In a period of rapid growth, leading fire engineering consultancy OFR has appointed eight new colleagues to its UK wide team – four of whom will be based out of its new office in London.

The recruits will support the team as they deliver multi-million-pound projects, offering fire engineering advice to clients including Related Argent, Dandara and the NHS.

They include Sebastian Garzon Tello – who has just completed his Masters degree. Sebastian is joined by Muthia Kharirunisa – an IMFSE graduate – and Chloe Harrop who recently graduated from the University of Sheffield. The team is joined by David Methven who recently completed a Masters in Structural Fire Engineer from the University of Edinburgh.

All four colleagues are graduate fire engineers, meaning they will start their careers with OFR. Speaking of their appointment Sam Liptrott of OFR Consultants said: “We are firmly committed to investing in the fire engineers of the future and each year we prioritise our graduate programme, touring universities up and down the country to meet the best budding talent.

“This new cohort of colleagues are a joy to be around, each with an appetite to take on the rewarding challenges of a career in this sector.”

The appointments take the OFR team to 115 colleagues, with a continued year-on-year growth reflecting OFR’s success in delivering high quality, technically led, tailored fire safety solutions on projects across the UK and around the world. Since its inception in Manchester in 2016, it has extended its reach across the country, with the London team recently moving into new premises at Hatton Garden.

Sam concluded: “In 2016 when we started out it was just myself and my colleague Simon, so I’m incredibly proud to have developed our business and grown our team so significantly since then; it’s something that we have done carefully through nurturing a strong culture and investing in great people.”