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Every summer, the race is on to get student accommodation ready for the next intake.

Unlock passive fire protection without complexity or disruption. 

It is no longer enough to intend to build safely. Find out more about the stringent standards demanded by the Building Safety Regulator, and explore what is required for a project’s Gateway Two application to demonstrate fire safety is embedded in the building from the ground up.

Correct specification, installation and maintenance of fire doors are critical to ensuring your building is safe. If you're concerned about the safety of fire doors in your building, here is a simple 5-step checklist.

Why are Fire Doors so important?

Fire doors are crucial in protecting the means of escape in any building, allowing safe escape through the exits, and are crucial in buildings that have a ‘stay put’ fire plan, as they provide the means to seek refuge in a compartment. However, whilst many fire doors are designed to be kept closed at all times, certain fire doors are designed to stay open under normal circumstances, and close automatically in the event of a fire.

The growing need for fire-resistant locking systems: with increased demands on building security, more property owners are exploring the prospect of improved access control through retrofitting fire doors with advanced locking systems.

What is compartmentation and how does it stop fires?

It is the process of dividing a building into smaller, fire protected rooms – almost like turning the building into multiple, self-contained ‘boxes’

What is the main objective of fire compartmentation?

To slow the spread of fire and smoke down, essentially by containing the elements within the room of origin.