Graham Oliphant joins Harmony Fire to lead its consultancy business
Iain Hoey
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Harmony Fire consultancy leadership appointment
Harmony Fire has appointed Graham Oliphant as Managing Director of its consultancy business.
The company announced the appointment as part of continued investment in consultancy in response to increased demand for its full service life safety capability.
Oliphant brings more than 23 years of life safety experience, most recently as Director of a UK national fire consultancy.
Harmony Fire said it operates nationally and provides life safety services to Housing Associations, Local Authorities and the National Health Service (NHS), spanning fire engineering consultancy, in-house design, delivery and ongoing maintenance.
Investment linked to demand and regulation
The company linked growth in its consultancy services to a more complex regulatory environment and said this required leaders to maintain continuous focus on life safety.
It also pointed to the launch of its open-source Life Guard Framework, which it said provides housing leaders with an approach to interrogate organisational risk assurance, and added that this has contributed to demand for its consultancy services.
Oliphant said: “Harmony Fire stands out in this specialist field as an innovative, agile organisation driving the transformational change that saves lives and makes communities safer.
“It’s incredibly exciting to be joining a business that is both bringing world-leading technology to the life safety market through its Auro brand, while simultaneously creating Life Guard, which demystifies leadership and organisational safety obligations to transform conversations and actions.”
“Our consultancy offer is rooted in our experience and technical expertise working across challenging and demanding property scenarios, recognising that life safety is not a tick box exercise but an essential element of an organisation’s asset management strategy.
“Applying our detailed knowledge of design, buildability, delivery and lifecycle considerations informs robust cost and scope analysis, eliminating uncertainty and future-proofing asset management decision making.”
CEO comments on consultancy direction
Warwick Melvin, CEO of Harmony Fire, said: “I’m thrilled that Graham has joined Harmony Fire at a pivotal moment for our business.
“We are committed to changing the outdated, inefficient and wasteful fire safety model that currently leads to sub-optimal safety outcomes for residents, blown budgets and increased legal and reputational risks.
“Working alongside many of the brightest and best within and outside the sector, our consultancy business and new framework approach is generating significant interest from housing leaders seeking a better way to efficiently invest in life safety assurance with real long-term legacy.
“As one of the UK’s leading fire safety engineering experts, Graham brings vast experience and a breadth and depth of knowledge and learning that can only enhance the service we provide to our growing customer base.
“I’m excited to see the impact that Graham will make within the business as we seek to transform cultures and approaches to life safety.”
The appointment adds a new managing director role within Harmony Fire’s consultancy business as the company continues to develop its Life Guard Framework and wider service offering.