/// Passive fire protection in Thurrock
Thurrock mixes busy riverside industry with a lot of homes. The ports at Tilbury and London Gateway, the logistics sheds along the A13 and the retail around Lakeside sit next to Victorian terraces in Grays and Tilbury, post-war estates in South Ockendon and newer homes in Chafford Hundred and Purfleet-on-Thames.
That means our work here ranges from flat entrance doors to fire stopping in large commercial buildings. We cover the whole of Thurrock and can plan larger jobs in phases around tenants and operations.
Fire doors in Thurrock
In residential blocks we see the usual faults: closers that don't latch the door, gaps that are too big, worn seals and doors replaced with ones that aren't fire rated. In commercial and industrial buildings, fire doors to offices, plant rooms and stairs are often damaged by trolleys and forklifts or held open with wedges. We inspect, repair and replace both.
Fire stopping and compartmentation in Thurrock
Large commercial buildings carry heavy services: cable trays, ductwork and sprinkler pipes passing through compartment walls between units, offices and plant. Each opening needs a seal tested for that combination. We survey, record and install fire stopping, and form fire-rated enclosures around meters and services in residential blocks.
What we check in Thurrock buildings
- Fire doors in warehouses and offices damaged by trolleys or held open
- Compartment walls between units: cable trays, ducts and sprinkler pipes
- Flat entrance and communal doors in blocks in Grays and Purfleet
- Service holes through floors in older terraces converted into flats
- Meter cupboards and bin store doors in low-rise blocks
Rules that apply to Thurrock buildings
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Requires a fire risk assessment for the common parts of blocks of flats and all non-domestic buildings, including flat entrance doors since the Fire Safety Act 2021.
Approved Document B
Requirement B3: compartment walls and floors, with every service opening through them fire-stopped.
Tested fire stopping (BS EN 1366-3)
Penetration seals must be tested for the actual service, construction and opening size.