A fully compatible selection of FIREFLY® barrier products was employed by a member of its trusted installer network, to protect an oil tank situated alongside one of the warehouses within the London Gateway port on the River Thames during a rapid, nine-day contract successfully carried out just prior to Christmas. The work at the internationally important container terminal was carried out on behalf of DP by Midlands-based Krasi Fire Protection, a FIREFLY® Preferred Install

Tried and tested barrier products from the FIREFLY® range were employed by a long-term member of the manufacturer’s established installer network during the run-up to Christmas, in order to upgrade the roof-space of a two-storey residential building in Sheerness belonging to the Southern Housing Group. The four flats on Richmond Street, dating from the 1960s are traditionally built and in a good state of repair, but the design of the roof-space was deemed not to fully comply

Already widely specified for flooring applications and creating ‘protected zones’ in roof-spaces, FIREFLY® FB 180 ablative batts are now also being used to provide fire compartmentation beneath raised access floors. Raised access floors are commonly used to accommodate power, data and other building services, creating concealed voids beneath the finished floor. Without appropriate fire protection, these hidden cavities can allow fire and smoke to spread unseen beyond the poin

Construction professionals from leading architects’ practices to fire engineers and major contractors are signing up in increasing numbers to receive a significant new CPD seminar from Stephen Neville, the Specification Sales Manager for FIREFLY® keen to understand the technicalities of compartmentation and other key fire safety considerations. Leveraging a comprehensive portfolio of barrier products and fire hatches employed across commercial, industrial, healthcare, and oth

A rapid and precisely executed two-week retrofit contract has brought the fire compartmentation within the complex roof-spaces to a Nottinghamshire health centre up to current standards under the Building Regulations, with the work being carried out by a Midlands based contractor, highly experienced in the installation of the FIREFLY® systems specified. The Meadow Heath Health Centre in the south-east area of the city has been undergoing alterations to allow two existing SP p

Historians will know how ‘Forming Square’ proved a useful defence during the Napoleonic Wars, but FIREFLY adopted a modern interpretation of the tactic at this year’s London Build Expo by positioning its latest product launches at the corners of its striking stand. The Rochdale-based manufacturer whose flexible fire barrier systems, such as Zeus and Titan Lite, are to be found providing compartmentation in commercial, industrial and other buildings across the country, has bee

As value for money makes the Home Bargains brand an increasingly popular choice with price conscious shoppers, the national retailer is continuing to increase its coverage by building new stores in locations such as Camborne in Cornwall, with products from the FIREFLY® range repeatedly being included in the specification to help ensure the safety of staff and customers. As with many of its outlets, the existing 9,150sq ft warehouse and sales floor on the Camborne Retail Park

Part of an international supply chain and logistics business, a vast warehouse in the Medway area of Kent enclosing almost 380,000 sq. ft. of storage space, has had its fire performance upgraded by a regular FIREFLY® customer utilising the manufacturer’s Phoenix barrier material together with the recently launched 180 ablative batt and ancillary products to create a curtain running around the building perimeter. The work at the Noatum Logistics ePort warehouse on the Isle of

After adding a specialist fire design and contracting arm to its already diverse skill mix, Meldrum Group has employed a similarly new...

Critical work to ensure the fire performance across one elevation of a cavernous new research building, at a world-famous science campus...

The performance benefits of FIREFLY®’s fully certified barrier systems and ancillary products, together with the IFC and FIRAS backed...

Davie Court Care Home, in Sheerness, on Isle of Sheppey, Kent - is the latest in a series of properties to be upgraded using FIREFLY®...

One of FIREFLY®’s largest contracting partners has successfully completed the erection of a full height flame and smoke barrier as part...

The FB180 Ablative Batts recently introduced to the range of FIREFLY® have been used along with two of the manufacturer’s flexible...

One of FIREFLY®’s most active contracting partners has successfully utilised a selection of the manufacturer’s fully tested barrier...

Changes to the fire regulations across the UK and the challenge of showing compliance with them, is motivating a growing number of...

A significant redevelopment project at a specialist mental health hospital in Nottinghamshire is nearing a successful completion, with...

Following on from his seminar presentation at this year’s Fire Safety Event, held in April at Birmingham’s NEC, Dr. Karthick Govarthanam,...

One of FIREFLY’s regular customers is currently making use of Titan Lite™ 120:60 fire barriers to create compartmentations to protect...

Thanet Earth is the UK’s leading producer of salad vegetables, where an estimated 400 million tomatoes and 30 million cucumbers are grown...

A programme of works to repair and repaint the roof structure to Bristol Temple Meads railway station is featuring the use of the ZEUS...