Ben Bakker • Passive Fire Specialist
Your Passive Fire Specialist for Compliance, Inspections & Surveys
Have a passive fire issue or need advice? Speak directly with Ben Bakker for practical specialist guidance, compliance reviews, third-party inspections, fire door surveys and compartmentation surveys. Clear findings and a practical way forward for your building.
Level 3 Passive Fire Certified
Auckland Council PS3 Author
Commercial Passive Fire Specialists
Digital Passive Fire Register Systems
Why BAKKER
Built for real compliance
Compliance & surveys
Practical compliance reviews, fire door surveys and fire compartmentation assessments.
Inspection
Identify missing, damaged or non-compliant penetrations and separations.
Documentation
Photo records, references and register information for future maintenance.
Digital systems
Internal tools for QA, registers, pricing and workflow consistency.
Commercial focus
Passive fire work for fitouts, refurbishments, remedial projects and ongoing building maintenance.
Clear documentation
Practical records to support registers, future servicing, audits and building compliance workflows.
Auckland based
Ben Bakker provides passive fire compliance, inspections and surveys across Auckland and throughout New Zealand.
Services
Commercial Passive Fire Services
Passive fire compliance advice, third-party inspections, fire door surveys, compartmentation surveys and reporting.
Passive Fire Compliance
Practical compliance reviews, evidence checks and clear recommendations.
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Site inspections of penetrations, fire separations and completed passive fire work.
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Condition surveys of fire doors, hardware, clearances and available identification.
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Passive fire condition reviews and defect reporting to support building compliance workflows.
View pagePassive Fire Registers & Reporting
Photographic records, location references and digital passive fire registers.
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A practical approach to passive fire compliance
We identify issues, review evidence and provide clear findings and practical recommendations for your building.
Survey & identify
We review penetrations, fire separations and service openings to understand the scope and compliance requirements.
Assess & advise
We assess passive fire conditions, review supporting evidence and provide practical compliance recommendations.
Document clearly
We provide photo records, system references and register-ready information to support future maintenance and audits.
Project types
Supporting building owners, contractors and managers
BAKKER PFI helps building owners, contractors and managers understand passive fire conditions and plan the next steps towards compliance.
Apartments & hotels
Commercial offices
Base build & fitout projects
Schools & public buildings
Building maintenance work
BWOF defect remediation
Technical Leadership
Ben Bakker — Your Passive Fire Specialist
Ben leads BAKKER PFI’s focus on passive fire compliance, third-party inspections, surveys and clear technical reporting.
Our inspection and survey work draws on practical installation experience to identify defects, review evidence and explain what building owners and project teams need to address.
BAKKER PFI LTD concentrates on Compliance, Inspections & Surveys. Contact Ben directly to discuss your building and the support you need.
10 years built from the ground up
Ben’s career has progressed from administration and project documentation to hands-on passive fire installation, and now specialist inspections, surveys and advice alongside fire engineers and other passive fire specialists. That experience helps him connect site conditions with the records and system evidence needed to understand an issue.
His background includes the New Zealand Certificate in Passive Fire Protection Installation (Level 3), PS3 author registrations with Auckland Council and the Southern Building Controls Group, and product training with RYANFIRE, Hilti, Firestop Centre, BOSS Passive Fire and BEELE.
Explore Ben’s experience, qualifications and trainingIndustry leadership
- FPANZ Passive Fire SIG Chairman
2025–2026 — two years.
- ASFP NZ Council Member / Founding Member
- ASFP NZ Technical Task Group Chairman
Firestopping and Linear Gap Seals (Red Book).
LinkedIn
Insights from Ben
Selected posts, industry updates and practical passive fire insights from Ben Bakker.
An update from BAKKER PFI Singapore
Passive fire and fire safety insights
Locations
BAKKER PFI operating locations
BAKKER PFI supports commercial passive fire projects across New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.
Auckland
Passive fire compliance, inspections and surveys across Auckland commercial buildings including offices, apartments, hotels and healthcare facilities.
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Christchurch
Passive fire compliance inspections, BWOF defect reporting, compartmentation reviews and existing building compliance support throughout Christchurch.
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Sydney
Passive fire inspections, AFSS reporting, compartmentation surveys and compliance support services for commercial buildings throughout Sydney and NSW.
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Singapore
Passive fire installation, fire stopping and inspection services for Singapore commercial construction and building compliance projects.
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Have a passive fire issue? Talk to Ben.
Whether you have a defect, an unclear compliance requirement or need a second opinion, contact Ben directly for specialist advice, inspections, surveys and clear reporting.