Founded in 2023, XES was established to fill a critical gap in the market – Delivering structured, high integrity compliance support that integrates seamlessly with client teams.
WHO ARE XES?
XES is an independent assurance and risk management consultancy, specialising in explosion safety, hazardous area compliance, process risk management and fire safety. We operate across the UK and internationally, managing risk with confidence.
With over 50 years of industry experience, we embed ourselves within client teams to deliver structured, high-integrity solutions acting as an accountable extension of their organisation.
We serve as named Technical Authority for multiple organisations, delivering safety strategies aligned with UK legislation and international best practice.
Our services help clients achieve legal compliance, protect people and assets, and improve operational performance in high risk environments.
Our expertise spans oil & gas, manufacturing, petrochemicals, water, renewables, and food sectors with tailored solutions delivered across the UK and globally.
Our Vision and Mission
Our Vision
A safer, smarter industrial world where explosion and fire risks are engineered out, compliance is defensible and operations are protected by design.
Our Mission
To deliver structured, auditable and technically justified safety solutions that help high risk industries meet their legal obligations, protect their people and assets, and operate with confidence.
Our Goal, Reputation and Culture
Our Goal
Our Reputation
Our Culture
Our Goal
Our goal is to minimise risk, elevate compliance, and protect people and assets through technically robust, auditable solutions. We apply advanced methodologies across hazardous area classification, fire and explosion protection, and process safety management ensuring every decision is defensible and aligned with legislation.
At XES, we’re committed to continuous growth – investing in our people, our technology, and our clients’ long term success. We don’t just deliver compliance. We build confidence.
Our Reputation
XES is trusted by high risk industries to provide independent, technical assurance.
We serve as named Technical Authority for leading operators, ensuring that decisions, controls and risk assessments are justified, and aligned with UK legislation and global best practice.
Our reputation is built on clarity, integrity, and sector expertise with every solution designed to withstand regulatory, operational and audit level scrutiny.
Our Culture
Our culture is rooted in technical excellence, accountability and long term client partnership. We believe in doing things right – not just to meet compliance requirements, but to improve safety, resilience and trust.
At XES, we adopt a mindset of curiosity, continuous learning and engineering discipline. We empower our team to challenge assumptions, deliver outcomes and act with integrity – because lives depend on the decisions we support.
Our Commitment To Clients
We immerse ourselves in your business to understand your risks, challenges, and safety goals.
Our tailored solutions provide practical, cost-effective, and sustainable safety improvements, giving you the assurance that your people, assets, and operations are protected.
How We Work
We work flexibly to meet your needs, whether as part of a project team, supporting senior management, or acting as an independent safety consultant.
Hazard Identification & Prevention
We proactively identify hazards and mitigation strategies before risks escalate, ensuring safety is built into the design, not just layered on top.
Regulatory & Standards Compliance
We ensure alignment with DSEAR, ATEX, ISO, and industry-specific requirements – delivering traceable, auditable outputs that stand up to scrutiny.
Strategic Risk Management
We support robust risk decision making – protecting your operations from safety, regulatory and commercial exposures through structured, defensible analysis.
How We Are Organised
XES is built on a community of technical authorities, engineers and consultants with deep domain expertise across high risk industries.
We structure our teams around project critical challenges – embedding the right specialists with the right experience to meet your technical, operational and regulatory demands.
By aligning innovation with technical knowledge and industry insight, we deliver assurance led solutions that are compliant, scalable and tailored to your business.
Specialists in delivering comprehensive safety solutions for hazardous areas, fire protection and process safety. XES ensure your compliance, protection and operational efficiency in high-risk environments.
