A specialist fire protection company

As a specialist passive fire protection company with an outstanding track record, PFP Ireland is a proven local partner.
Our specialist on-site and off-site teams together offer decades of experience across the Irish construction sector.

PFP Ireland’s unique end-to-end PFP Assure service ensures the correct use and installation of the world’s leading fire stopping and penetration sealing products.
It also provides the most comprehensive and hassle-free solution for full certification and BCAR compliance.

 

LPS 1531

PFP Ireland has been 3rd Party Certified by LPCB to install passive fire protection; intumescent basecoat and specialist boarding systems. As an LPS 1531 approved installation contractor, PFP Ireland can issue a Certificate of Conformity for each passive fire protection installation, as recommended in the Building Regulations ‘Approved Document Part B’.

Boris

BORIS

Quality and compliance are only as good as the record keeping and documentation which accompanies the installation process. Using the BORIS software package, our specialists can record and detail installations in real time, allowing all parties to carry remote quality inspections and providing a central point for access to all quality checks, health & safety information and handover documentation.

BCAR

BCAR

All PFP Ireland installations are benchmarked for approval, have real time tracking and marking-up of drawings, and are inspected and certified by 3rd party inspectors.

BS & EN Standards

BS & EN Standards

Globally recognised quality standards

Our key people share decades of experience in passive fire protection and the Irish construction sector.

Chris Barry

Chris Barry

Managing Director

Chris has spent the last 20 years in the passive fire protection industry as both a materials supplier and contractor.

Projects include UCD Masterplan; DIT Grangegorman ; Dublin Landings ; Trinity Business School; 76 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay; Hanover Quay; Dublin Airport Terminal 2 and the National Conference Centre.

Shirley McGowan

Shirley McGowan

Operations Director

Shirley is a procurement, logistics and administration specialist with a background in purchasing and materials management.

Derek McCloskey

Derek McCloskey

Divisional Contracts Manager – Firestopping

Derek, has 20+ years management experience with 5 years contract management in passive fire protection, leading single projects and managing multiple projects.

Projects include Spencer Place, Charlemont Sq, Grange Gorman Campus, Bunratty Rd, Hanover Quay, Coombe Hospital Extension, Lansdowne Place Development, National Train Communication Centre, Cooper Cross, Distillers Building, Lidl Distribution Centre Mullingar.

Bill Maher

​Bill Maher

Divisional Contracts Manager (Protective & Intumescent Coatings)

Bill, is qualified as an ICorr Painting Inspector and SSPC Coatings Supervisor, he has extensive experience in the protective coatings Industry having previously managed and supervised sites.

Projects include Shire/Takeda Pharmaceuticals Clonee, MSD Biologics Swords, Facebook Clonee, Wuxi Biologics Dundalk, Google Grangecastle and the Lidl distribution centre Newbridge.

Wayne Grogan

Wayne Grogan

Senior Contracts Manager

Wayne has 25 years’ experience in the passive fire protection industry in Ireland. Involved in some of Irelands largest projects. Dundrum Town Centre, Aviva Stadium, Mater Adult Hospital, O’Brien Centre for Science UCD, Wyeth Grange Castle, Ritz Carlton Hotel Powerscourt, Microsoft DSF, Trinity College and Arnotts Henry Street.

Kevin Duggan

Kevin Duggan

Senior Contracts Manager

Kevin has vast experience in the Construction Industry. Currently leading a new Blast Wall Relief project in MSD Ballydine with our High Performance Division, other projects include Spencer Place South, UCC Student Accommodation.

Dan Knight

Dan Knight

Operations Manager

Dan is a qualified project manager with experience running his own business. Dan is an accredited PRINCE2 and AgilePM practitioner. Dan’s key attributes are organisation, efficiency, and logistics.

Rosie Casey

Document Controller & CDE Co-ordinator

The latest edition to the team, Rosie has over 8 years in the construction industry, previously working as a Liaison Officer and Document Controller in London.