New England Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers

Name

New England Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers

Legal name

New England Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers

Website

https://sfpe-newengland.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The primary revenue stream comes from annual membership dues collected from members at various levels including professional members, AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) members, and student members.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The New England Chapter of SFPE is a nonprofit professional membership organization serving approximately 300 fire protection engineers, AHJ officials, and engineering students in the New England region. It sells tiered annual memberships and delivers in-person networking events, a scholarship program (A.L. Brown Scholarship), Fire Service Grants, a Corporate Sponsorship Program, and a member newsletter. Operations run on the Wild Apricot membership platform.

Product overview

The New England Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers operates as a professional membership organization rather than a technology product company. The organization provides membership services, professional development events (including golf outings), educational scholarships (A.L. Brown Scholarship), fire service grants, corporate sponsorship opportunities, and a member newsletter. The chapter is supported by platinum sponsors including Arup, FM Global, CodeRed, Howe, Jensen Hughes, and RSI, with Gold and Silver tier sponsors as well. The organization uses Wild Apricot membership software for its member management platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered platinum, gold and silver.

• ArupplatinumOthersPlatinum sponsor of the New England Chapter of SFPE. Arup is a global engineering consultancy specializing in fire engineering and building design.
• FM GlobalplatinumOthersPlatinum sponsor. FM Global is a commercial and industrial property insurance and risk management company with expertise in fire protection.
• CodeRed (Fire Protection)platinumOthersPlatinum sponsor of the chapter. CodeRed provides fire protection equipment and services.
• Factory Mutual (FM)platinumOthersPlatinum sponsor. Factory Mutual is a global commercial and industrial insurer specializing in property and boiler insurance with strong fire protection expertise.
• HoweplatinumOthersPlatinum sponsor of the chapter. Howe is a fire protection equipment manufacturer.
• ProtectowiregoldOthersGold sponsor. Protectowire manufactures linear wire heat detectors and fire detection systems.
• SocotecgoldOthersGold sponsor. Socotec provides testing, inspection, and certification services including fire safety testing.
• Jensen HughesplatinumOthersPlatinum sponsor. Jensen Hughes is a global engineering firm specializing in fire protection engineering, code consulting, and risk analysis.
• RSI (Radio Solutions Inc)platinumOthersPlatinum sponsor. RSI provides in-building emergency response systems including ERCES and BDA systems for fire safety communications.
• E.M. DuggansilverOthersSilver sponsor. E.M. Duggan provides fire protection contracting services including special projects division based in Boston.
• FEI (Friction熵 International)goldOthersGold sponsor. FEI provides fire protection engineering and consulting services.
• JigsawsilverOthersSilver sponsor. Jigsaw provides fire protection equipment and solutions.
• NorelsilverOthersSilver sponsor. Norel provides fire protection products and services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): NFPA develops the codes and standards (e.g., NFPA 13, 72) that fire protection engineers implement daily. While not a direct membership-society competitor, several NEC SFPE sponsors (FM Global, CodeRed, Protectowire) straddle both SFPE and NFPA ecosystems, and NFPA's training offerings overlap with the chapter's continuing education mission.
• International Code Council (ICC): ICC produces the I-Codes adopted by most U.S. jurisdictions and runs certification programs for building and fire officials—the same AHJ audience that NEC SFPE courts with special event pricing. Comparable insofar as both convene code-enforcement professionals relevant to fire protection.
• Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) National: SFPE is the global professional society for fire protection engineers and the parent body of which NEC SFPE is a regional chapter. It operates the broader certification, standards, and membership framework that the chapter localizes for New England members and sponsors.

Others

• Jensen Hughes: A Platinum sponsor and global fire-protection engineering consultancy. Not a membership organization, but a key ecosystem participant whose engineers are core members of NEC SFPE and whose sponsorship dollars materially fund chapter programming.

Direct peers

• SFPE New York / New Jersey Chapter: A fellow regional SFPE chapter serving fire protection engineers in the adjacent Northeast corridor with the same membership tiers, sponsor program, and event-driven model. Operationally identical to NEC SFPE; comparable for benchmarking member counts, sponsor roster, and event programming.
• SFPE Great Lakes Chapter: Another regional SFPE chapter operating in the Midwest U.S. with a similar member/sponsor/event structure. Useful peer because both chapters run on the same Wild Apricot-style volunteer-driven nonprofit model targeting practicing FPEs in their respective regions.
• SFPE Pacific Northwest Chapter: Direct geographic analog of NEC SFPE on the West Coast. Another regionally chartered chapter running comparable scholarship, sponsorship, and continuing-education programs for the same fire-protection engineering persona.

Regional players

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Boston Society: Boston-area ASCE section is a similar professional engineering membership body serving a different engineering vertical in the same New England geography. Comparable in member size (~hundreds), nonprofit structure, event-driven engagement, and reliance on local corporate sponsorships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SFPE_NEC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sfpe-new-england

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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