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About the Fire Safety Consultants

James Soley

Managing Director and Lead Fire Risk Assessor

As Managing Director and Lead Fire Risk Assessor, James drives the technical standards and strategic vision at Fire Stoppers. A highly qualified fire safety engineer, he holds elite Tier 3 status on the IFSM Nationally Accredited Register alongside full BAFE accreditation. James oversees our specialist team, directing high-level risk assessments and fire door inspections to give our commercial clients absolute legal peace of mind.

Andrew Soley

Lead Service Engineer

As Lead Service Engineer, Andrew heads our active installations and passive fire protection teams. Bringing over two decades of building fabric and structural expertise to Fire Stoppers, he directs complex fire stopping projects, compartmentation works, and life safety system maintenance. Andrew coordinates our on-site engineering operations, ensuring all physical installations are executed to the highest regulatory standards.

Gina Grainger

Operations and Maintenance Manager

As Operations and Maintenance Manager, Gina drives the seamless delivery of our passive and active fire safety services. Drawing on her extensive engineering background, she coordinates our field teams, structures complex site deployments, and oversees ongoing maintenance contracts. Gina ensures every project runs efficiently, on schedule, and to the highest standards of compliance for our clients.

Naomi Varley

Key Account Manager

As Key Account Manager, Naomi is the primary strategic partner for our high-value and multi-site clients. Drawing on her deep operational experience heading up our fire door division, she shepherds complex projects from initial consultation to final delivery. Naomi ensures clear communication, smooth logistics, and tailored compliance tracking that protects our clients' large-scale portfolios.

Chris Jones

Fire Risk Assessor (South)

Based near London, Chris is a Senior Fire Risk Assessor delivering elite compliance expertise across the South and nationwide. Holding top-tier Tier 3 status on the IFSM Nationally Accredited Register and full BAFE accreditation, he specialises in high-stakes risk assessments and fire door inspections, providing our commercial clients and landlords with bulletproof technical authority.

Jack Bailey

Lead Fire Door Inspector

As Lead Fire Door Inspector, Jack commands our structural compliance and door assessment operations. Holding a prestigious Level 3 qualification, he specialises in evaluating complex door assemblies across large-scale commercial and residential portfolios. Jack’s meticulous technical inspections ensure that every barrier meets strict UK regulatory standards, providing clients with undeniable compliance protection.

Theo Wallace

Fire Risk Assessor (Midlands)

Based in the Midlands, Theo is a Fire Risk Assessor delivering elite compliance expertise across the region and nationwide. Specialising in comprehensive risk assessments and detailed structural surveys, he provides commercial landlords, hotels, and franchise networks with the actionable insights and technical clarity needed to maintain flawless regulatory safety.

Kian Tomlin

Electrician

As an Electrical Engineer, Kian commands our electrical compliance department. A fully qualified fire alarm specialist, he oversees complex fire detection systems, emergency lighting installations, and comprehensive EICR testing and sign-offs. Kian ensures that all active electrical safety assets across our clients' portfolios are flawlessly engineered, verified, and strictly compliant with current UK standards.

James Soley

Director and Fire Safety Consultant/Engineer
Our director James is a highly qualified fire safety consultant and engineer. He set up Fire Stoppers 6 years ago because he saw a gap in the market for one-stop service engineers. You will find him working on your fire alarms, emergency lighting, extinguishers, PAT testing, fire risk assessments, intruder and CCTV systems, fire training and fire door inspections.

Gina Grainger

Lead Service Engineer

Gina takes on a leading role in all of our engineering jobs. She services and installs fire alarm systems and extinguishers and looks after emergency lighting, PAT testing and electrical testing. She's always out and about, visiting your properties to ensure they're fire safe.

Chris Jones

Fire Door Inspector and Risk Assessor

Chris is based near London and offers nationwide fire risk assessments and fire door inspections with expertise and professionalism.

Andrew Soley

Fire Safety Engineer

Andrew has been part of our team for a few years after running a successful plastering business for over 20 years. He forms a key part of our one-stop engineer service, carrying out PAT testing and fire alarm installation, as well as fire extinguisher services and emergency lighting installation, repairs and maintenance. He will soon be heading up our passive fire protection department.

Kian Tomlin

Electrician

Kian leads our electrical department, handling EICR reports, signing off installations, and working as a qualified fire alarm engineer.

Naomi Varley

Business Development Manager
Naomi is currently running our Fire Door, Inspections and Repair Department which we are launching at the moment. She helps us to ensure that all of our projects are heading in the right direction, from the moment they're an idea, to their execution and beyond.