Marty Whitby was a founding Director when he and his wife Emily started their business in Toowoomba in 2015. Marty had previously worked in the insurance industry as a loss adjuster for residential and commercial claims and he saw first hand the importance of safety compliance from an insurance perspective. When Marty left the insurance industry, he pivoted his knowledge and training into his own business in the safety and compliance industry. The business thrived as Marty and Emily also drew upon their past experiences as business owners operating various businesses together since 2007.

Over subsequent years, Marty joined forces with trusted business partners and along with his fellow executive team he has further contributed to the ongoing development of the business which was rebranded to Safety Squad in June 2021. Since then the business has quickly established a strong foothold in the fire and safety compliance industry.
Safety Squad has become one of the fastest growing compliance companies in Queensland with expansion into South East Queensland, the Central Queensland Coast region and the North Queensland region around Townsville and Ayr, with more locations on the horizon.

Marty takes great pleasure knowing that Safety Squad fills a gap in the market for quality, attentive compliance services that help clients meet their legislative fire and safety obligations.
Qualified with a QBCC Fire Licence for our commercial fire services and an Electrical Contractor Licence, Marty is both highly knowledgeable and supportive to the team and to our clients who all appreciate his friendly and easy going management approach.
In his down time, Marty adores time spent with his wife, Emily and their children as well as mountain biking.

Adam Duffus has been General Manager for Safety Squad since its inception. His attraction to the business stemmed from his previous decade of first-hand career experiences of working in real estate and owning his own rent roll where compliance requirements were essential yet he struggled to find a customer-centric company that delivered accurate, prompt compliance certification. Safety Squad was it!

Before Adam entered the world of Safety Squad and real estate prior to that, he gained many years of management expertise as a Harvey Norman Franchisee in both New Zealand and Queensland, which he has since transitioned into his GM role with Safety Squad.

Goal-driven, determined and with excellent business and interpersonal skills, Adam has been instrumental in developing strong relationships with Safety Squad clients and ensuring the company’s fast-paced growth is based on the consistent delivery of quality, prompt, attentive service with immediate Compliance Certification.

Adam is excited about the future of Safety Squad and where it’s going and for his role in helping to make it all happen!

Outside of his hectic work schedule, Adam loves nothing more than spending quality time with his partner and being a dad to four girls. Adam is a keen golfer and enjoys boating and fishing when he has the chance.

A resourceful and talented Administrator with over 25 years of experience in administration, predominantly in real estate, it was a delight to welcome Amanda to the Safety Squad team in January 2021.

Initially starting in the role as Administration Officer, Amanda quickly demonstrated her administrative talents and was promoted to the role of Administration Manager in January 2022 where her responsibilities include overseeing the administration staff and their admin related processes.

Amanda’s become an integral part of the Safety Squad team. Her friendly nature, strong work ethic, organizational skills and proficiency are appreciated by the team and any client she has contact with.

Andrew Sullivan (aka Sully) started work with Marty Whitby as a Smoke Alarm Technician in Toowoomba in mid-2019 and transferred to the rebranded Safety Squad in 2021.

Working with a supportive team is important to Sully and he has found that to be true in his time working with management and his work colleagues at Safety Squad who he happily refers to each one as a good mate. To quote Sully on his thoughts on Safety Squad: “This is a great business to work for which provides a great service to the community and it’s run by great people.”

Having previously worked in many different roles from hospitality to sales, Sully has become a talented smoke alarm technician and is friendly, professional, helpful and fun to work with. His good sense of humour was clearly demonstrated after being awarded the ‘2021 Office Hunk of the Year Award!’

Outside of work Sully is a proud dad to his two amazing kids, and he loves watching most sports, especially rugby league. Sully also enjoys fishing, camping and travelling.

Jennifer Brooks brings a wealth of management and business experience to Safety Squad. Originally a primary school teacher, Jennifer has been a partner in successful, award-winning real estate agencies and most recently in a national real estate industry systems, coaching, training and brokerage company.

Jennifer’s previous roles have included all facets of business management, HR, project management, technical authoring, product development, legislation and real estate agency practices. In her current role with Safety Squad, Jennifer coordinates marketing, manages special projects and administration of the company’s policies and procedures.

Highly respected within the industry, Jennifer is well known for her work ethic, attention to detail, caring nature, calming influence, resourcefulness and professionalism.

Jennifer loves time spent with her family who live here in Australia, in New York and San Francisco. Having travelled extensively (34 countries at the last count), Jennifer enjoys travel photography, experiencing different cultures, food and wine region experiences and a wide range of music.

Safety Squad warmly welcomed Jason Ashmead to the team as a highly experienced Technician in May 2021 when he was looking for a more structured, organised and professional smoke alarm compliance company to be part of.

Being a stalwart of the smoke alarm industry with over 13 years of technical experience, Jason quickly became a valued team member. Recognised for his vast technical knowledge which he willingly shared with the team and along with his quality work ethic and personal pursuit in helping to grow the Safety Squad business in North Queensland, Jason was promoted to the position of Regional Manager – North Queensland in February 2022.

Jason enjoys his role with Safety Squad as he sees it is ultimately helping to protect people from the risk of home fires. In his management role, Jason continues to draw upon his wealth of experience and his problem solving abilities to help support the team of Technicians deliver high quality customer service. As a Regional Manager, Jason is proud to support the management team of Safety Squad and in the continued expansion of the business in North Queensland.

Jason is highly respected by all, not only for his expertise, but also for his natural fun, caring and energetic, yet laid back nature.

Beyond his work life, Jason is a proud family man and loves nothing more than spending time with his wife, children and other family members. Jason also enjoys socializing with friends, tinkering, fishing and listening to music. With a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, Jason is also a terrific chef!

Sam Maycock joined Safety Squad in 2020 to pursue the opportunity to progress into a management role with a young and upcoming company within a growing industry.

It was a natural progression for Sam as he was highly experienced and knowledgeable from his previous career roles in the compliance industry including four years as a technician in the smoke alarm industry, two years as a slip test technician and nine years as an aeronautical cartographer where attention to detail was paramount.

Sam is greatly respected for his insightfulness, diligence, honesty and politeness and is easily approachable to his team, colleagues and clients alike.

Hanging out with his son and kicking a footy around with him in the backyard as well as time with his partner are the highlights of his life outside of work.

Sam is a supporter of the Adelaide Crows (AFL), Gold Coast Titans (NRL) and Queensland Maroons (NRL). His hobby talents extend to leathercraft where he makes wallets and various other leather goods.

Based in Townsville, Steev Hovey joined Safety Squad in February 2021 in the role of Technician. Steev saw that it was a great opportunity to work for an upcoming, fast growing business and he hasn’t looked back since.

Recognised and respected for his high work ethic and many talents, Steev is highly adaptable as is evident in his current work with Safety Squad and his previous, varied positions held such as an Events Technician for staging, Area Manager for Labour Hire, Assistant Manager for a local pizza restaurant, Store Person for an automotive company, a Senior Operator for an Amusement Company and more!

In his youth, Steev was an active member of his community and his valued contribution saw him recognised in the Australia Day Awards for Youngest Citizen of the Year. Steev also holds qualifications for Senior First Aid, operating Forklifts, Elevated Platforms and Booms, Working at Heights as well as holding both Blue and White Cards.

Steev is a proud Father and Uncle and loves spending time with his family.

In his spare time, Steev is a keen gamer.

Zach is one of our youngest technicians at Safety Squad and has been with the team for over a year after joining in 2020. He’s enjoyed learning new skills on the job and has quickly become a talented smoke alarm technician.

Zach loves that no two days are the same with Safety Squad and enjoys having a friendly bunch of teammates to work with.

When he’s not keeping tenants and homeowners safe from the risk of fire, you’ll find Zach on the footy field, training or playing Rugby League.