Fire Expert Witness & Advisors

Even before the terrible events at Grenfell Tower on 14th June 2017, professionally qualified Fire Engineers making up the Tenos team were already busily engaged as expert advisors and expert witnesses. We handle an increasing number of cases dealing with matters of alleged defects in building fire precautions. These include residential, health care, education, commercial, storage and industrial buildings.

Defects fall into categories covering both design and workmanship in buildings under construction or major refurbishment. These may breach the requirements of the Building Contract or fail to achieve the level of fire safety required by statutory regulations.

Matters dealt with include omission of fire protection from places where it should be, inadequate construction or installation where the fire protection has been provided, and manufacturer’s or supplier’s claims of product performance not subject to proper scrutiny. Cases have also involved the use of fire safety systems or products outside of their limits of application and alleged deficiencies in fire safety management, such as the failure to implement and maintain effective policies and procedures.

In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the response of government, the Inquiry led by Sir Martin Moore-Bicke and the review of Building Regulations by Dame Judith Hackitt have focussed many more legal minds on matters of fire safety. This has led to a significant surge in the amount of case work being directed to the fire safety engineering profession.

Tenos has been able to respond to this demand by ensuring that it maintains and supports a strong team of experienced fire engineers qualified to Chartered Engineer level and who are fully conversant with the CPR35 rules and procedures.

You can make initial contact via this link and we will be in touch with you to discuss which of our experts would be best placed to assist and to carry out the necessary initial conflict check in respect of accepting a potential instruction.

Fire Expert Witness & Advisors

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Architects

Tenos rises to the challenge of modern architecture using advanced fire engineering.

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Building Operators

We offer a unique product for Building Operatiors and Fire Safety Managers, designed by fire engineers, Tenos Benchmark is a secure, intuitive, online fire safety management portal that reviews, records and displays real-time fire safety management performance.

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Contractors

Our fire engineering expertise is recognised nationally and internationally by leading contractor firms. Not only do they trust Tenos to design safe buildings and manage risk, but also to deliver innovative, cost-effective fire engineering solutions for the built environment.

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Developers

Whether you are purchasing a plot or land or an existing construction for development, protect your interests by seeking expert, impartial advice from Tenos. 

Our expertise is recognised nationally and internationally by leading developers, they trust in Tenos to identify site-wide strategy requirements for vacant sites and carry out compliance reviews...

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Legal Professionals

Tenos has a 20-year history of  providing impartial advice and expert fire consultancy services to support construction-related disputes and  fire safety expert witness cases. Our expert opinion has been called upon by fire authorities and legal professionals for a wide range of fire safety legal cases across the UK, including...

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