Category: Team

From Employees to Shareholders: The Evolution of Origin Fire Consultants

Origin Fire has embarked on a transformative journey towards becoming an employee-owned company. We believe that the experiences and insights of our employee shareholders are invaluable to this journey. With that in mind, we share their unique perspectives on what it means to be a shareholder at Origin Fire and how this transition is shaping […]

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Origin Fire Wins Engineering Achievement Award

We are thrilled to announce our recent victory at the prestigious FireNZ Conference awards, where the Origin Fire team won the Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award for their work on Auckland Zoo’s Southeast Asia precinct. This honour serves as a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation in the field of fire engineering. In […]

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The importance of integrated fire protection and wider life safety system testing

An integrated fire protection and life safety system combines the various individual systems that make up a building’s overall life safety approach. In other words, the integrated systems include many of the systems located in buildings today, such as: fire alarm and detection systems fire sprinkler systems special hazard fire protection systems smoke-control systems emergency […]

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People at the heart of big thinking for better business

People at the heart of big thinking for better business Origin Fire’s General Manager Stephen Mullins recently attended and spoke at the ACE New Zealand Conference and Awards, which was held in Rotorua across September 1st – 2nd, 2022. Across the two days, over 210 delegates came together to discuss and explore the theme ‘big […]

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How to conduct site inspections during Alert Level 3

The team at Origin Fire are committed to ongoing co-operation with our clients & contractors to enable site inspections under COVID-19 Alert Level 3. Origin Fire staff will work remotely under Alert Level 3. However, staff required for site inspections will be available to conduct the inspections. Outlined below are the basic guidelines that the […]

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On Point Apartments: The design of a complex system

Designed by the renowned Gel Architects group and valued at $13million, On Point apartments is a new-build project located in Point Chevalier, Auckland. The thoughtfully designed building encompasses 32 apartments with everything needed for a contemporary central Auckland lifestyle. Origin Fire project managed the fire engineering across all three services including fire engineering, fire protection […]

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Fire safety considerations when building a sleep-out

Fire safety considerations when building a sleep-out There’s no question that a sleep-out is a great addition to any backyard. Usually in the form of a cabin and separate from the main house, a sleep-out is mainly used as hobby room, home office or storage space. It does not contain cooking or kitchen facilities and […]

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Spotlight on Emergency Lighting

Spotlight on emergency lighting Origin provides emergency lighting design, inspection and advice to clients for a variety of projects. Emergency lighting is a ‘specified system’ under The Building (specified systems, change of use and earthquake prone buildings) Regulations 2005. It is a critical aspect of the of the health and safety of people in buildings […]

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It’s a wrap for the Origin Fire team

Employee comings and goings through 2019 We’ve seen some changes within the company this year. We said goodbye to Jen as he moved to a new job closer to home and we also said goodbye to Andrea who is pursuing new opportunities. Aaron took up a position with Team New Zealand. He joined us on […]

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Origin explores Queenstown fire engineering horizons

Origin’s fire engineer, Pierre-Jacques Gandino, has found Queenstown reminds him of home. He arrived in the spectacular four-season lake and alpine tourist destination at the end of August and found what he had originally left France to find in New Zealand. A place that offers everything he wants, the lake and mountains, a great outdoor […]

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