BB7

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Leading consultancy for safe, sustainable and compliant buildings

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chatham Maritime, United Kingdom, BB7 is a leading consultancy specialising in fire engineering, façade engineering, and building safety advisory services. With offices across the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, the company helps architects, developers, and asset owners design and maintain buildings that are safe, compliant, and sustainable.

BB7 serves as the platform company of the CERTANIA Group’s Buildings & Infrastructure Division. It is one of the UK and Ireland’s most comprehensive consultancies for building regulation, fire safety, and façade assurance, combining advisory excellence with digital innovation and technical rigour.

A certified B Corporation, BB7 is recognised for its responsible approach to business and its contribution to safer, more sustainable built environments. Its 180-strong team supports clients throughout the entire building lifecycle, offering:

  • Fire Engineering: fire strategies, complex analysis, and digital modelling. 
  • Façade Engineering: design evaluation, material and performance assessment. 
  • Fire Assurance & Risk Management: specialist life cycle fire consultancy, construction stage monitoring, Fire Risk Assessments and remedial consulting 
  • Building Standards Advisory: guidance on regulation, safety, and sustainability.

BB7 has contributed its expertise to many landmark projects, including 21 Moorfields, The Shard Place, V&A Museum Dundee, Waterloo Station redevelopment, and The Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital. Its clients include Sir Robert McAlpine, Laing O’Rourke, and Tide Construction, partners who rely on BB7’s ability to deliver certainty and trust in complex environments.

BB7 helps shape safer, more resilient places where people, businesses, and communities thrive.

Focus topics

  • Fire engineering expertise: strategy development, performance analysis & digital modelling
  • Façade engineering: design evaluation, material performance & compliance assurance
  • Fire assurance & risk management: life cycle consultancy, monitoring & certification
  • Building standards advisory: guidance on regulation, safety & sustainability
  • Driving safer, compliant & resilient buildings through innovation and technical excellence

location

Chatham, United Kingdom

Partner since

2025

Founding year

2009

Partner website

www.bbseven.com

certania_ben_bradford Ben Bradford Chief Executive Officer
certania_linda_douglas Linda Douglas Chief People Officer
certania_koby_dankwah Koby Dankwah Chief Financial Officer

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October 15, 2025

BB7 joins CERTANIA to establish UK and Ireland Buildings & Infrastructure platform

London/Dublin/Munich, October 15, 2025 – BB7, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading consultancies for fire engineering, façade...

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