Lorient Polyproducts UK
Lorient Polyproducts Ltd
Endeavour House
Fairfax Road
Heathfield Ind Est
Newton Abbot
Devon TQ12 6UD
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1626 834252
Fax: +44 (0) 1626 833166
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Registered Office: Fairfax Road, Heathfield, Newton Abbot
Registered In England No. 1441058
Fire Containment
Standards in this category
BS ISO 10294 Pt. 5
BS ISO 10294-5 is a new British and International standard, published in April 2005, specifically to prove how effective intumescent dampers can be in duct applications. Please refer to our technical article for more information. Lorient's LVH54 high performance intumescent damper is the fi...
Approved Document B
The requirements for fire and smoke containment with respect to "means of escape" are contained in Approved Document B to the Building Regulations (England and Wales), Section 2 of the Scottish Technical Handbooks and Technical Booklet E to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland). These Ap...
Scottish Technical Handbooks - Section 2
The requirements for fire and smoke containment with respect to "means of escape" (including fire rated doors) are contained in Section 2 of the Scottish Technical Handbooks, Approved Document B to the Building Regulations (England and Wales), and Technical Booklet E to the Building Regulations (...
Building Regulations (N Ireland) - Technical Booklet E
The requirements for fire and smoke containment with respect to "means of escape" (including fire rated doors) are contained in Technical Booklet E to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland), Approved Document B to the Building Regulations (England and Wales), and Section 2 of the Scottish Te...
BS 476: Pt. 20/22: 1987
"Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction". BS 476: Pt 20 sets out the general principles of fire resistance tests, while BS 476: Pt 22 details the specific requirements for testing non-loadbearing elements of a building's construction, such...
BS 5588
"Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings". BS 5588 is a British Standard, and an Approved Document for compliance with the Building Regulations (England & Wales). This Document addresses the need for sealing the threshold of a fire resistant door assembly, stating th...
BS 8214: 1990
"Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves". This British Standard sets out recommendations for the specification, design, construction, installation and maintenance of fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves - ie, this covers timber door leaves. This link to...
BS EN 1634-1: 2000
"Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies. Part 1 – Fire doors and shutters". This is the more recently introduced British and European-wide Standard for testing fire resistant doors. The Building Regulations for England & Wales now recognise both BS EN 1634-1: 2000 and BS 476 Pt...
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO)
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order came into effect on 1 October 2006, and from that date fire safety law in England & Wales changed. The law now: emphasises preventing fires and reducing risk makes it a building owner's responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone who uses the ...