FDI Consultancy Services enters UAE amid growing demand for built environment safety
FDI Consultancy Services, the advisory business of UK-headquartered FDI Group, has launched in the UAE market with a new office in Dubai.
Founded in the UK in 2020, FDI Group is a provider of specialist fire services across the built environment., including design, implementation, certification, testing and inspection. FDI Consultancy Services is its consulting business, providing advisory and engineering services, working with developers, designers, contractors, and asset owners at every stage of the project lifecycle.
Elliott Brown, Founder and Managing Director of FDI Group, said the expansion into the UAE comes at a time of strong market opportunity, driven by new regulations aimed at strengthening building safety across the emirate, alongside industry players raising standards to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive landscape.
“Passive fire protection is a key priority across the UAE, underpinned by a clear commitment to raising standards and digitalising compliance processes. Given our international experience supporting high-risk and high-rise buildings, we saw a significant opportunity in Dubai,” said Brown.
“We look forward to playing a role in the future of passive fire compliance in the region and supporting safer buildings for generations to come.”
Services of FDI Consultancy Services cover fire strategy development, design reviews, regulatory approvals, construction oversight, commissioning, certification, and ongoing compliance management, ensuring fire and life safety requirements are effectively integrated, verified and maintained.
“Passive fire protection is a discipline where focused, demonstrable expertise separates a building that performs from one that does not. Technical knowledge, attention to detail, and innovation have been at the heart of FDI Group’s work from the beginning and these principles will continue to guide everything we do,” said Edward Gaynor, Director of Technical Excellence at FDI Consultancy Services.
“Our objective in the UAE is straightforward: ensuring robust design, expert installation, and absolute system compliance across all passive fire protection projects.”
Projects the specialist consulting firm worked on in the UK include Wardian at Canary Wharf, Embassy Gardens at South London, London City Island in East London, and Good Luck Hope in East London.
