting includes Forensic Accounting, Risk Management Consulting (Sums Insured and MPL Assessment), Catastrophe Response, and Training. The company operates across 11 countries (Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain & Portugal, UK, US) with more than 800 experts, completing over 40,000 consulting projects annually. The services work together as an integrated consulting practice, with multidisciplinary teams combining expertise in engineering, environmental science, accounting, and fire investigation to support claims resolution and risk management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Investigation Services World-leading fire origin-and-cause investigations for residential, commercial, industrial, vehicle, equipment, marine, and wildland fires, supporting effective claims management and resolution.
• Forensic Engineering Services Engineering failure analysis, structural investigations, civil and structural engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, and catastrophe response services.
• Environmental Consulting Services Environmental compliance, hazardous materials management, site assessment and remediation, soil and groundwater contamination management, and facility health and safety services.
• Laboratory Analysis Services Chemical laboratory services specializing in fire debris analysis, ignitable liquid residue testing, spontaneous heating analysis, fuel contamination testing, and combustion byproduct testing across metallurgy, polymers, composites, and ceramics materials.
• Emergency Response Services 24/7 emergency environmental response for spills and catastrophes involving petroleum products and hazardous materials, including site assessments, remedial action plans, and remediation oversight.
• Forensic Accounting Services Forensic accounting and investigation services measuring the financial impact of unexpected events, including business interruption claims, complex property damage accounting, fraud investigation, and litigation support.
• Risk Management Consulting Consulting services for Sums Insured and Maximum Probable Loss (MPL) assessment, including scenario modeling, fire compartmentation evaluation, and supply chain vulnerability analysis for insurers, brokers, and corporate clients.
• Catastrophe Response Services Timely damage assessments following natural disasters including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, hailstorms, lightning strikes, blizzards, tornadoes, and fires.
• Wildfire Mitigation and Investigation Services Comprehensive wildfire mitigation assessments and origin-and-cause investigations using expertise in forestry, terrain, weather, and fuels.
• Vehicle Investigations Automotive expert investigations for vehicle and heavy machinery fires, including systematic inspection methods and accident reconstruction services.
• Marine Fire Investigations Fire investigations for recreational watercraft, yachts, cruise ships, marinas, commercial shipping, port cargo handling, and waterfront structures.
• Microbiology Laboratory Services (Denmark) Laboratory analysis for mould, fungi and insects, bacteria identification, moisture measurement, and asbestos testing from the Kolding laboratory, the largest in Northern Europe for mould and wood-destroying organism studies.
• Soil Remediation Services (Belgium) Expert advice on remediation objectives and strategies for soil contamination in Belgium, including environmental remediation action plans, project coordination, and quality surveying.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completes 40,000+ consulting projects annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Synergy Forensic EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Acquired in August 2021, Synergy Forensic Engineering was a provider of forensic and metallurgical laboratory services. The acquisition increased EFI Global's capacity and improved service offerings in materials sciences and metallurgical analyses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering firm with significant environmental consulting, site assessment, and remediation practices - a broad incumbent whose environmental services portfolio directly competes with EFI Global's environmental consulting work in the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
• Verisk (Property/Claims): Verisk is a large data analytics and risk-assessment incumbent serving the insurance industry with property, claims, and underwriting data products that are adjacent to (though not directly competitive with) EFI Global's site-assessment and risk-management consulting.
• S-E-A (Stantec): S-E-A, now part of Stantec, provides forensic engineering and failure-analysis services to the legal and insurance industries. Stantec is a broad global engineering and consulting incumbent with overlapping forensic capabilities as part of a much larger portfolio.

Direct peers

• Jensen Hughes: Jensen Hughes is a global leader in fire protection engineering, forensic engineering, and security consulting serving insurance, legal, and government clients - directly overlapping EFI Global's core fire-investigation and failure-analysis practice across multiple geographies.
• J.S. Held: J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing forensic, engineering, environmental, and specialty consulting services to insurance, legal, and corporate clients - a closely comparable multi-discipline competitor to EFI Global across most service lines.
• Envista Forensics: Envista Forensics is a global forensic consulting firm specializing in fire origin-and-cause investigations, engineering failure analysis, and litigation support - directly overlapping EFI Global's core offering to insurance carriers and law firms.
• ARCCA: ARCCA is an independent forensic engineering and failure-analysis firm providing accident reconstruction, biomechanics, and expert-witness services - directly comparable to EFI Global's forensic engineering and litigation-support practice.
• Haag Engineering: Haag Engineering is a forensic engineering and consulting firm focused on damage assessment, failure analysis, and expert testimony for the insurance and legal industries, directly comparable to EFI Global's core forensic and catastrophe-response services.
• Rimkus Consulting Group: Rimkus is a privately held forensic engineering and consulting firm delivering failure analysis, fire investigation, and accident reconstruction services - a directly comparable specialist competitor to EFI Global in insurance and legal markets.
• Exponent: Exponent is a publicly traded engineering and scientific consulting firm providing failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and expert-witness testimony to insurance and legal clients, making it the closest large-scale public-market analog to EFI Global's forensic engineering practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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