UK fire protection specialist, Checkmate Fire Solutions, has revealed plans to expand into larger offices in Harlow, Essex.

Following ongoing growth, the Yorkshire-headquartered business is carrying out the expansion due to increased Checkmate's compliance and third-party accredited installation services.

The first part of the plan will see it move from Dunmore in September 2018 to a bigger site in Harlow, from where it will service its customers in London and the south-east. It will then open a new office base for its operations in the south-west of England the following month.


Mark Williams, Checkmate's Chief Executive Officer, said: "Estate managers and business owners now take passive fire protection more seriously than ever before, so it is natural that so many of them have chosen to appoint Checkmate's teams of third-party accredited specialists for inspections, installations and remediation work.

"We've seen orders from facilities management contractors, NHS trusts, universities, housing associations and commercial property owners in the south grow sharply over the past couple of years, so we have had to expand our presence in the region.

"This increased focus on fire safety among property managers and owners is not just good for Checkmate, it is also a real positive for the public. Improved passive fire protection makes workplaces and living spaces safer for everyone who works, sleeps in or visits those buildings, and that has to be a good thing."

Image: Mark Williams, Checkmate's Chief Executive Officer.

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