Fire Testing Market Report 2026

The fire testing market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $8.08 billion in 2025 to $8.66 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing safety regulation enforcement, rising construction and infrastructure expansion, growing industrial safety awareness, development of strict building codes, increasing product safety certification needs.

The fire testing market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $11.35 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising need for reliable safety validation, increasing industrial compliance requirements, expansion of infrastructure modernization activities, growing dependence on certified fire safety solutions, increasing global regulatory tightening. Major trends in the forecast period include growing emphasis on product and building safety compliance, increasing requirement for certified fire resistant materials, rising focus on meeting stringent fire regulatory standards, increasing demand for third party testing and certification services, growing need for reliable fire performance validation solutions.

The increasing level of construction activity is expected to drive the growth of the fire testing market in the coming years. Construction work includes activities involved in the planning, preparation, execution, and completion of buildings and infrastructure projects. This broad term covers a wide range of operations, including site preparation, excavation, foundation work, erection of structural components, installation of systems, and finishing activities. Fire testing is applied in both residential and commercial construction to assess and enhance the fire performance of building materials and structures, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and reducing potential fire risks. For instance, in February 2025, according to the U.S. Census, a US-based authority responsible for collecting demographic, economic, and social data, construction spending reached $2.15 trillion in 2024, representing a 6.5% (±1%) increase compared with $2.02 trillion in 2023. Therefore, the growing volume of construction work is driving the fire testing market.

Major companies operating in the fire testing market are concentrating on the development of innovative solutions, such as small-scale furnace testing capabilities, to address the rising demand for stringent fire resistance certification driven by stricter building codes, expanding infrastructure development, and heightened awareness of fire safety. Small-scale furnace testing capabilities refer to compact, instrumented furnace systems designed to assess the fire performance of building materials and assemblies under controlled and standardized conditions, enabling manufacturers to conduct quicker, more cost-effective, and flexible research and development testing prior to full-scale certification while maintaining compliance with fire safety standards. For instance, in July 2024, ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), a US-based building product evaluation and certification organization, introduced a small-scale furnace at its Bryan, Texas testing facility. The 7 ft × 7 ft × 7 ft chamber is equipped with three pre-mixed natural gas burners and removable top and front panels to allow both vertical and horizontal assembly testing. The furnace supports R&D testing under ASTM E119/UL 263 for non-load-bearing floor, ceiling, and wall assemblies, steel beams and columns, and I-joists; ASTM E814/UL 1479 for firestop products; and ASTM E1966/UL 2079 for fire-resistant joint systems. This enables manufacturers to assess and optimize fire resistance performance in a controlled, smaller-scale environment before advancing to full-scale certification.

In December 2023, Jensen Hughes Inc., a US-based global provider of safety, security, risk-based engineering, and consulting services, acquired Warringtonfire Australia for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Jensen Hughes enhanced its fire testing and fire safety engineering capabilities in Australia and New Zealand, expanding its global presence in fire protection services. Warringtonfire Australia is an Australia-based provider of fire testing, fire assessment, and fire safety engineering consultancy services, including the operation of a NATA- and ISO-accredited fire testing laboratory.

Major companies operating in the fire testing market report are SGS Group SA, Bureau Veritas SA, Intertek Group plc, DEKRA SE, DNV GL, TÜV Rheinland, Underwriters Laboratories Ltd., BRE Group Ltd., Kiwa NV, Element Materials Technology Group Ltd., Exponent Inc., VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH, Applied Technical Services LLC, FM Approvals LLC, Smithers Ltd., International Fire Consultants Limited, RINA SpA, Exova Group plc, Warringtonfire, Jensen Hughes, Fire Testing Technology Ltd.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the fire testing market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the fire testing market report forecast period. The regions covered in the fire testing market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the fire testing market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The fire testing market includes revenues earned by entities conducting tunnel fire testing, open-air fire testing, and flammability testing. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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