Are you third party certificated for fire stopping?
Yes. The passive fire work is carried out by RWS Contracts Ltd, the group's fire division, which is IFC certificated for fire stopping installation and a member of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection. Both companies share the same office and management team.
Why have the same contractor build the wall and seal it?
Because the rated line then has one point of responsibility. The partition is built to the tested system by the drylining team and the penetrations through it are sealed and recorded by the fire team, so there is no argument between two subcontractors about whose gap it is.
Do you provide a handover record?
Every seal is labelled, photographed and logged against its location on the drawings. The pack is issued at handover so building control, the fire engineer and the building owner have a record of what was installed, where and to which rating.
Can you carry out remedial fire stopping in an occupied building?
Yes. Remedial packages in schools, hospitals, offices and residential blocks are a regular part of the workload. We survey first, agree a schedule of remedials, then work in phases and out of hours where the building needs it.
Do you install fire doors?
Yes, through the fire division. Fire door sets are installed as complete assemblies, existing doors are inspected against their certification, and the remedials are carried out and recorded.
