Passive Fire Protection – The Need

Now, within the Fire Safety Order, Social Landlords are responsible for the Passive Fire Protection within the Communal Areas of their older housing stock.

Here, Fire travels between floors and into stairwells due to old and insufficient timber screens and doors.

Lakanal House, London
Tower block fire (03 July 2009)
Killed 6 people, injured 20

Fire Screens

Balgrayhill Apartments

North Glasgow Homes undertook to upgrade of their multi storey flats into apartment blocks, providing an attractive and safe environment for their residents.

Martec worked with Morris & Spottiswood to install the security doors and fire rated doors and screens.

Fire Screens

Dalmuir Clydebank West Dumbartonshire

The Project
Following a fire safety report West Dumbartonshire Council decided to proactively fire proof the communal areas within the residential blocks at Dalmuir Clydebank Martec provided a full service from conception to certification.

Fire Screens

2014 Commonwealth Games Headquarters

Escape routes within public buildings must provide Fire Protection.

Fuego system by Martec is a tried and tested, extremely comprehensive profile system with fittings and accessories for flush fitting single and double leafed glazed doors, as well as for generously proportioned glazed walls. Areas subjected to a great deal of traffic demand robust constructions. The steel elements of Martec Fire Screens satisfy the most stringent requirements with regard to technical functionality and extreme continuous stress. Providing EI30; EI60; up to EI240 Fire proofing