Premier Fire Services’ History

In 1992 Premier Fire Services was established by Dirk Basson. Under him, the company achieved the SABS Diamond Mark - 1475. Dirk had 25 years valuable working experience in the servicing of Fire Equipment. In 2013 Dirk past away and the running of the company was left to his wife and daughters.

Lucas Barnard Safety and Project Manager started with the company in 1998 as a service technician. In 2005 he became the Operational Manager until November 2013. In 2016 he re-joined the company

Marieka Snyman (Basson) started with the company in 1998. Under her father’s wing she learned the ins and out of the company. She gathered all his experience as well as all the financial aspects of the company. After the passing of her father Marieka took on the roll as Human Resource Manager.

Alda Louw (Basson) entered the company from the financial sector where she and her husband has a very successful business in insurance and financial Advising. She is currently the General Manager.

To assist Alda and Marieka in their running of the company Cobus Young is the Operational Manager overseeing all the day-to-day. Cobus started with the company in 2007 as a SAQCC technician and work through the ranks to become a valuable asset in the operations of Premier Fire Services.

In 2002 Slate Ndabeni joined the company with his more than 17 years experience in the servicing of fire fighting equipment, Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems and Fixed Fire Suppression Systems. Slate became one of the members of the Closed Corporation and under his close supervision one of our major contracts has flourished and is still going strong. Currently Slate is the Majority Member of the company.

With our highly dedicated and trained Service team we are able to deliver a very comprehensive service on all makes of fire fighting equipment.

We are one of the leaders in the concept of Fire Management. We have refined this system to such an extend that we are able to control, report and maintain our customer’s fire prevention, detection and suppression needs at a 100% level.

We always strive to focus on the future, by evaluating new technologies and innovations in order to provide the best possible service to our current and potential customers.