Fire Protective Steel Encasement

The structural integrity of the building was significantly enhanced by using fire-protective steel encasement, providing an additional layer of safety against potential fire hazards.

Protect The Supporting Structure of Buildings

A building’s steelwork must have fire resistance under current regulations. At SCI Fire Protection, we can provide various options to achieve the correct fire resistance.

Column covers are typically square, curved, or elliptical-shaped encasements that conceal the supporting framework of a building where it's not part of a wall. They can be found inside and outside buildings, and the material used for these covers varies depending on the application. Importantly, these casings provide crucial fire protection to the supporting steelwork, mitigating the risk of collapse.

Steel Column Cladding

Balancing Fire Safety with Cladding

There are several reasons why a client might require a steel column to be clad. It could be for aesthetic purposes, to blend the column into the background, or to convey services to other floors. However, this section focuses on the structural integrity of the steelwork in the event of a fire.

Fire Protection for Steelwork

Essentiality of Fire-Protected Steelwork

In a fire situation, the supporting steelwork must retain its strength for as long as possible. Usually, an engineer will stipulate a need for 1 or 2 hours of protection. Several solutions cater to this requirement, but each needs specific information to ensure accurate calculations for proper fire protection.

enhance the aesthetic
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Using unique architecture can enhance
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blending of structural
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Seamlessly merging structural elements
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Preserve structural integrity
during a fire

Maintaining the building's stability amidst flames.

Our Commitment to Quality Assurance and Innovative Solutions

We are committed to quality assurance for all our fire protection applications, which are FIRAS third-party certified, and in partnership with Bolster Systems, which offers the only fully integrated fire protection app that records the whole survey and fire-stopping installation process, with real-time access for our clients to survey works and remedial works, giving all parties peace of mind that schedules, compliance and budgets are maintained.