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10 Quality Assurance and Certificates Of
Conformity

Fire resisting ductwork is classed as Passive Fire Protection, a building component designed to prevent the
spread of fire from its origin to other building spaces, limit building damage and provide more time to the
building occupants to reach a place of safety via protected corridors and stairwells.

Fire resisting ventilation systems are used to rapidly clear smoke to assist evacuation and introduce fresh
air which aids emergency services in quickly reaching the source of the fire.

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Quality of manufacture and installation is of paramount importance, so each stage is checked, inspected
and signed-off before a Certificate of Conformity is issued.

Completed duct items are factory inspected before dispatch to ensure they comply with the specification
and the system itself is inspected both during installation and on completion to ensure it is compliant.

All inspection reports are compiled and checked by the Project Manager or Engineer.

All records are then retained in a dedicated project file, in accordance with our ISO 9001 quality
assurance system.

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