Internal Fire Doors with Superior Fire Resistance

Fire safety is a legal requirement for all commercial properties, whether it’s industrial environments, local authority buildings, leisure, hospitality, healthcare, education or retail offices.

The purpose of fire rated internal doors is to divide the building up into separate compartments within which the flames can be contained, allowing more time for firefighters to arrive.

Our internal steel fire doors provide high levels of safety and reassurance, achieved by slowing the spread of flames and smoke, buying the critical time needed to effectively evacuate premises.

External Fire Doors or Emergency Exit Doors?

External fire doors are found at the end of escape routes and as such, their use depends on the nature of the building and the surrounding space.

Emergency exit doors are suitable for quick evacuation purposes and are typically fitted with push bars. External fire doors are less about evacuation, but can be used to protect surrounding equipment, prevent the flames spreading to nearby buildings and can be installed to ensure the safety of pedestrians, if the building is on a busy street.

Fire Door Requirements for Domestic & Commercial Properties

Residential Buildings

With domestic properties, the main concern is ensuring that garages are separated from the rest of the building with fire doors. However, in cases where the building serves a dual purpose, such as a living area connected to a business, it is vital to fit a fire door appropriate to the level of fire risk involved.

Commercial Fire Door Regulations

With stairwells used for fire escape purposes, each floor in the building must be separated from this vertical evacuation route, to ensure the safety of employees or the public as they descend from their original floor down to the exit below. This also safeguards emergency service workers who may have particular floors which they need to visit to either fight the fire or find evacuees.

When assessing both horizontal and vertical evacuation, the primary concern is usually based on the safety and speed by which occupants can flee the danger of the inferno. Horizontal routes must also be lined with appropriate fire doors.