The AESC Group of companies, which act as advisors in risk and compliance management for the built environment, have confirmed the addition of two more firms to its portfolio.
Last month, AESC Group finalised the 100 percent acquisition of height safety compliance and consultation services provider ICOM Safety Solutions as well as Workplace Emergency Management (WEM), whose services include specialised fire safety training in work environments.
“With the ICOM acquisition, the AESC Group will continue to focus and invest in providing specialist height safety services including annual inspections, anchor point recertification, and roof system compliance reporting,” AESC managing director Brad Collins says.
ICOM’s managing director Dean Creece has joined AESC as national height safety manager, while Stephen Metcalf will serve as national height safety consultant for ICOM.
“The acquisition of WEM has further enhanced AESC’s Emergency Management offering, expanding our capabilities in emergency planning, warden training, diagrams and regulatory compliance requirements under AS3745,” Collins says.
WEM’s managing director Steve Lowe will assume the role of emergency management manager, serving as the direct link between AESC and WEM. Dan O’Shea will continue as WEM’s general manager.
With the successful integration of WEM and ICOM and the launch of New Zealand Specialised Systems Compliance (NZSSC) in 2024, AESC says it now has a team of 165 full-time, in-house professionals.
Established in Melbourne in 1998, the group expanded into New South Wales and Queensland in the early 2000s and now delivers services across Australia and New Zealand.
It provides comprehensive property risk, fire safety compliance and maintenance management through four pillars of risk management: essential safety measures compliance, height safety audits and re-certification, property risk assessments and emergency management services.
Some of its clients include Charter Hall, Dexus, GPT, Stockland, Cromwell, Flight Centre, Regis, Accor, Ingenia, Walker Corp and Qantas, among others.
Its ‘BOSS’ cloud-based management centralised technology offers a single platform for tracking, reporting and managing regulatory data requirements across multiple sites and sector portfolios.
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