Heron fire doors was tasked to produce a heritage-style product for the Millbank estate, while also meeting the required fire specification for the manufacture of bespoke recessed panel doors.

To match the original doorsets, Heron Fire Doors working with United Living consultant john clayton, designed, manufactured and conducted a primary fire test at a ukas approved laboratory to the victorian styled front entrance doorset, removing any need to rely on global assessment the company holds bm trada q-mark certification for fire and security enhancement (pas 24), demonstrating its commitment to quality and third-party ukas auditing.

Working closely with the UL team, Heron fire doors was reassured that UL understood the manufacturing challenges was well versed on its programme, and extended a realistic timescale to Heron for the delivery of such a bespoke product.

Included in the brief was a challenging glazed door, requiring Heron to and recessed panel beads complaint with the finished product.

Andy Turner, account manager at Heron fire doors, said, “With our contracts team overseen by Sean Hegarty managing the project, there was nothing fantastic attitude and out-of-the-box thinking couldn’t overcome.

“When projects like this come along its a real privilege to go to work. I’ve been fortunate to have been involved with many over the years with Heron. To have been involved in this project and to try and assist in the refurbishment of a building which is a fine example of its time is something very special.” Andy said it was a pleasure working alongside United Living again, with the main contractor commanding a high-quality product but with a pragmatic and sensible approach to design and build. Carl Abrahams, senior project manager at United Living, said, “This was an exciting venture with the obvious links and nature of the project, but also a challenging one given the architectural design brief. Heron fire doors relishes a challenge, going above and beyond to satisfy customer requirements, while also meeting with relevant industry specifications for fire doors.”