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One team for every fire system in your building

AboutWiginton Fire Systems is a 100% employee-owned fire protection contractor based in Sanford, Florida, protecting commercial buildings since 1967.

A wall of red sprinkler risers and alarm valves installed by Wiginton
  • 1967Founded in Orlando, FL
  • 11Branches in FL, GA and NC
  • 100%Employee-owned since 2007
  • 10 yrsAverage employee tenure
  • 24/7Emergency service, 365 days
  • 35+ yrsIn cold storage protection

Design, engineering, fabrication, installation, inspection and service all happen under one roof. Every employee owns a share of the company, so each one has a personal stake in your building’s safety.

About us

One call covers every fire system in your building, from the first drawing to the yearly inspection, so you never juggle three contractors.

Systems
What we install and service
NFPA 13

Wet, dry, deluge and foam sprinkler systems, designed in-house and installed by our own crews.

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Safety isn’t a switch we flip when a job starts. It’s how we plan, work and lead on every project, for our crews, the other trades and the people in your building.

Wiginton technicians in hard hats and high-visibility vests in a sprinkler riser room

Our safety program is run in-house by a full-time Safety Director. Every foreman completes OSHA 30 training, our superintendents and service managers are certified Competent Persons, and we invite independent audits of our job sites.

Our safety program
35 yearsin cold storageThe nation’s #1 QUELL installer, with systems in nearly every continental state
100% employee-owned since 2007
“Definitely the people and opportunity the company provides. You work as a team caring for one another’s success.”
Chuck PatrickBranch Manager & VP, Orlando. Started as a Fire Sprinkler Specialist, 22 years ago.

Every employee is an owner, and 9 of our 11 branch managers started as apprentices. Your career here can start in the field too.

Wiginton employees together at a Wiginton Warriors 5K run
  • Fire sprinklerPaid apprenticeships that lead to foreman and designer.
  • Fire alarmAlarm technicians in Florida, Atlanta and Charlotte.
  • InspectionsSprinkler inspectors across our branches.
  • ServiceTechnicians cross-trained in more than one discipline.
  • FabricationShop roles at Quality Fabrication and Supply in Sanford.
  • SupportDesign, engineering, estimating and office roles.

Distribution centers, hangars, campuses and cold storage warehouses across the Southeast count on Wiginton to keep them protected.

“After a small fire triggered the hood system pull station, Nick and his crew stepped in and had the system back up and running by early evening.”
Randy Harrison, Manager of Property Protection & Support, Publix
  • Publix
  • Sysco
  • General Mills
  • ALDI
  • Medline
  • Sheltair
Wiginton technicians checking a bank of risers and valves

Have a project to protect, or a building to keep up to code?