Fishburn Building Sciences Group

Name

Fishburn Building Sciences Group

Legal name

Fishburn Building Sciences Group Inc.

Website

https://fishburn.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Sciences Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Building sciences consulting
• Forensic engineering services
• Roofing systems evaluation
• Building envelope design
• Code compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Milton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services for roofing and building envelope systems including forensic engineering, code compliance assessments, building commissioning reviews, and quality assurance field review. Services are provided to institutional, commercial, industrial, and government organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Fishburn Building Sciences Group Inc. is a Canadian professional engineering firm providing specialized consulting on roofing and building envelope systems. Services include forensic engineering investigations, code compliance assessments, building commissioning reviews, litigation support and expert witness testimony, and quality assurance field review, delivered to institutional, commercial, industrial, and government clients across Ontario.

Product overview

Fishburn Building Sciences Group Inc. is a professional engineering firm operating as part of Pretium Company, offering a portfolio of specialized building sciences services. The company provides four interconnected service offerings: Forensic Engineering and Code Compliance (structural evaluations, stormwater management, pavement systems), Roofing and Building Envelope Systems (evaluation, design, and testing since 1974), Litigation Support and Expert Witness (expert testimony and building failure investigation), and Educational services. Founded in 1943 and engaged in roofing/building envelope work since 1974, the firm serves institutional, commercial, industrial, and government clients with innovative and affordable solutions to building performance problems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forensic Engineering and Code Compliance Professional engineering consulting service for surveys and investigations into building performance, covering engineering and code compliance issues, structural evaluations, stormwater management, and pavement systems evaluation. Aimed at institutional, commercial, industrial, and government organizations.
• Roofing and Building Envelope Systems Evaluation, design, and testing of roofing and building envelope systems, including condition surveys, leak investigations, electronic leak detection, thermographic investigations, and quality assurance testing. Served institutional, commercial, industrial, and government organizations since 1974.
• Litigation Support and Expert Witness Expert investigation and testimony for building product or system failures, including building code compliance assessments, building commissioning reviews, life safety assessments, quality assurance field review, and forensic engineering support. Operations conducted under the guidance and direction of Professional Engineers to serve the jurisprudential system.
• Educational Educational services for the building sciences industry, listed as under development at the time of the source material.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pretium EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFishburn Building Sciences is now a Pretium Company, operating as part of Pretium Engineering's network of offices across Ontario including Burlington, Waterloo Region, Newmarket, and Toronto locations.
• Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario (AATO)minorOthersActive membership in industry association dedicated to improving procedures and techniques for roofing and building envelope construction.
• Roof Consultants Institute (RCI)minorOthersActive membership in professional organization for roof consultants.
• Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)minorOthersActive membership in regulatory body for professional engineers in Ontario.
• Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA)minorOthersActive membership in organization for building officials in Ontario.
• Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)minorOthersActive membership in professional association for engineering technicians and technologists.
• Canadian Roofers Contractors Association (CRCA)minorOthersActive membership in national roofing industry association.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: Global engineering consultancy with building sciences capabilities acquired through Morrison Hershfield and others. Broader and more diversified than Fishburn, but overlaps in envelope, forensic, and commissioning work.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a building sciences group serving institutional and government markets. Adjacent incumbent competing for similar code-compliance and envelope engagements.

Direct peers

• Read Jones Christoffersen (RJC Engineers): Canadian structural and building science engineering firm. Comparable for envelope consulting, restoration, and forensic engineering engagements across institutional and government clients.
• JRS Engineering: Canadian engineering consultancy with building envelope, structural, and restoration expertise. Comparable because it competes directly for institutional, commercial, and government building envelope mandates.
• Pretium Engineering: Parent company and direct peer; provides building envelope, structural, and restoration engineering across Ontario. Comparable because Pretium owns Fishburn and offers overlapping building sciences capabilities from the same platform.
• RDH Building Sciences: Canadian building envelope consulting firm specializing in roofing, waterproofing, and forensic engineering. Highly comparable: nearly identical service mix, AAMA/ASTM/CSA-accredited testing, and expert witness offerings.
• Halsall Associates: Building envelope and restoration engineering consultancy (now part of WSP). Comparable because it provides envelope design, forensic investigation, and commissioning work for similar institutional clients.
• Entuitive: Engineering consultancy with a building envelope and restoration practice across Canada. Comparable because it provides forensic investigation, envelope design, and code-compliance advisory services.
• Morrison Hershfield: Major Canadian engineering firm with a prominent building sciences and building envelope practice. Comparable because it offers forensic, commissioning, and code-compliance services to institutional and government clients.
• KGS Group: Canadian employee-owned engineering firm with building science and structural practices. Comparable for envelope consulting and forensic engineering on industrial and infrastructure assets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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