Detection & alarms
Fire detection, alarm and integrated life-safety systems.
Founder-led · long-term · UK-wide
A long-term home for exceptional compliance businesses.
Evergreen partners with owners of established fire protection, life-safety and technical compliance businesses. We are building an enduring group—preserving what works and supporting the next stage of growth.
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Essential services.
Enduring value.
Focused fire safety and compliance
Long-term ownership philosophy
Confidential from the first conversation
A focused acquisition company
Specialist businesses.
Lasting value.
Fire protection and compliance services safeguard people, property and essential infrastructure. Their value rests on technical skill, trust and standards upheld every day.
Evergreen has been established to acquire and grow high-quality specialist businesses across the UK—with patience, discipline and respect for the businesses we partner with.
Explore our approach
What we acquire
Essential services.
Clear sector focus.
Suppression & sprinklers
Water-based and specialist fire suppression services.
Passive protection
Fire stopping, fire doors and compartmentation.
Smoke control
Smoke ventilation, control and associated maintenance.
Emergency systems
Emergency lighting and safety-critical building systems.
Testing & compliance
Inspection, maintenance and recurring regulatory services.
For business owners
Built over decades.
Considered beyond the deal.
A business sale is a financial decision, but never only a financial one. Employees, customers, reputation, identity and the owner’s own future all matter.
We take time to understand those priorities and explore the right situation—whether that means retirement, a gradual transition or continued involvement.
For business owners
“The right next owner should understand what took years to build—and what must be protected as it grows.”
Our belief
Our principles
A partnership built on clarity.
Long-term perspective
We are building Evergreen to own enduring businesses, not prepare them for a quick resale.
Respect what works
The reputation, relationships and judgement built over years deserve to be understood.
Support people
We believe capable teams and management should be supported to develop and succeed.
Invest thoughtfully
We intend to strengthen the foundations that allow good businesses to grow with confidence.
How a conversation works
Direct, discreet and at your pace.
An initial conversation creates no obligation. It simply allows us to understand what matters and whether it makes sense to continue.
Speak with Evergreen- 01
A confidential introduction
A direct, discreet conversation—whether a decision is near or still several years away.
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Understand your priorities
We listen first: your objectives, your people, your customers and the future you want for the business.
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Explore whether there is a fit
We consider the business and the circumstances carefully, without assuming one standard structure.
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Plan the next chapter
Where there is mutual alignment, we work towards a clear structure and a considered transition.
Founder
David Dissake
Evergreen was founded by David Dissake, drawing on experience across commercial leadership, procurement, operations and business management in infrastructure, energy, construction and marine environments.
His experience includes acquisitions and M&A-related work, alongside the commercial assessment, negotiation and operational considerations that support long-term outcomes.
Read about David and Evergreen