Robson Frankham

What Robson Frankham does

Robson Frankham is a dedicated fire engineering consultancy and wholly-owned subsidiary of Frankham Consultancy Group Limited, a UK-based multidisciplinary built environment firm headquartered at Irene House, Five Arches Business Estate, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, Kent. The company provides end-to-end fire safety solutions for both new developments and existing assets, structured around four integrated service modules: Fire Engineering Strategies & Design covering RIBA Stages 0-7; Fire Safety Drawing Reviews including fire risk appraisals of external walls (FRAEW), drawing reviews, and fire strategies supporting Building Safety Cases; Fire Safety Assurance and Inspections across RIBA Stages 5-6 (also referred to as Fire Safety Guardian, Fire Clerk of Works and Fire Scrutineer, producing data for O&M manuals and the Golden Thread); and External Wall Assessments for existing buildings. Its value proposition centres on navigating the Building Safety Act, Gateway submissions, and 100% compliance-focused solutions for construction companies, developers, local authorities, housing associations, and public sector organisations across housing, commercial, transport/rail, heritage and healthcare sectors.

The business operates on a B2B professional services model, generating project-based revenue through tender responses, direct project enquiries, and framework agreement call-offs. Go-to-market is conducted via direct engagement with enterprise and public sector buyers, supplemented by an extensive framework agreement network that includes the Pretium Building and Fire Safety Framework, CHIC, LHC Fire Safety Framework, NHS Shared Business Services, TfL, Fusion 21, Procurement for Housing, Medway Council Construction Consultancy Framework 2023-2027, and others. Robson Frankham benefits from distribution synergies as part of the integrated Frankham Group, which also encompasses Frankham Consultancy Group, Frankham RMS (risk management), Frankham Projects (town planning), and Lane & Frankham (measurement and surveying), enabling bundled multidisciplinary mandates.

The firm operates exclusively in the United Kingdom with stated headcount of 1-10 employees. Specific financial figures are not publicly disclosed; the parent Frankham Consultancy Group Limited states it does not meet the Modern Slavery Act 2015 turnover threshold requiring publication of a Modern Slavery Statement, indicating group turnover below the statutory disclosure threshold. No external investment, private equity, or venture capital ownership is identified, the group is founder/management-owned, and Richard Chitty serves as CEO of the parent entity for the Financial Year Ending April 2026.

Name

Robson Frankham

Legal name

Frankham Consultancy Group Limited

Website

https://robsonfrankham.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Robson Frankham is a UK fire engineering consultancy and wholly-owned subsidiary of Frankham Consultancy Group, providing fire strategies, drawing reviews, site inspections and external wall assessments to developers, housing associations, local authorities and public sector clients under the Building Safety Act.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Protection Systems Contracting (Sprinklers, Alarms, Suppression) (IMAFALAD)

Keywords

• Fire engineering consultancy
• Fire safety strategies
• External wall assessments
• Building safety compliance
• Fire risk appraisals

Headquarters

HQ city

Sidcup

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fire Engineering Consultancy Services: Project-based professional services revenue from fire engineering consultancy engagements. Services are typically commissioned for specific construction projects or ongoing compliance requirements, generating fees based on project scope, complexity, and duration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Robson Frankham is a dedicated fire engineering consultancy providing end-to-end fire safety solutions for new developments and existing building assets. The firm offers bespoke fire strategies, fire safety drawing reviews, site inspections / witness testing, and external wall assessments, supporting clients through the full RIBA project lifecycle and assisting with Building Safety Act compliance and Gateway submissions.

Product overview

Robson Frankham is a dedicated fire engineering consultancy providing a unified suite of end-to-end fire safety solutions for both new developments and existing assets. The offering consists of four integrated service modules: Fire Engineering Strategies & Design (covering RIBA Stages 0-7 full lifecycle), Fire Safety Drawing Reviews (including FRAEW and Building Safety Case support), Fire Safety Assurance and Inspections (RIBA Stages 5-6, also called Fire Safety Guardian/Clerk of Works), and External Wall Assessments. Services are structured around 100% compliance-focused solutions with multi-sector specialist experience, helping clients navigate complex legislation including the Building Safety Act and Gateway submissions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Engineering Strategies & Design Bespoke fire strategies for new builds, extensions, and existing buildings, providing technical justification for building arrangements from early concept overview through to detailed RIBA Stage 4 strategies for Building Control and Fire Service approval.
• Fire Safety Drawing Reviews Comprehensive support for existing assets including fire risk appraisals of external walls (FRAEW), drawing reviews, and fire strategies tailored to support the production of Building Safety Cases.
• Fire Safety Assurance and Inspections Site-wide compliance assurance during the construction phase, with inspectors providing independent evidence and witness testing (RIBA Stages 5-6) and creating data for O&M manuals and the Golden Thread. Also referred to as Fire Safety Guardian, Fire Clerk of Works, and Fire Scrutineer.
• External Wall Assessments External wall assessments (EWS) for existing buildings to evaluate fire safety risks and compliance requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed successfully within regulatory frameworks including Building Control and Fire Service approval requirements

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pretium Building and Fire Safety FrameworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrankham Risk Management Services has played a longstanding and influential role as a technical adviser in the development of the Pretium Building and Fire Safety Framework. Their involvement focuses on lots outside their own direct service provision, demonstrating expertise and commitment to driving safer built environments.
• Braintree District Council – Construction Consultancy FrameworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProcurement framework for construction consultancy services available to Braintree District Council and associated public sector bodies.
• CHIC – Multiple FrameworkscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity Housing Improvement Collective framework providing compliant procurement route for housing association clients.
• Eastern Procurement Limited – Compliance FrameworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompliance framework for public sector procurement of consultancy services.
• Fusion 21 – Multiple FrameworkscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial value focused procurement framework serving housing and public sector clients.
• Harris Federation – Building Related Technical Services PanelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEducation sector framework for building technical services.
• LHC – Fire Safety FrameworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialised fire safety consultancy framework serving social housing and public sector clients.
• London Borough of Hackney Framework 2minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal authority procurement framework for construction consultancy.
• Medway Council – Construction Consultancy Framework 2023–2027minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal authority construction consultancy framework spanning 2023-2027.
• NHS Shared Business Services – Multiple FrameworkscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNHS procurement framework providing compliant routes for healthcare sector consultancy services.
• Procurement for Housing – Compliance Framework / Fire Safety Consultancy FrameworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialist housing sector procurement framework for compliance and fire safety services.
• South East Consortium – Multiple FrameworksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional consortium framework for public sector procurement.
• South Eastern / Go Ahead – Professional Services FrameworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransport sector professional services framework.
• Town and Country Housing Group – Development Consultancy FrameworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHousing association development consultancy framework.
• TFL – Multiple FrameworkscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransport for London procurement frameworks serving major transport infrastructure clients.
• Watford Community Housing – Development FrameworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHousing association development framework.
• West Northamptonshire Council – Design Services FrameworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal authority design services procurement framework.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering, design, and consultancy firm with a substantial fire engineering practice in the UK — directly competes for fire engineering mandates but offers fire as one of many disciplines.
• Jensen Hughes: Global leader in fire protection engineering, code consulting, and forensic services with significant UK presence — overlapping capabilities but as part of a much broader global portfolio rather than a UK-only fire specialist.
• Buro Happold: International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a UK fire engineering practice — comparable fire safety services delivered as part of wider structural, MEP, and sustainability offerings.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with UK fire engineering and building safety capabilities — competes for the same fire safety mandates but operates at vastly greater scale across multiple sectors.
• Stantec (formerly Hydrock Fire Engineering): Global design and engineering consultancy with a UK fire engineering practice (built on the Hydrock acquisition) — comparable fire safety services within a much larger multi-disciplinary platform.

Direct peers

• Ridge and Partners: UK multi-disciplinary built-environment consultancy with a fire engineering team providing fire strategies, FRAEW, and Building Safety Act support to developers, housing associations, and public sector clients — comparable services and customer mix.
• BB7 Fire Engineering: UK fire engineering consultancy offering fire strategies, FRAEW, and fire safety case support to developers, architects, and public sector clients — closely comparable technical offering and UK customer segments.
• Hoare Lea: UK-based MEP and fire engineering consultancy providing fire strategies, fire safety engineering, and Building Safety Act support across commercial, residential, healthcare, and transport sectors — closely comparable services, customer base, and regulatory specialism to Robson Frankham.
• OFR Consultants: UK specialist fire engineering consultancy delivering fire strategies, fire risk assessments, and fire safety engineering services to construction clients — directly comparable fire-only specialism and UK regulatory focus.
• Trenton Fire: UK fire safety consultancy providing fire engineering, risk assessment, and compliance services across housing, commercial, and public buildings — comparable specialism and customer profile to Robson Frankham.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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