Fire Enclosures and Partitions

Fire Enclosures
& Partitions

By introducing safer materials to their facilities, companies could save thousands of pounds a year on insurance premiums.

Insurance companies use the criteria developed by the Loss Prevention Council, LPS 1181 and LPS 1208, to asses fire safety standards. Insulated Construction work to these criteria using their extensive technical knowledge and superior fire rated products that conform to the LPC Standards and BS476 part 22, to ensure the safety of buildings.

During the design of fire enclosures the following points need to be considered:

* Approval by the Building Control Authorities
* Compliance with The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997
* Insurability
* Acceptance by the Fire Service in respect of Fire Fighting Policy
* Impact of the Fire performance of the building on business continuity