Ultrasafe Fire Solutions works very closely with architects, developers, engineers, designers and builders to ensure that their property can meet all the criteria as required by the relevant authorities, particularly that of building control.  We can offer free impartial advice as to what sprinkler system will work best for the building purpose and can provide you with a free non-obligatory quotation.

 

Part of our company ethos is that of sprinkler education and we work very closely with the Fire and Rescue Services to ensure that the sprinkler campaign is promoted to as many people as possible. Our primary reason for this is to help save lives. The benefit for you is that through better education we can help you reduce unforeseen building costs should a property struggle to get planning approval or fail to meet building regulations at a later stage. It is much cheaper to design and install a sprinkler system at a blueprint stage than designing and installing one retrospectively. 

 

Why should I design a sprinkler system into a property?

 

Ultimately a sprinkler system will enable your property to offer enhanced life safety of its occupants, as well as ensure the property is protected from fire. In its own right this is an obvious sales feature. A sprinklered property can maximise the living space area to combine comfort with safety. Furthermore the cost of a fire sprinkler system can be offset against the savings made on trade off’s which are no longer required.

 

What are the trade offs?

 

 Click here for more details on the trade-offs which a fire sprinkler system can bring.

 

What British Standard do you install too?

 

All of our sprinkler systems are designed, installed and comply to the British Standard 9251: 2005. This is the standard for a system installed in a domestic or residential property. BS9251 lays down standards for the minimum amount of water that must be discharged in the fire and for how long the system must fight the fire.

 

There is currently a Draft Document for water mist (DD 8458). Until this is officially published into a British Standard we will install all our Low Flow systems to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 750 Standard. Please see our legislation page for more details.

 

How does a sprinkler work?

 

Click here to see how a sprinkler system works in more depth and detail.

 

 

What relationship do you have with Building Control?

 

Domestic and Residential sprinklers systems are becoming more popular in the UK for various reasons. In Scotland they are mandatory on all new high rise residential buildings, care buildings and sheltered housing complexes. In England and Wales, the Building Regulations Part B (2006) specifically states that all buildings over 30m in height must be fitted with a sprinkler system.

 

Over the past few years and certainly into the not so distant future, the UK has and will see more legislation ensuring that sprinklers become more of the norm for newly built properties or specific building purposes. More frequently Ultrasafe Fire Solutions are finding ourselves working closely with many Building Control officers all over the country.

 

Through sprinkler education and our partnerships we aim to ensure that the sprinkler campaign is promoted to as many people as possible as far and wide as possible. This is more apparent for us given the confusion and the lack of understanding many people have regarding water mist systems and its applications.

 

As a result we make every effort to be as informative as possible regarding our current mist system and its specification. We can do this through ‘live burn’ demonstrations, CPD presentations, information packs or meetings with the Fire and Rescue Services. 

 

We can save lives and protect communities and property investment.

 

FACT: Sprinklers can contain and extinguish fires

Design matters, that is why we use concealed sprinkler heads.

Call: 08451 800339 E-mail: info@ultrasafe.org.uk

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