Welcome to Invicta Durasteel Fire Protection
Invicta Durasteel Fire Protection is a specialist division of The Invicta Group. Durasteel is a unique, high performance product installed under license as fire barriers and fire vaults for the premier protection of stored items, working areas, employees and the general public.
Durasteel firewalls and barriers have durability and have been tested to extremes. They are impact and moisture resistant, withstand extreme vibration and are strong enough to be walked upon if fire resistant floors are a requirement.
Each system is tested up to 240-minute fire resistance.
At Invicta Durasteel, we provide the following services:
- Advice on space saving-designs
- System costs & installation
- Free estimates
- Experience and technical support
- Innovative solutions to on site difficulties
- Proven and tested designs
What is Durasteel?
Durasteel is a composite panel of fibre reinforced cement mechanically bonded to punched steel sheets on both outer surfaces. It is classed as ‘noncombustible’ to BS 476: Part 4: 1970 and to Clause 10 of EN 13501-1: 2002. It is both highly impact and and moisture resistant.
Durasteel has been developed and supported through rigorous testing for use in barriers, door and ceiling applications, with a wide range of specifications available.
Durasteel systems combine lightness, strength, impact, blast resistance and durability with exceptional fire resistance. These systems remain unaffected by firefighters’ hoses, leaving them capable of performing their original function even during a fire.
Durasteel systems have been used successfully across the industry for many years, including rail and metro projects as well as military developments and commercial, pharmaceutical and petrochemical facilities.
Invicta has developed Durasteel to ensure its effective use in blast resisant constructions in a wide range of industrial applications, including power generation and anti-terrorist installations.
Features
Durasteel features:
- Four Hour Fire Resistant
- Impact Resistant
- Moisture Resistant
- Lightweight - No foundations required
- Space-Saving, with excellent Structural Strength & Integrity
- Demountable / Remountable
- Maintenance Free
- Suitable for Internal and External Locations
- Can be Prefabricated - offsite
- Purpose Built to meet Individual Requirements
- Vibration Resistance
Fire rated products and systems from Invicta Durasteel
- Media Storage Vaults
- Fire Barriers/Firewalls
- Fire Rated Enclosures/staircases
- In rack separation – for all types of racking systems
- Wings at the interface of fire barrier & roof lining
- Fire Doors
- Sliding doors
- Hinged doors
- Blast doors
- Acoustic doors
- Smooth - general - doors
- Vandal resisting doors
- Plant room access panels
- Conveyor enclosures
- Conveyor drop shutters
- Cross barrier
- Service splitters
- Durastop seals
- Transformer enclosures
- Equipment enclosures
- Escape enclosures
- Blast barriers
- Valve box enclosure
- Fire rated trunking
- Plenum ceilings
- Plant room walls
- Plant room doors
- Lift motor room access
- Shafts
- Escape shafts
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2006 (RRFSO)
Fire safety law changed in October 2006. The new law emphasises prevention of fires and reduction of risk, and makes it the property owner’s responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone who uses their premises and the immediate vicinity.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) have produced a set of guides to advise the responsible person how to comply to the fire safety law, help them to carry out a fire risk assessment and identify general fire precautions that will need to be put in place.
Failure to meet the requirements of these new regulations could lead to prosecution, which could then result in hefty fines or even conviction. The Order replaces any previous fire legislation. Any fire certificates issued under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 have ceased to have effect from 1st October 2006.
Invicta provides a free advice service to help parties within the building industry to make the right choices in fire safety. Invicta’s technical department are constantly searching for solutions, and are experts in fire safety legislation. They monitor any changes and test practical solutions.
