Birmingham Smoke and Fire Curtains for Escalators and Stairs

Smoke and fire curtains for escalators and stairs should form a central part of any company’s fire control procedures in Birmingham.

After all, the job of smoke and fire curtains is compartmentalising fires and limiting the spread of smoke and toxic gases, which are the prime cause of fatalities in many fires.

Escalators and stairs can act as a conduit, carrying smoke and gases to other floors unless they are properly compartmentalised with smoke and fire curtains.

Naturally, smoke and fire curtains for escalators and stairs do not impede access for people.

Birmingham’s Large office and retail spaces particularly benefit from the use of smoke and fire curtains, blocking smoke and fire from key access areas like escalators.

Westwood Security stock and install high quality smoke and fire curtains for escalators and stairs at competitive prices all over Birmingham.

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All Westwood smoke and fire curtains for escalators and stairs have been tested and are supplied with a failsafe system to ensure closure in the event of power failure.

Our Birmingham Fire and Smoke curtains are available in wide span and can be face fixed, soffit fixed or suspended. Birmingham Fire and Smoke Curtains can be supplied in unlimited widths by use of an overlap system, with curtains up to 5 metres wide being serviced by single span rollers.

• Automatic operation
• Support for servery and hatches
• Custom built to your specification
• Short lead times
• Slim, lightweight and easy to install
• 4hr fire resistance
• Help to slow down and prevent the passage of smoke and gases
• 240V operation with battery back-up

Standard Smoke Curtains Specification

Smoke Curtain

Coated fiberglass material tested to withstand temperatures of 600 Degrees Centigrade for one hour. The thickness of the Smoke Curtain is approximately 0.75mm.

Bottom Rail and Roller

A bottom rail is attached to the curtain and this rail is designed to stop at ceiling level or into a recess in the box when raised.The curtain coils on to a steel roller mounted on endplate bearings.

Smoke Curtain Box

The central roller and coiled up Smoke Curtain is housed in a galvanised metal box, which is fixed to the structure of the building.The box is galvanised as standard and can be polyester powder coated at extra cost.

Smoke Curtain Operation

Smoke curtains are electrically operated by 240V TubularMotors and are supplied with a control panel that is connected to the main fire alarm panel for the area. Standard control panel will operate a single motor or alternatively a group panel can be supplied to manage multiple motors within a single smoke compartment. The system requires a 240V single phase fused spur withinone metre of the control panel.

Failsafe Operation

In the event of power failure, the curtains will automatically close by gravity with a controlled descent. Additionally on receipt of a signal from the fire alarm panel, the curtains willfailsafe close by gravity and open automatically when the firesignal ceases.

MAXIMUM SIZES
Unlimited width x 10 metres high.

OPERATING SPEED
Approximately 75mm per second.

WEIGHT
Typically 30kgs per linear metre of width for curtain, box and bottom rail.

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So Contact us now for a free, no obligation quote for your Birmingham premises or if you have any queries regarding our Birmingham Fire and Smoke Curtains for escalators or stairs then please don’t hesitate to call.

Tel: 0161 272 9333 (North) or 0208 166 9933 (South) 0121 400 0161 (West Midlands) 01157 351045 (East Midlands)