What Affinity Fire Engineering does

Affinity Fire Engineering Pty Ltd, founded in 2015 and headquartered in North Sydney, is an Australian fire-safety consultancy operating three offices across the country's east coast (Sydney, Melbourne Docklands, Newcastle) plus a sister company serving the United Kingdom and Ireland. The firm delivers performance-based fire and life safety engineering against the Building Code of Australia, Australian Standards, NFPA, and Factory Mutual requirements, serving property developers, architects, builders, and asset owners across healthcare, residential, commercial/retail, industrial, educational, and assembly-building sectors. Marquee engagements include fire engineering on the $750m Macquarie Exchange, the $100m Sydney Coliseum Theatre, the multi-storey Goodman Group warehouse at Talavera Road ($239m), and several hospital redevelopments including Calvary Bruce and Goulburn Base.

The core service catalogue spans Fire and Life Safety Engineering, Construction Phase Planning, Emergency Management Planning, Warden Training to AS 4083, Risk Management to AS/NZS ISO 31000, Fire Safety Audits, Peer Reviews under the Society of Fire Safety Code of Practice, and Expert Witness Representation under VCAT practice note PNVCAT2. Specialized offerings include CFD analysis plus computational egress and smoke modeling to justify performance solutions for complex buildings where prescriptive codes are constraining — such as high-rise apartments, large-population venues, and healthcare facilities requiring progressive horizontal evacuation. The team is led by Director Thomas O'Dwyer with senior engineers Garry Weir (performance-based design and probabilistic risk assessment) and Thomas Newton (advanced CFD/egress modeling practitioner since 1999), supported by Newcastle office manager Shane Edmonds.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees on a direct, sales-led, relationship-based go-to-market model. Engagements span the full project life cycle from design support through construction phase to final inspection, with no public pricing and no software, API, or product/SaaS revenue stream. Customers access the firm through a website contact form or direct office outreach, and marketing is primarily referral-driven from long-term developer, architect, and builder relationships. Ownership appears to be founder/management-led with no external institutional investors disclosed.

Name

Affinity Fire Engineering

Legal name

Affinity Fire Engineering Pty Ltd

Website

https://affinity-eng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Affinity Fire Engineering is an Australian fire safety consultancy providing performance-based fire engineering, risk assessments, audits, CFD smoke and egress modeling, and emergency training. It serves developers, architects, builders, and healthcare operators across Sydney, Melbourne, and Newcastle, with a sister firm in the UK and Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Safety Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Building Inspection Services (541350)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Life Safety Code Compliance Inspections & Consulting (AHJ Support) (BPABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Alarm Systems (Inspection/Testing/Monitoring/Service) (IMAIAJAC), Fire & Smoke Dampers / Firestopping / Passive Fire Protection Services (BPABAHAE)

Keywords

• Fire safety engineering
• Fire safety audits
• Risk assessments
• Emergency management planning
• Smoke modeling services

Headquarters

HQ city

North Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fire Safety Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including fire safety engineering, risk assessments, fire safety audits, emergency management planning, warden training, construction phase planning, expert witness representation, and peer reviews. Revenue generated through project-based consulting fees for compliance with BCA, Australian Standards, and fire authority requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Affinity Fire Engineering is an Australian fire safety consultancy providing performance-based fire and life safety engineering, fire safety audits, risk assessments, warden training, construction phase planning, emergency management planning, peer reviews, expert witness representation, and advanced CFD analysis and computational egress/smoke modelling. Services are delivered across commercial, residential, healthcare, industrial, educational, and assembly building sectors to ensure compliance with the Building Code of Australia, Australian Standards, and fire authority requirements.

Product overview

Affinity Fire Engineering is a fire safety consultancy offering a comprehensive suite of professional engineering services rather than a software product. The core offering comprises fire and life safety engineering, emergency Management Planning, Warden Training, Construction Phase Planning, Risk Management, Fire Safety Audits, Peer Reviews, Expert Witness Representation, and specialized CFD Analysis & Computational Egress and Smoke Modelling services. These services are tailored for compliance with the Building Code of Australia (BCA), Australian Standards, NFPA requirements, Factory Mutual (FM) standards, and various regulatory frameworks. The company serves diverse sectors including commercial, residential, industrial, healthcare, educational, and assembly buildings across Australia, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Newcastle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire and Life Safety Engineering
• Warden Training
• Construction Phase Planning
• Emergency Management Planning
• Risk Management
• Fire Safety Audits
• Peer Reviews
• Expert Witness Representation
• CFD Analysis & Computational Egress and Smoke Modelling

Named customers9 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Affinity Fire Engineering UK & IrelandcoreOthersAffinity Fire Engineering has a sister company in the United Kingdom and Ireland (affinity-fire.com). Teams work closely together sharing knowledge and expertise to ensure clients receive consistent service across regions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a substantial fire safety engineering practice in Australia, frequently engaged on large-scale healthcare, commercial, and transport projects that overlap with Affinity's core sectors.
• Warringtonfire: International fire safety consultancy providing fire engineering, testing, and certification services with strong Australian and New Zealand operations, often engaged alongside or in competition with Affinity on complex building approvals.
• Aurecon: Australian-headquartered global engineering, design, and advisory firm with fire engineering and building services capabilities, competing for the same tier-1 developer-led commercial and infrastructure projects as Affinity.
• Jensen Hughes: Global leader in fire protection engineering, code consulting, and security risk consulting, with a sizable Australian presence serving the same developer and architect client base on complex performance-based projects.
• Norman Disney & Young (NDY): Australian engineering consultancy with a fire engineering and building services practice serving commercial, healthcare, and infrastructure clients, often competing on the same larger-scale project briefs as Affinity.
• BG&E: Australian engineering consultancy offering structural, civil, and fire safety engineering services to property and infrastructure clients, frequently shortlisted alongside specialist fire consultancies on integrated building projects.

Direct peers

• Warren Smith Consulting Engineers: Australian specialist fire safety and building services consultancy offering performance-based fire engineering across residential, healthcare, and commercial sectors — closely matching Affinity's mid-market consulting profile in Australia.
• Affinity Fire Engineering UK & Ireland: Sister company operating under a separate brand and domain, providing the same fire safety consultancy services in the United Kingdom and Ireland; structurally identical offering and shared knowledge base to the Australian entity.
• BSE Australia (Building Services Engineers): Mid-sized Australian building services and fire engineering consultancy serving developers, architects, and builders — a near-direct comparable in scale, service mix, and client base to Affinity Fire Engineering.
• Holmes Fire: Australian fire safety engineering consultancy with offices across Australia and New Zealand providing performance-based fire engineering, CFD modeling, and code compliance services — directly comparable in scope and market to Affinity Fire Engineering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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