The Blueprint by Uptick

Andrea White is a fire engineer, fire risk assessor, a Fellow of three professional institutions, a chartered health and safety professional, and the founder of Women Talking Fire. In this episode, Andrea shares how isolation and underrepresentation shaped her early experiences, why visibility matters, and what companies must do if they truly want to build inclusive workplaces. She also talks about the origins of Women Talking Fire, what real inclusion looks like in day-to-day work, and how the industry can better support women in leadership, technical roles, and beyond.

In this episode of The Blueprint, our Head of Content Aimen Chouchane sits down with Aaron O from Eruptible Marketing to unpack what modern marketing actually looks like for fire and security companies. Whether you’re a one-person operation or leading a growing team, this chat covers strategies that scale with you.

In this episode of The Blueprint, Kyle Jones chats with Dr. Tom Brookes, Managing of Zzeus Training, who believes that training your fire and security engineers is crucial for compliance and that it won’t be long before the sector becomes more regulated.

In this episode, we talk to Peter Martin and Jason Patton (formerly Hill) from Nimbus about how going digital is no longer a nice-to-have — it’s a must.

They’ve seen first-hand how modern platforms are helping fire and security businesses win tenders, stay compliant, and actually get paid faster.

 

What we cover:

Why clients are now asking for data, not just certificates

How digital tools help with trust, pricing, and retention

What paper-based businesses are risking by standing still

The shift from “systems” to smart, connected workflows

With the hiring market tighter than ever, we sit down with Lauren Cooper from Cento and Greg Linehan from Fisk Group to talk about what engineers actually want — and why so many fire and security businesses are still getting it wrong.