Bowsers - Fire Protection Experts

Fire Protection Experts
Fire Protection Experts
Fire Protection Experts
Fire Protection Experts
Fire Protection Experts

About Bowsers

Established over 100 years ago and working in the Passive Fire Protection industry since 1968, Bowsers is a leading passive fire rating contractor headquartered in Sydney and operates in the building, industrial, infrastructure and bushfire protection sectors.

Having been 50+ years in the Passive Fire protection Industry, Bowsers can assist you and your organisation with the following integrated installation and consulting passive fire protection services. Bowsers offers the reassurance that 100% of our work is certified to the relevant Building Codes and Standards.

INSTALLATION

Fire and Smoke Dampers
Fire Seals
Blast Walls
Lightweight Construction
Bushfire Protection

CONSULTING

Technical Advice
Compliance Audits
Fire Safety Statements
Certification

With offices in New South Wales and Queensland, Bowsers services clients and their projects throughout Australia.

Landmark projects include Canberra’s New Parliament House, Sydney Opera House and the New Royal Adelaide Hospital, the largest and most complex hospital in the Southern Hemisphere.

Our People

Bowsers is staffed by highly qualified professional engineers with substantial industry experience. They are renowned in the industry for their ability to work collaboratively with all parties to deliver passive fire protection services for all types of assets to the required works programs.

Other key staff such as Project Manager, Auditors and Site Supervisors are also tertiary educated and fully accredited with at least 10 years’ experience.

Paul Roseworn

Director

Dominic Neate

Managing Director

James Greig

Director

Paul Roseworn

Director

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), Graduate Diploma In Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering, Master of Business Administration (Technology Management)

Paul joined Bowsers in 2002 and oversees the technical components of the business. He is renowned as an industry expert and is active in giving presentations to industry bodies such as construction groups and building owners.

Paul ensures that all clients, both local and national, receive up to date, cost effective solutions to their fire rating issues.

He is an Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety) under the Fire Protection Accreditation Scheme and, specifically in Queensland, with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission, and specialises in the interpretation and implementation of Fire Engineering Solutions to existing and new buildings.
Dominic Neate

Managing Director

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)

Dominic joined Bowsers in 2002 as Managing Director and has since broadened the company’s passive fire protection services. Since his appointment, he has overseen Bowsers’ growth from a purely contracting business to an integrated consulting and contracting business that has become the market leader in passive fire protection services throughout Australia.

Dominic oversees the management of all Bowsers offices and ensures that the consistency of a professional and high quality service is delivered.
James Greig

Director

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)

James joined Bowsers in 2005 and is responsible for managing people and processes required to successfully deliver Bowsers’ service across all market sectors and through all phases of asset life throughout Australia.

James has strong technical and operational skills and is experienced in all parts of the business. He is an Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety) possessing all the necessary knowledge for installation and certification of key passive fire protection systems.

Other key staff such as Project Manager, Auditors and Site Supervisors are also tertiary educated and fully accredited with at least 10 years’ experience.

Bowsers provides practical and fully compliant solutions to all fire rating issues. We pride ourselves on our technical knowledge and our capability to deliver over 1500 projects annually to our wide and varied client base.

Dominic Neate, Bowsers Managing Director

Why Bowsers?

A Service Focussed Organisation
Bowsers is focussed on a high level of client service offering solutions that seek compliance which are cost effective and world’s best practice.

Technical Capability
With 25+ staff averaging 10 years’ service, clients have confidence in Bowsers’ technical ability to produce safe and compliant solutions for their projects and assets.

Professional Staff and Accreditation
A substantial number of staff are professionally qualified engineers and have personal accreditation with The Fire Protection Association Australia (FPAA) and the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC).

Intellectual Property
Bowsers retains all certification records for its sites so that, even if the buildings change ownership, we have the documentation available to ensure this information is not lost.

50+

years in the Passive Fire Protection Industry

25+

Employees with 10 years average service

90%

Repeat Clients

100%

of our work is certified to the relevant Building Codes and Standards

1500+

projects and audits successfully completed annually

Why is Passive Fire Protection Important?

Passive fire protection measures help limit the spread of smoke and fire in buildings, potentially saving lives.

If a fire starts, passive fire protection measures will help contain the fire and smoke within the originating fire compartment of the building. Containing the fire at its point of origin will allow occupants to safely evacuate the area. Passive fire protection slows down the spread of fire giving occupants more time to evacuate and preserves a building’s integrity, making fire-fighting easier and safer.

Structural fire protection and compartmentation are the cornerstones of passive fire protection. Incorporating passive fire containment measures into the fabric of the building will limit the spread and possible damaging effects of fire.

Periodic inspections and maintenance of your passive fire protection systems ensures proper performance when required. Maintenance procedures are outlined in the Australian Standard, AS 1851 – 2012 Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment.

Through the correct installation of passive fire protection systems you:

Increase the safety of the occupants
Limit the spread of fire
Protect building structure
Protect assets
Meet legal regulations

Accreditations

Bowsers is a Corporate Gold Member and a provider of choice of the Fire Protection Association Australia (FPAA); licensed with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC); a member of the Master Builders Association (MBA) in both NSW and Qld and has independent safety and environmental accreditation through Cm3.

Queensland Building And Construction Commission

"The team at Bowsers has consistently shown a level of knowledge, experience and client service that is just not seen within the industry. I have no reservations whatsoever in recommending them to anyone looking to partner with an expert in passive fire protection”

Nadeem Tayar, Managing Director, Precise Air Group