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Our fire-rated steel door-sets deliver exceptional safety and peace of mind, with fire ratings of up to E120 and EI60. Designed to save lives and prevent the rapid spread of fire and smoke, these fire doors are rigorously tested to ensure top-tier performance.
Available as both external and internal fire doors, they combine durability, reliability, and compliance, making them the ideal choice for safeguarding people and property in any environment.
Fire safety is a legal requirement for all commercial properties, whether it’s industrial environments, local authority buildings, leisure, hospitality, healthcare, education or retail offices.
Fire rated internal doors in most circumstances are considered more important than external ones, as their purpose is to divide the building up into separate compartments within which the flames can be contained, allowing more time for firefighters to arrive.
Our internal steel fire doors provide high levels of safety and reassurance, achieved by slowing the spread of flames and smoke, buying the critical time needed to effectively evacuate premises.
Whereas timber fire doors usually only come under two categories, FD30 and FD60, offering 30 minutes and 60 minutes of fire protection respectively, our bespoke steel Defender Fireshield is proven to stand up to 120 minutes of 1100°C heat. That’s the Metador standard.
The Defender Fireshield is tested to BS EN 1634, ensuring the doorset provides both stability and integrity while holding back flame spread. It is also CE marked, providing confidence that our doorset meets the relevant European safety and environmental requirements.
The Defender Fireshield Plus is our external door-set, that meets the latest requirements for external fire rated door-sets to be CE Marked to EN 16034 in conjunction with BS EN 14351-1.
The Fireshield Plus offers fire ratings of E30 and E60, providing 30 and 60 minutes of fire integrity. For enhanced protection, it also includes options of EI30 and EI60, delivering both fire integrity and insulation for the same time durations.
Double fire doors are a great solution for wider corridors and spaces where a lot of people are likely to pass through regularly or in case of emergency. The Code of Practice for Fire Door Assemblies (BS 8214:2008) specifies that fire doors must provide a similar level of fire resistance as the surrounding walls and floors, with the same criteria followed for testing purposes. This includes the spaces between the double doors themselves and the frame. For a perfect fit, consider using our Approved Metador Installers scheme.
External fire doors are found at the end of escape routes and as such, their use depends on the nature of the building and the surrounding space.
Emergency exit doors are suitable for quick evacuation purposes and are typically fitted with push bars. External fire doors are less about evacuation, but can be used to protect surrounding equipment, prevent the flames spreading to nearby buildings and can be installed to ensure the safety of pedestrians, if the building is on a busy street.
With domestic properties, the main concern is ensuring that garages are separated from the rest of the building with fire doors. However, in cases where the building serves a dual purpose, such as a living area connected to a business, it is vital to fit a fire door appropriate to the level of fire risk involved.
With stairwells used for fire escape purposes, each floor in the building must be separated from this vertical evacuation route, to ensure the safety of employees or the public as they descend from their original floor down to the exit below. This also safeguards emergency service workers who may have particular floors which they need to visit to either fight the fire or find evacuees. When assessing both horizontal and vertical evacuation, the primary concern is usually based on the safety and speed by which occupants can flee the danger of the inferno. Horizontal routes must also be lined with appropriate fire doors.
The Defender Fireshield and Fireshield Plus are industry leading options for external and internal fire doors, where performance, durability and reliability are key.
