Antac Support Services are fully certified under the Q-Mark brand to provide Fire Stopping, Fire Door Installations and Fire Door Maintenance advice for any type of premises or building. The Q- Mark Scheme for Fire Stopping Installation illustrates confidence to building owners, specifiers, Responsible Persons and fire stopping product manufacturers that Antac meet the requirements for fire compartment lines which have been properly sealed and that fire stopping products are fitted correctly in line with the Scheme’s instructions and through fire test evidence.
Fire stopping plays a critical role in maintaining the fire resistance of compartment lines within buildings. Where services, such as water, gas, electrical and communications penetrate through compartment walls it is important to ensure that the hole is appropriately sealed with a suitable fire stopping solution. The Q-Mark scheme for Fire Stopping Installation, has been developed in response to demand from building owners, manufacturers and industry, following concerns that fire stopping products are being incorrectly installed and maintained, thus placing doubt as to whether they will work as intended in the case of a fire.
Furthermore, Certification to this scheme gives building owners, specifiers and the Responsible Person a reliable way of identifying that a door is certified, via the use of plastic plugs denoting the period of fire resistance, the approval of elements including intumescent and glazing and whether the doorset has been installed by a certified installation company, namely Antac. Exova BM TRADA Q-Mark is regarded as one of the most rigorous certification processes available for construction products, where it is recognised by controlling authorities, home warranty providers such as the NHBC (National House Building Council), NHS hospitals and is used by world-class construction companies and manufacturers.
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Antac, as a recognised and qualified fitter of Fire Doors, have conducted Fire Door and Fire Stopping installations at the MoD site, Wellington Barracks, located nearby to Buckingham Palace as well as John Radcliffe and Stoke Mandeville NHS Hospitals in Oxford and Aylesbury respectively.
