Why Order Bespoke Commercial Fire Doors For Commercial Buildings?
It is both a mandatory and legal requirement for many public, commercial, and residential buildings to have installed certificated and approved fire doors – and failure to comply with these specifications can have serious consequences resulting in criminal prosecution or, more tragically, injury or loss of life. The legal and moral obligation for ensuring this fire safety falls on the building owner or appointed manager – it is their job to oversee all possible safety measures in a building to provide the best safety for all occupants in the event of a fire outbreak. Here are considerations as to why installing specifically manufactured custom commercial fire doors is the best option to fulfil this important commitment:
Fire Door Ratings
An established fire door manufacturer and supplier will provide commercial fire doors that comply with the legal standards required for any building. Fire doors are manufactured to certain ‘gradings’ or ‘ratings’ – an FD30 fire door will provide a minimum of 30 minutes resistance to all the harmful aspects of a fire outbreak – flame, heat, and the potentially life-threatening smoke. Likewise, an FD60 fire door will provide the same level of protection, but for a minimum of 60 minutes – an FD90 fire door for 90 minutes and so on – these fire door sets can be fitted with intumescent strips to contain the smoke element of the fire, and any glazing aspect of a fire door will be of specially treated and tested glass to offer the same fire containment and resistance as the body of the door. All fire doors should be installed by appropriately trained people.
Commercial Fire Doors
The importance of commercial fire doors cannot be understated – they not only provide the vital protection for all building occupants and users, but also protect the integrity of the building itself. These doors provide containment of any fire outbreak within the area in which it has alighted – this containment of the fire will allow time for a safe egress from the building for all occupants and reduce the damage done to the building itself until the relevant professional services can extinguish the fire. Commercial fire doors will not prevent a fire outbreak but will ‘buy’ that precious time for peoples’ safe evacuation – strategically placed fire doors create safe passage and access to escape routes by segregating specific areas within the building, potentially saving lives.
Bespoke Fire Doors
Given the important function of commercial fire doors, it makes sense to ensure that you install the best doors available – that is why it is always advisable to opt for bespoke fire doors. Sourcing custom fire doors from an established and approved fire door manufacturer will provide the best safety for your building – they can be designed to you – and your building’s – exact specifications and purpose for the functionality of your specific building environment. Dealing with an established bespoke fire door manufacturer will also give you the peace of mind that they will be fully conversant with all the legal and mandatory requirements of commercial fire doors and will ensure you achieve the best fire safety solution for your building.
Enfield Doors – for bespoke and commercial fire doors
Enfield Doors, are an established bespoke door manufacturers in the UK trading for many years and manufacturing doors of all types to every environment across industry and the home. Their knowledgeable and experienced staff can advise you on all aspects of soundproof doors including manufacture, installation, maintenance and security. If you would like further information on our company, please click here, or please contact us and we will respond as quickly as possible. We look forward to helping you.
