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A bit about...
Acorn Passive Fire Protection
Acorn Passive Fire Protection are a specialist contractor in the supply & install of passive fire protection systems. We are proud to be able to offer a range of services to the highest standard; saving lives is our number one priority, make it yours too.
With over 30 years of experience working within the construction industry, Acorn has expanded our scope of expertise to offer Passive Fire Protection services.
Since 2022 our team have been working incredibly hard ensuring we were as ready as possible to open up Acorn Passive Fire Protection.
We are very proud of our team and the work they've put in to achieve all goals set out in front of them.
We have secured all necessary accreditations, excelled in essential training and procured access to the UKs most trusted documentation & inspection software - we strive for our work to be completely transparent in order to build and retain our customers trust in us and our work.
Acorn PFP are here to ensure your buildings, no matter how big, small, new or old they may be, are as protected as possible to slow the spread of smoke, heat & fire - if one were to start - giving people the best possible chance of a safe evacuation and protecting your buildings and assets.
Remember: the cost of lives is invaluable!
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Our sister company "Acorn Plastering and Drylining" allows us, as a group, to be able to offer several services in-house, on larger projects this has proven to make the running, install and completion of building works more time and, therefore, cost effective for our clients.
See a thorough list of all services provided by clicking the button below.
If you're ready to discuss your needs with a member of our expert team, call us now on 01202 582 356
Each install is documented, before and after, with photographic evidence for absolute transparency of workmanship.
Each install is also documented and recorded with unique references, to ensure all the information for one job/company is kept safe, up to date and can easily be found on our system.
Permanent records are kept of each visit made by Acorn PFP, this includes dates, materials used, install details and operative who attended/completed the works.
A permanent, digital report is provided to our client once we have completed all our works and the building is compliant. This report includes everything that has been carried out, including site visits, dates and materials used.
A bit about...
Passive Fire Protection
All structures should have an emergency fire plan in place. The Building Regulations 2019 advise that building(s) shall be designed and constructed so that, in the event of a fire, its stability will be maintained for a reasonable period.”
Therefore, it is incredibly important to abide by these laws and regulations. Passive Fire Protection is a vital component of any emergency fire plan, it was created for three fundamental purposes:
1. Ensuring the structural integrity of building to lessen the financial damaged caused by fire.
2. Making it more difficult for fire to spread from one room to the next, allowing more time for people to safely evacuate buildings.
3. Ensuring that escape routes stay protected to save the lives of those within the building(s).
PFP provision is required in every structure, whether large, small, residential or non-residential. The Building Regulations 2010 are the regulations that must be followed when; constructing new buildings, renovating old ones, or extending existing structures in England. It states that “If a fire separating element is to be effective, every joint or imperfection of fit, or opening to allow services to pass through the element, should be adequately protected by sealing or fire stopping so that the fire resistance of the element is not impaired”.
As such, any building services that pass through separating elements, such as cables, pipes or fire resisting ducts, need to be fire stopped to ensure that the service does not provide an easy route for fire to spread. These are critically important since they are often located in concealed spaces, meaning that fire could easily pass unnoticed. It is vital that all protection measures are correctly designed, specified and installed if the building is to behave as expected, should fire break out.
Many construction materials have some natural resistance to fire and as such already have built-in fire protection. An example of such a material would be clay bricks, which, when constructed to form a wall is fire-resisting in its own right. Other materials e.g. timber used in the construction of a timber floor may have little such built-in fire protection and may require additional protection e.g. in the form of fire resisting boards fixed to the underside of the ceiling below.
Fire resistance may be enhanced by the use of added materials or components that are known by the collective term Passive Fire Protection (PFP)
