Highfield Junior School

• The purpose of the project at Highfields was to supply and install new internal and external single and double door sets along with works consisting of designing and installing new emergency lighting and fire alarm system throughout the ground floor, main teaching block ground floor, Victorian block ground & first floor and reception ground floor. This had to be done during school holidays so not to disrupt learning.
• The work not only provides essential improvements to the fire safety compliance to the school, but also provides an aesthetic upgrade with the look of the new fire doors.

The purpose of the project at Highfields was to supply and install new internal and external single and double door sets along with works consisting of designing and installing new emergency lighting and fire alarm system throughout the ground floor, main teaching block ground floor, Victorian block ground & first floor and reception ground floor. This had to be done during school holidays so not to disrupt learning.

• Throughout the course of the project, we were faced with asbestos in the ceiling, an area where we needed to build screens. To overcome this challenge, we used a licensed asbestos contractor to shadow vac drill the screens to the ceiling therefore preventing the working area being exposed to asbestos.
• Given the short windows in which we could work, we managed to complete install of all 43 fire doors, fire alarm and emergency lighting upgrades within the 1 week February half term.

• We undertook all related construction works on this project and oversaw/ managed the fire alarm and emergency lighting installs.
• Along with the doors, we also built fire rated walls which were constructed out of half height fire rated board and stud and half height fire rated glazing.