Phakama Fire Solutions

What Phakama Fire Solutions does

Phakama Fire Solutions is a family-owned fire safety services company founded in 2014 and headquartered at 32 Culemborg Street, Quellerie Park, Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of fire safety services to small, medium, and large enterprises across the Gauteng region, including firefighting equipment sales, servicing, installation, maintenance, and inspection; fire risk assessments; engineering consultation on fire protection; occupational health and safety compliance implementation; emergency evacuation planning; first aid kit sales; fire rational design with council approval; fire detection system services compliant with SANS 10139; CO2 extinguisher refilling and hydrotesting; gas suppression systems; and training services covering basic fire training, incident investigation, SHE representative certification, evacuation procedures, and first aid.

The company's operations adhere to South African National Standards, specifically SANS 1475/1&2 for fire equipment servicing and SANS 10139 for fire detection, with SAQCC inspection certification supporting its compliance positioning. The core service differentiator is a full-service management model in which Phakama assumes complete responsibility for clients' firefighting equipment, including proactive service reminders, so that clients do not need to track their own maintenance schedules. This embedded relationship management approach is delivered through direct B2B sales, with complimentary on-site evaluations and quotations offered to reduce customer commitment risk.

Phakama operates a sales-led go-to-market with no disclosed digital marketing, social media presence, or partnerships beyond its website and direct phone/email contact channels. Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time hardware sales (extinguishers, first aid kits) and professional services revenue from servicing contracts, consulting, training, and specialized technical work. The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, funding rounds, acquisitions, or leadership changes, and remains focused on its single South African province of operation.

Name

Phakama Fire Solutions

Legal name

Phakama Fire Solutions

Website

https://phakamafires.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Phakama Fire Solutions is a family-owned South African fire safety services company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Krugersdorp, Gauteng. It delivers SANS-compliant equipment servicing, installation, maintenance, inspection, risk assessment, and training to small, medium, and large enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Safety Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms) (IMAIAAAI)

Keywords

• Fire safety services
• Fire equipment servicing
• Fire risk assessment
• Fire protection consulting
• Occupational safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Krugersdorp

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fire Equipment Sales: Sale of firefighting equipment including extinguishers and first aid kits. One-time transactional purchases.
2. Equipment Servicing and Maintenance: Servicing, installation, and maintenance of firefighting equipment including SANS 1475/1&2 compliance servicing and SAQCC inspection. Ongoing service contracts with proactive reminders.
3. Fire Safety Consulting: Fire risk assessments, engineering consultation, fire protection building design, Fire Rational Design and Approval by Council, and occupational health and safety compliance implementation.
4. Training Services: Basic Fire Training, Incident Investigation, SHE Representative & Evacuation Procedures and First Aid training programs.
5. Specialized Services: CO2 extinguisher refilling & hydrotesting, gas suppression systems, and fire detection systems (SANS 10139).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Phakama Fire Solutions sells, services, installs, and maintains firefighting equipment for commercial and industrial clients in South Africa, while providing fire risk assessments, engineering consultation, occupational health and safety compliance, emergency evacuation planning, and structured fire safety training. The company takes full responsibility for clients' firefighting equipment, providing proactive service reminders so clients do not need to track maintenance schedules. Offerings include SANS 1475/1&2 compliant servicing, SAQCC inspection, fire detection systems (SANS 10139), gas suppression systems, and CO2 extinguisher refilling and hydrotesting.

Product overview

Phakama Fire Solutions is a family-owned fire safety services company founded in 2014, offering a comprehensive suite of fire safety solutions. The company's offering is structured as a single integrated service portfolio rather than a modular software platform. The portfolio includes firefighting equipment services (servicing, installation, maintenance, and sales), compliance inspections (SANS 1475/1&2 and SAQCC), fire risk assessments, engineering consultation, occupational health and safety compliance implementation, emergency evacuation planning, first aid kit sales, fire rational design with council approval, fire detection services (SANS 10139), CO2 extinguisher refilling and hydrotesting, gas suppression systems, and professional training services. The company differentiates through a full-service approach where clients can outsource complete fire equipment responsibility to Phakama, including proactive service reminders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Equipment Sales
• Equipment Servicing, Installation and Maintenance
• SANS 1475/1&2 Servicing and SAQCC Inspection
• Fire Risk Assessment
• Engineering Consultation on Fire Protection
• Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Implementation
• Emergency Evacuation Planning and Procedures
• Fire Rational Design and Council Approval
• Fire Training and Certification
• Fire Detection Systems (SANS 10139)
• CO2 Extinguisher Refilling and Hydrotesting
• Gas Suppression Systems

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Controls (Tyco Fire Protection): Johnson Controls (including legacy Tyco) is a global fire-detection and suppression systems manufacturer and service provider. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose fire-protection systems portfolio and service contracts compete with Phakama's integrated offering.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell provides fire-alarm detection, notification, and integrated building safety systems globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering fire-detection and life-safety solutions that overlap with Phakama's SANS 10139 detection and alarm services.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Fire Safety): Siemens offers fire detection, voice alarm, and life-safety solutions as part of its smart infrastructure portfolio. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose enterprise-grade fire-safety systems compete with Phakama at the larger end of the market.
• ADT South Africa: ADT (part of Johnson Controls) provides integrated security and fire-safety solutions across South Africa. It is a broader incumbent whose fire-alarm and monitoring services overlap with Phakama's SANS 10139 detection offering.

Direct peers

• Fidelity Services Group (Fire division): Fidelity is a major South African security and fire-services provider serving enterprise and SME customers nationally. It overlaps directly with Phakama in fire equipment servicing, installation, and compliance inspections.
• Chubb Fire & Security (South Africa): Chubb operates fire detection, suppression, and inspection services across South Africa. It directly competes with Phakama in the same B2B fire-safety services niche, but at much greater scale and brand recognition.

Regional players

• Booyco Fire Solutions: Booyco Fire Solutions is a South African fire-safety equipment supplier and service provider. Comparable as a regional/domestic peer with overlapping fire equipment sales, servicing, and inspection offerings.

Emerging players

• Fire Risk Assessment & Engineering Consultants (regional SA): Multiple niche South African fire risk assessment and rational design consultancies serve the same compliance-driven B2B customers as Phakama. Comparable as an emerging/regional player competing on the consulting side of Phakama's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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