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CTBUH Silver Member

OFR Consultants Limited

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 2016

Member Offices: Manchester

OFR Consultants is an internationally renowned and respected fire engineering partner to owners, designers and builders for private, commercial and public sector works. Our distinctive combination of excellent service and international expertise enables us to design and tailor unique and accountable fire engineering solutions.

We develop alternative design solutions to overcome challenges and at the same time meet the design, financial and operational aspirations of your project. Our expertise ranges from risk assessment to design, engineering, approval and implementation of safer and smarter fire protection solutions.

Fields of Expertise

Fire Engineering

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Vision Apartments	229 m / 751 ft
2	Two ICC	223.2 m / 732 ft
3	One ICC	197.6 m / 648 ft
4	Paragon	163.1 m / 535 ft
5	2 Finsbury Avenue East Tower	155.9 m / 511 ft
6	Morden Wharf T02	122.4 m / 402 ft
7	Fold Building	114 m / 374 ft
8	Morden Wharf T03	103.2 m / 339 ft
9	2 Finsbury Avenue West Tower	100.9 m / 331 ft
10	Gravity Tower	98.6 m / 323 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: A by Adina

Best Tall Building, by Region, Oceania 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Ben McColl

CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Simon Lay

CTBUH College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

Manchester

Associated companies

Formerly Named

Olsson Fire & Risk (2018)

Formerly Named

Olsson Fire & Risk (2018)

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Vision Apartments	Melbourne	2016	229 m / 751 ft	70	Residential
2	Two ICC	Mumbai	2019	223 m / 732 ft	68	Residential
3	One ICC	Mumbai	2019	198 m / 648 ft	60	Residential
4	Paragon	Melbourne	2021	163 m / 535 ft	48	Residential / Office
5	2 Finsbury Avenue East Tower	London	-	156 m / 511 ft	37	Office
6	Morden Wharf T02	London	-	122 m / 402 ft	36	Residential
7	Fold Building	London	2022	114 m / 374 ft	36	Residential
8	Morden Wharf T03	London	-	103 m / 339 ft	31	Residential
9	2 Finsbury Avenue West Tower	London	-	101 m / 331 ft	24	Office
10	Gravity Tower	Melbourne	2017	99 m / 323 ft	30	Residential
11	Waterline Tower	London	-	95 m / 310 ft	28	Residential
12	Flinders Lodge	Melbourne	2016	92 m / 302 ft	29	Residential
13	Morden Wharf T01	London	-	87 m / 286 ft	25	Residential
14	A by Adina	Sydney	2021	87 m / 286 ft	24	Hotel
15	Iglu South Yarra	Melbourne	-	74 m / 244 ft	24	Residential
16	Morden Wharf T04	London	-	74 m / 244 ft	21	Residential
17	Malcolm Wicks House	London	2021	71 m / 234 ft	21	Residential
18	Evelyn Tower	London	-	69 m / 227 ft	21	Residential
19	Morden Wharf B09	London	-	68 m / 223 ft	19	Residential
20	Chorus Apartments	London	2022	64 m / 209 ft	20	Residential
21	New Bailey Plot A3	Salford	2022	61 m / 201 ft	13	Office
22	Morden Wharf B08	London	-	54 m / 176 ft	16	Residential
23	Bloom House	London	2021	47 m / 153 ft	14	Residential
24	Deptford Landings Plot 5 Block D	London	-	42 m / 136 ft	12	Residential
25	Deptford Landings Plot 5 Block B	London	-	40 m / 132 ft	11	Residential
26	6 Orsman Road	London	2020	21 m / 68 ft	6	Office
27	Yorkshire Post Redevelopment Block A	Leeds	-	-	42	Residential
28	Yorkshire Post Redevelopment Block B	Leeds	-	-	32	Residential
29	Yorkshire Post Redevelopment Block C	Leeds	-	-	25	Residential
30	Elephant Park H1 Office	London	2025	-	18	Office
31	King's Place	London	-	-	11	Residential / Office

CTBUH Initiatives Involving OFR Consultants

2017 Research Seed Funding Results Released

13 September 2018

The results are now available for the CTBUH 2017 Research Seed Funding program, sponsored by Sun Hung Kai Properties, which centered around façade fires and machine learning.

Future Forty Emerging Technology Hackathon

29 November 2017

The Manchester Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter held the event "Future Forty Emerging Technology Hackathon: Creating a Community in Tall Buildings."

CTBUH Façade Fire Performance Workshop at University of Sydney

29 October 2017

One day before the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, delegates convened at the University of Sydney facilities in Darlington for the Fire Performance of Façades workshop.

CTBUH Leaders Connect at 2017 Conference

29 October 2017

The Annual Leaders Meeting was held the day before the start of the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, bringing together the Council’s leaders.

Senior Fire Engineer Wins Research Seed Funding

19 October 2017

CTBUH is pleased to announce the awarding of the 2017 International Research Seed Funding grant to Dr. Kate Swinburne, a Senior Fire Engineer at Olsson Fire & Risk.

CTBUH UK: Manchester Urban Housing Debate

26 July 2017

CTBUH held its first Manchester event in coordination with the CTBUH UK Chapter in a debate on the development of urban housing in the city.