David Baron is a skilled Structural Fire Engineer with more than 16 years of experience in the construction industry. Over the last decade, he has led a team of Engineers and Estimators at a global intumescent coating manufacturer, focusing on international cellulosic and hydrocarbon projects.
As a Chartered Engineer through the IFE, David is passionate about providing pragmatic solutions to complex challenges. David recently joined Associate Director with BB7, where he is developing a strong Structural Fire Engineering service to help grow the business. David is dedicated to delivering exceptional results to his clients and specialises in steel structures.
Iain is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Member of the Society of Façade Engineering with over 16 years of experience within the envelope sector.
With a wide range of experience working as a façade consultant as well as leading technical roles within specialist sub-contractors and manufacturers, Iain brings his extensive knowledge of the fundamental technical design, engineering and testing of the building envelope to the business to drive a holistic façade focus going beyond solely considering fire performance.
James is a Director at BB7 working from our Chatham Historic Dockyard office, having gained an MEng in Civil Engineering he joined us as a Fire Engineer working on the design of buildings in a number of sectors. James is a full Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers and is a Chartered Engineer registered with the Engineering Council. James heads up our Fire Assurance Services discipline in the UK and Ireland which focuses on FRAEW & EWS1 services, intrusive inspection services, remedial consulting services, expert witness, and RIBA 5 site inspections.
Neil has been involved in fire-related work for over 40 years, having worked for 25 years in a variety of roles in a local authority fire service prior to taking up roles in fire engineering. Neil’s fire service roles included operational firefighting and incident command, fire investigation, and technical fire safety inspection and enforcement.
As a fire engineer, Neil brings a wealth of experience from his fire service background to inform and compliment his technical knowledge and expertise in fire safety design of buildings across many sectors including healthcare, residential, defence, schools, universities, leisure, commercial and industrial premises. Neil also has significant experience in conducting fire safety assessments and audits.
David is a Chartered Engineer with significant experience at delivering innovative and practical fire strategies throughout Ireland, the UK and beyond. Currently based in Dublin, David has previously spent a large part of his career leading the fire engineering delivery for a large multidisciplinary firm based in London. David was Group Director of Fire Engineering at Buro Happold in London before returning to Dublin where he is now Engineering Director for BB7.
During his career, David has had the privilege of leading some highly skilled fire engineering teams on some of the most fantastic and iconic projects. A strong believer in integrated design, he has developed his consultancy skills working closely with clients, architects and other engineering disciplines to ensure that the fire strategy is understood, developed, co-ordinated and implemented correctly. David believes there is more than one way to approach challenges and endeavours to help clients and architects create environments that are not only safe but also great places to live, work and enjoy life. David also takes great pride in creating a working environment that enables the team to thrive and develop their professional careers.
James came to BB7 with an already established pedigree in delivering fire strategies for significant projects. He began his career in fire safety as a test engineer with Warrington Fire Research Centre (WFRC) as it was known in 1990. After graduating with a BEng (Hons) degree in Fire Safety Engineering in 1996, James moved into fire consultancy and quickly established a skill in providing clear and comprehensive advice to clients and design teams on complex subjects.
Developing his career, James has worked for leading fire engineering practices and multi-disciple companies to produce the fire strategy for iconic buildings such as the Sage music venue in Gateshead, a proposed extension to the Victoria and Albert museum tagged the Spiral and the detailed fire strategy to attain building regulations approval for 20 Fenchurch Street (Walkie Talkie) building.
A Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Fire Engineers, James is a Fellow member and has sat on the board of trustees at the IFE since 2019. He also lends his considerable knowledge and experience to developing fire safety codes of practice at BSI as a panel member responsible for publishing BS9991 and BS9999.
James is an advocate for the full involvement of a fire specialist in all aspects of delivering a fire safe building. Design of the layout and fabric of the building has equal importance with the implementation of the agreed design into the construction and establishing suitable fire safety management practices. Fire safety is a system which relies on all parts for success. If one element is not performing the whole thing cannot perform.