The Mackey Group published benchmark data from across the fire and life safety industry, drawn from 1.4 million quotes in a single year, showing quote acceptance around 63 percent.

In Fire Protection and Life Safety, growth rarely fails because of demand. It fails because the business wasn't built to absorb it. We partner with owners, founders, boards, and private-equity-backed platforms navigating growth, complexity, and transition. Our work sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and enterprise value. As Fire Protection businesses scale, what worked to build the company often isn’t enough to sustain growth. We help leadership teams bring structure, discipline, and clarity to moments that matter — strengthening the core business while creating long-term optionality. Clients engage The Mackey Group when growth has outpaced systems, when strategic priorities are clear but execution is inconsistent, or when M&A activity is accelerating on the buy-side or sell-side. Our advisory work spans strategic and growth planning, M&A advisory, board and leadership alignment, platform scaling, and integration support. We are industry specialists, not generalists. Our exclusive focus on Fire Protection & Life Safety allows us to bring pattern recognition, practical judgment, and operator-level insight to every engagement. The result: better decisions, more disciplined execution, and businesses that are truly built to grow.