Tony Langdown is one of the UK’s most experienced independent fire consultants. A Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers, Tony established Alpha Fire Consultancy Limited in 1990 and the company now enjoys an excellent reputation for providing a professional, reliable service. Since then, numerous architects, property developers, companies, educational establishments and other organisations have greatly benefited from the Consultancy’s professional yet affordable services.

Prior to founding the company, Tony Langdown spent some 25 years as a specialist fire safety officer with local authority fire brigades, including 11 years as Deputy Senior Fire Prevention Officer of the West Midlands Fire Service.

As a visiting lecturer to the Fire Service College he gave presentations on fire precautions in places of public entertainment / licensed premises.

From 1983 to 1994 Tony was appointed advisor to the Home Office Fire Safety Division who were responsible for producing the following guides:

• Guide to Fire Precautions in Existing Places of Entertainment and Like Premises
• Guide to Fire Precautions in Existing Places of Work that require a Fire Certificate
• Guide to Fire Precautions in Existing Hotels and Boarding Houses that require a Fire Certificate
• Guide to the Fire Precautions (Places of Work) Regulations
• Fire Safety for Tyre Sites

In 1992 Tony was appointed Fire Consultant to the Cinema Exhibitors’ Association and represents the Association on the British Standards Institutions Committees for Emergency Lighting and Safety Signs.

He has played a key role in other important projects and was a member of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) stakeholder groups which produced fire safety guidance documents for Theatres, Cinemas and similar premises and Large places of assembly.