Fike
About
US-based fire protection company specializing in specialty suppression and detection for high-value and high-hazard environments — Fike Corporation, Blue Springs, Missouri, privately held. Fike's clean agent fire suppression systems (HFC-227ea, FK-5-1-12, CO₂, inert gas) protect data centers, server rooms, archives, museums, and telecom facilities where water or dry chemical suppression would cause irreparable damage. Fike AUTOPULSE fire alarm control panels and Cheetah Xi addressable systems pr...
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Ideal Customer
- Fike's sweet spot is large enterprise and Fortune 500 organizations operating mission-critical or high-hazard facilities — data centers, pharmaceutical plants, chemical refineries, food processing facilities, power generation sites, and government installations — where catastrophic fire, explosion, or overpressure events would result in major financial loss or life-safety consequences.
- Their consultative, engineer-to-order model (supporting 1,100+ Salesforce CPQ sales users) is best suited for complex, multi-location or campus-scale projects where integrated detection-suppression-control coordination is required.
Key Differentiators
- Fike's primary differentiator is its vertically integrated model — the company researches, engineers, manufactures, tests, installs, and consults on safety systems in-house, making it uniquely capable of end-to-end hazard mitigation without reliance on third parties.
- Proprietary innovations include the Impulse Valve (enabling longer pipe runs in clean agent systems), SigniFire Video Image Detection (AI-based video smoke/flame detection acquired via axonX), and Fike Blue — the world's first patented and third-party-tested solution proven to stop lithium battery thermal runaway, which won the Technical Innovation Award at the Hazardex Awards 2024.
Industries Served
- Fike serves a wide range of industries including data centers and server rooms, pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing, food and beverage processing, oil and gas, telecommunications, power generation (wind, coal, hydroelectric, solar), aerospace, government and military, hospitality, museums and galleries, and transportation (tunnels, airports, marine).
- Their fire suppression and alarm products are particularly prominent in mission-critical environments such as data centers, archives, and industrial facilities with combustible dust or high-value asset risks.
Service Coverage
- Fike Corporation operates globally, with manufacturing facilities in the United States (Blue Springs, MO HQ), Belgium, Wales, Canada, and India, supported by sales and service offices throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
- The company has established regional entities including Fike Europe (Belgium, founded 1984), Fike France (1988), Fike Deutschland (1990), Fike Dubai (2009), and offices in Singapore, Brazil, and the UK, giving it presence across more than 23 countries and 4–5 continents.
Partnerships
- Fike distributes its fire protection systems through hundreds of authorized partners worldwide, described as Engineering Systems Distributors (ESDs) and certified installer networks who specify, install, and commission Fike products locally.
- On the technology side, Fike has adopted Salesforce Customer 360 as its core CRM/CPQ platform (supporting 1,100+ CPQ users), integrated Logik.io for engineer-to-order product configuration and quote-to-cash automation within Salesforce, and partnered with SightCall for augmented-reality virtual field service (achieving 90% travel cost reduction and 70% faster customer response times).
Company Size & Ownership
- Fike Corporation was founded in October 1945 and has grown from a basement metal-fabrication startup into a globally recognized industrial safety manufacturer.
- Employee counts across sources range from approximately 619–700 actively tracked employees to over 1,200–1,300 worldwide when including all global subsidiaries and manufacturing sites, with CEO Brad Batz citing 'over 1,300 employees across the globe.' Estimated annual revenue is widely cited at approximately $337.9 million across multiple data aggregators, with some sources placing revenue in the $250M–$500M range.
Compliance & Certifications
- Fike products carry UL Listing (UL 864 for fire alarm control units, UL 2572 for mass notification/ECS systems, UL 2017 for signaling devices) and FM Approval across their fire alarm and suppression portfolio, as well as ULC (Underwriters Laboratories Canada) and CE marking for European distribution.
- Their clean agent suppression systems are compliant with NFPA 2001 (Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems) and ISO 14520, with agents tested by independent ISO 9001-certified laboratories.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
2 offeringsCheetah Xi Fire Alarm System
Addressable fire alarm control panel with integrated suppression control — coordinates detection, notification, and suppression release in a single intelligent system. Supports large addressable point counts and multi-panel networking for campus applications. Particularly specified in data centers and industrial facilities where detection-to-suppression coordination is critical.
Fike Clean Agent Fire Suppression
Specialty suppression systems protecting high-value environments from fire without water or powder damage — Fike Blue 500 (FK-5-1-12), HFC-227ea, CO₂, and inert gas (Argon/Nitrogen) systems. Standard for data centers, server rooms, archives, and art collections where suppression agent must not harm equipment or assets. UL listed; meets NFPA 2001 clean agent standard.
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