Kingston Joinery and West Port
Windows and Doors join forces to
bring ‘exceptional’ new fire door
product to market
Two of Britain’s leading timber fenestration businesses are
joining forces to bring a new high-performance fire door
set to market.
A new distribution deal will see East Yorkshire’s Kingston
Joinery and Cumbria’s West Port Windows offer a complete
turnkey package to some of the UK’s biggest commercial
developers and contractors.
West Port’s best-in-class, Secured by Design-accredited fire
door has withstood temperatures of almost 1000 degrees
Celsius in testing and contained fires for 42 minutes – 40%
longer than required for FD30 status.
Kingston Joinery, meanwhile, are registered with
International Fire Consultants (IFC), allowing their
supervisors to self-certify on site, offering clients a quick
and easy route to fully-accredited installations.
“We’re delighted to be working with West Port to offer
such comprehensive installation and accreditation package
and feel it could make a really positive impact in the
commercial development and refurbishment sectors.”
Sean Parnaby, West Port Managing Director, comments:
“Grenfell Tower was a long-overdue wake-up call for
everyone in construction. Finally, fire safety regulations
are being tightened, and now, as an industry, we’re
responsible for producing and fitting fire door sets that
perform to the highest standards. Together, that’s what
West Port and Kingston can offer.
“Every door we provide has exceeded standard fire
resistance times by 40% and comes supplied with relevant
markings to verify the door’s fire integrity, as well as low-
level thresholds for disability access.
“Available with five to seven-week lead times, this is an
ideal solution for major UK developers, main contractors,
local councils and housing associations.”
“The product we’re offering is an ideal solution for local
authorities with high-rise towers, and is perfectly suited
for flat entrance doors, communal doors, corridor doors
and stairwell doors,” comments Craig O’Leary, Kingston
Joinery’s Managing Director.
Kingston Joinery has previously worked on large-scale
developments for the likes of Bam, Balfour Beatty, Galliard
Homes, Galliford Try, Interserve, Kier and Morgan Sindall.
“Developed with one of the UK’s leading timber window
manufacturers, and delivering the highest standard of fire
protection, it’s an outstanding way to meet increasingly
stringent fire regulations.
For more information call West Port Windows &
Doors on 01900 814225 or visit www.west-port.
co.uk
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