I have an engineering background having served 15 years in the Royal Navy and then 19 years with the Fire Service predominantly focusing on fire safety, risk assessments and enforcement as a senior fire safety regulator.

I served for 35 years in the Local Authority Fire & Rescue Service predominantly focusing on fire safety enforcement, the last 8 years of my career as a Senior Fire Safety Officer.

Holding an MSc. in Fire Engineering, Gillian is a Senior Fire Engineer at Fire Safety First and provides innovative consultancy services to high profile clients including Ministry of Defence, leading prestigious projects such as the G8 Summit.

Gordon has been involved in the fire industry for over thirty eight years and served for thirty years as an operational firefighter and fire safety enforcement officer with a large Fire and Rescue Service. Additional employment in the capacity of Fire Officer with the University of Glasgow and as a Safety Engineer with the Clyde Safety Group has assisted him in the development of his own fire safety consultancy business.

I undertake type 1 – 4 assessments for Southern Housing Group who provide over 27,000 homes for over 72,000 people. This includes extra care; sheltered accommodation; supported living; purpose built high and low rise flats; buildings converted to flats; HMO’s’ offices; commercial and community centres.