The Benjamin Foundation is a prominent charity supporting children, young people, and families across Norfolk and Suffolk, providing crucial supported accommodation, youth facilities, and community centers. Ensuring robust passive fire safety across residential and community care settings is vital for protecting vulnerable residents and staff. Abbey Fire Stopping was appointed to carry out comprehensive fire door inspections, repairs, and complete door set upgrades across key properties within their housing estate.
Residential accommodation and youth support centers experience heavy daily use, which can lead to rapid wear and tear on essential life safety assets.
- Existing timber door sets exhibited common operational faults, such as excessive frame gaps, damaged intrumescent seals, broken auto-closers and damaged leaves, preventing them from forming a proper barrier against fire and smoke.
- Carrying out installations and repairs within live supported housing schemes required high levels of sensitivity, clear communication, and minimal disruption to vulnerable young residents.
- Bringing all fire doors up to stringent residential and care safety standards (FD30S / FD60S) to satisfy Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) and local housing authority compliance.
Abbey Fire Stopping implemented a complete fire door remedial and replacement strategy across the nominated properties:
- Fire door remedial upgrades to restore compliance
- Complete fire door set replacement where necessary
- Compliance certification
Abbey Fire Stopping fully restored the fire compartment integrity across The Benjamin Foundation's facilities. The upgraded and replaced fire doors ensure safe, compliant escape routes and living environments, giving the charity complete peace of mind that their staff and young residents are well protected.
