Fire stopping for therapy establishment The following fire stopping examples are from a customer site where RES Fire were tasked with undertaking a number of passive fire protection works including the sealing of pipes, cables, gaps and holes along compartment lines. RES Fire are certified with the BM TRADA Q-Mark fire stopping scheme to undertake [...]

Fire plans for Marylebone residential propertyCustomer Requirement For our customer site, a multi-storey residential block in Marylebone, London - RES were required to produce a set of fire alarm zone plans on completion of a fire detection and alarm system installation as-well as communal area fire evacuation and procedure plans, fire escape plans and fire [...]

Melton Court Wireless Fire Detection & Alarm SystemCustomer Requirement Our customer needed a new Fire Detection and Alarm System for a large residential property containing over 80 apartments across eight stories in central London. Three separate blocks that made up the premises would need to be networked together as-well as a link to commercial premises [...]

Hybrid Fire Alarm System for Modern Apartment Blocks.Customer Requirement RES were asked to install a new fire detection and alarm system for a number of residential apartment blocks in the South of UK. Our customer, a property management company, had undertaken a detailed Fire Risk Assessment outlining the requirements and specifications needed. Solution As outlined [...]

Fire Stopping for Local School.Customer requirement Our customer, a modern local school catering for up to 290 students provided our passive works supervisor with a comprehensive Passive Fire Protection Survey report that had been carried out on their premise. Following a survey sampling the work specified in the report by our supervisor, a detailed fire [...]

Replacement fire rated flat front doors.Customer requirement Our client, SBA Property Management approached RES Fire to quote for the replacement of six flat front doors at a property in Surrey. The original doors, some with glazed panels above the doors were considered in the premises FRA not to offer sufficient fire resistance to support the [...]

Fire Door Installation for Flat Front DoorCustomer requirement RES were asked by a prominent local solicitors to install a replacement fire rated flat front door at a prestigious apartment complex on behalf of a client. The specification for the door was provided by the managing agents for the premises. The door needed to be 30 [...]

Emergency light servicing for logistics warehouseThe Challenge RES recently undertook an annual (3 hourly) emergency light service of a large logistics warehouse to BS 5266-1:2016. With over 200 emergency lights on site, covering over 120,000 square ft – ensuring each and every light was serviced was paramount. The site is used by our customer for [...]

Wayfinding Signage for High Rise Residential BuildingsThe Challenge The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (made under Article 24 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005) made it a legal requirement from 23 January 2023 for all high-rise residential buildings* in England to install Wayfinding Signage in their buildings. This includes clear markings identifying floor [...]

Wireless System for Prestigious London ApartmentsCustomer Requirement Our long-standing customer, a property management company, asked RES to specify a new Fire Detection and Alarm System for the communal areas of a prestigious set of apartments overlooking Hyde Park in London, with the capability to interlink to the individual apartments' fire detection and alarm systems. This [...]

Hybrid Wireless Fire Detection and Alarm System for HMOCustomer Requirement Our customer, a property management company asked RES to provide a quotation for a replacement Fire Detection and Alarm System following a renovation of a residential property in Reading, Berkshire. The property contained five bedrooms over three stories. Our Recommendation RES specified a BS5839:1-2017 Category [...]

Wireless Fire Detection and Alarm System for Residential PropertyRequirement Our client, a local property developer was in need of an affordable, reliable and suitable Fire Detection and Alarm System for a three-storey residential property in the town being converted into a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) – for the rental market. Due to the premises [...]

Intelligent Hybrid Fire Detection & Alarm System for School.Customer Requirement: Our customer had acquired a victorian property which needed to be converted from a residential premises to an educational facility. RES were asked to propose the design of a suitable fire alarm solution. Being of listed status, the solution needed to be in harmony with [...]

Emergency Lighting Remedial Works for Local Care HomeThe Challenge Following on from the annual service and maintenance of the emergency lighting at our customer premises by an RES engineer, we recommended a number of failed lights be replaced as soon as possible. The Customer Site Our customer site, a local Care Home, contains over 40 [...]

Replacement AOV installationsCustomer requirement When carrying out an initial inspection, servicing and maintenance visit covering all fire safety systems and measures for 24 apartment blocks in London, the client made use aware of an issue with one block’s natural smoke shaft. Apparently, the original dome fitted to the shaft blew off in a storm! A [...]

Fire door installations for apartment blocksInitial inspection When carrying out an initial inspection, servicing and maintenance visit covering all fire safety systems and measures for 24 apartment blocks in London, we made the client aware of an issue with a corridor in one of the blocks. All six floors above had a cross corridor fire [...]

Fire Alarm Upgrades for TheatreCustomer requirement RES were invited to tender for the upgrade of the Fire Alarm System at this prestigious theatre venue in Berkshire where we were responsible or the regular servicing of the Fire Alarm and Extinguishers. The venue needed a number of recommended system upgrades following on from refurbishment to the [...]

St Mary’s School Ascot – Fire Alarm UpgradesCustomer requirement Our customer, St Mary’s School Ascot, invited RES to tender for the upgrade of the school fire alarm system in 2013. RES were already responsible for the servicing and maintenance of the fire alarm system and extinguishers. Their existing system had a number of flaws which [...]

Fire safety equipment for manufacturing facilityCustomer Requirements Our customer, Stuart Turner, is a world leading manufacturer of high quality pump and water boosting solutions and has a rich heritage in engineering and innovation. Their prestigious site in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire comprises a large assembly plant, warehouse, research and training areas as well as a [...]

Fire protection equipment for Shopping CentreCustomer requirements Our customer needed to have fire protection equipment installed for a new shopping centre in the South of the UK. This large, modern leisure mail and indoor shopping centre opened in 1999 and spans over 7600m2. It contains over a hundred retail outlets on three levels, two multi [...]

Fire Protection for Luxury SpaCustomer requirements Nirvana Spa is a leading luxury relaxation and leisure venue in the South of the UK. Spanning a large site with multiple interconnected areas it contains five separate pool areas, numerous treatment rooms, saunas, gyms, changing rooms as well as restaurants, kitchen facilities and staff areas. RES was brought [...]

Automatic Opening Vents for Princes Court LondonThe Challenge Our longstanding customer Sandrove Brahams and Associates Ltd manage a prestigious ten storey apartment block in Knightsbridge, London. Originally built as a hospital it was then converted into flats and commercial shops. On reviewing the premises Fire Risk Assessment and Fire Safety Officer Inspections, it was identified [...]

Extinguisher Hire for Rowing RegattaCustomer requirements Our customer needed to arrange the short term hire of a range of portable fire extinguishers for various sites at Temple Meadows at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta which runs at the beginning of July every year. Solution RES delivered over 100 extinguishers to the customer site, varying from [...]

Dry Riser Testing for Apartment BlocksCustomer requirements Our customer, Sennen Property Management, needed to perform an annual static pressure test of Dry Risers for a new block of flats in London. British Standard 9990 requires dry riser systems undergo an annual static pressure test and inspection and a six monthly visual inspection by a competent [...]

Fire Extinguisher Equipment for Secondary School DevelopmentCustomer requirement Our customer was transitioning from temporary buildings to new school buildings and asked RES to provide extinguisher sales, installation, servicing and additional fire safety equipment for both the new and old sites. In September 2016 the school occupied temporary buildings, all of which required fully compliant fire [...]

Fire Hydrant testing for schools and businessesCustomer requirements RES provides schools and businesses with a range of fire protection services including fire alarm servicing, servicing of fire extinguishers, fire safety signage services, fire safety training and fire hydrant testing. Fire hydrant testing As part of our schedule of works, we carry out the periodic inspection [...]

Smoke Control and Ventilation System for Residential BlocksThe challenge RES was approached by the managing agents for Indescon Square - Sandrove Brahams and Associates to provide a solution to the on-going and costly maintenance of the smoke control and ventilation systems in five residential blocks. Additionally, recurring issues were impacting the performance and reliability of [...]