Can you guarantee the fire doors you're responsible for aren't propped open without your knowledge?
Here's how you can stop that niggle by combining convenience with safety!
Can you guarantee the fire doors you're responsible for aren't propped open without your knowledge?
Here's how you can stop that niggle by combining convenience with safety!
Are all Roller Shutters fire rated? An ordinary roller shutter isn't designed to withstand fire. Yes, it can provide some additional physical security alongside regular use within a busy working environment. But it can't hold back flames or prevent their spread.
For that, you need a Fire Roller Shutter.
We all know that fire safety is important. But what happens when you bend the rules? Is an open fire door really a big problem?
In this blog post, we'll explore the risks of an open fire door and what you should and shouldn't do when propping them open.
We'll start with the basics...
The Buildings Manager from a Dartford theatre contacted us. He wanted to talk about the theatre's fire doors.
The manager at a local gym in Southend-on-Sea approached us about their emergency exit doors. During our site survey, we found that two of the wooden emergency exit doors had reached the end of their life.
The business manager and site team at a school in the London Borough of Havering approached us. They were looking for a certified company to maintain their Fire Doors. Maintaining and ensuring the function and compliance of door sets is a crucial part of fire safety.
A Fire Risk Assessment identified a risk in an HMO in Southend, leading to a local letting agent consulting Blake’s for a solution. The FRA found gaps around the electrical service entries into the consumer unit... here's what we did!
Fire doors are an essential part of any building's fire safety strategy. They help to stop the spread of smoke and flames by compartmentalising a fire - keeping it in one room. This allows people more time to evacuate the building and gives firefighters time to reach them. They save lives...
This is why you are legally required to fit certified fire doors and keep them in full working order. And why using a specialist fire door company is the only way to keep your fire door inspectors happy!
Fire Doors for St George's Hospital in Tooting, London The Facilities Team at St. George’s Hospital, one of London’s busiest, approached us about their fire doors in the Atkinson Morley Wing. The existing fire doors were damaged and no longer compliant with British Standards. They had reached the end of their lifecycle and needed to […]