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Established in 1989 by Larry Cate and Dan Mathias, Absolute Fire Protection was established in 1989 by Larry Cate and Dan Mathias, is enjoying its 18th year of business and continues to grow as a fire sprinkler contractor. AFP serves the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. AFP will contract for residential, industrial, institutional and commercial sprinkler services. No job is too small. AFP has a licensed Professional Engineer on staff for in-house fire sprinkler design. AFP also offers inspections, 24 hour service contracts, consulting, fabrication and installation.

AFP prides its work on the quality of service that you shall receive throughout the process. Some of the qualities you will find exclusive to AFP include the following:

Supervision - AFP projects are installed and supervised by highly trained and experienced personnnel - typically a principal of the company will visit each project to ensure proper installation and coordination.

Training - All employees, from foreman to helpers, are required to take written and oral exams regarding sprinkler codes and proper installation techniques, thus providing a more competent field crew to our customers.

Employee Satisfaction - AFP offers all employees profit sharing plans, health insurance benefits, paid holidays and vacations and incentive bonuses. All foremen are given company vehicles and gasoline charge cards for daily transportation. We understand that employee satisfaction will translate into customer satisfaction.

Ethical Standards - AFP has established high ethical standards regarding jobsite and office protocol. Any violation of these standards is grounds for immediate dismissal, thus ensuring proper design and installation of your life protecting fire sprinkler system.

Responsiveness - We understand that lost time usually means lost money and delays are costly. Therefore, we are fully staffed and can typically take a project from the consulting/engineering stage to final approval with impressive expediency.

Value pricing - While we do not profess to have the lowest price on all jobs, we do believe that offering a fair and competitive price, while delivering a superior product is undoubtedly the best value to be had. We research all projects extensively before quoting prices. When comparing prices, it is important to consider all the benefits that we can offer you, and realize that occasionally a competitor may be able to offer a lower price, but this may be the only thing they have to offer.