Warehouse and industrial fire doors are the compartment-line and escape-route doorsets that hold a large industrial building's fire compartments and keep exits usable — required under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not the residential Regulation 10 regime. Because compartments are large and fire loads high, compartment-wall doorsets are often FD60 and above, with FD90 and FD120 where the strategy demands longer resistance. FD ratings describe integrity (broadly E), not insulating EI; the fire strategy sets each door's rating.
Warehouses, factories and industrial units in England and Wales are regulated for fire safety by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 — the responsible person, usually the employer, occupier or whoever controls the premises, must keep fire doors maintained in efficient working order under Article 17. There is no industrial-specific statutory check interval; the 3-monthly and 12-monthly figures come from Regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, which applies only to English residential buildings over 11 metres and not to industrial premises, however large. What determines where doorsets go is the fire risk assessment working alongside Approved Document B or BS 9999, and the defining feature is compartmentation: because compartments are large and fire loads high, every opening in a compartment wall must be protected so the wall keeps performing.
Every doorset we will supply into industrial buildings will carry third-party certification and be specified to match the wall it sits in. Compartment-wall doorsets are frequently FD60, stepping up to FD90 and FD120 where the fire strategy demands longer resistance for high fire loads, with FD30-rated positions handled separately for internal offices, mezzanines and plant. An FD60 door provides 60 minutes of integrity — broadly E60 under BS EN 13501-2 — which is not the same as an insulating EI60 element, and the 'S' suffix denotes cold-smoke seals, not insulation. A subtle point for compartment walls: the wall itself is usually required to insulate as well as resist flame (an EI or REI rating), yet the door within it is specified on its integrity performance, because its area is limited and its position controlled. Sizes, glazing and ironmongery will be confirmed at enquiry against each doorset's certified field of application, with no site cutting of apertures.
We also recognise that industrial buildings have openings ordinary hinged doors cannot close. Large goods and vehicle openings in compartment walls are closed by tested, certificated fire shutters or sliding fire doorsets — not ordinary security shutters — usually held open on devices that release and close the opening automatically on the fire alarm; we will specify these as complete tested assemblies to the fire resistance required of the wall. Personnel doors within or beside them are conventional self-closing fire doorsets that must never be wedged or propped. Installation will follow BS 8214, phased around operational sites, and every completed opening will be handed back with per-door documentation — certificate references, specification and ironmongery schedules — ready for the fire door register and the responsible person's fire risk assessment. Our certification scheme and scope, and lead times, will be published at launch.
What this sector needs from a doorset partner
- FD60, FD90 and FD120 personnel doorsets for compartment walls, specified to the fire resistance required of the wall
- Tested, certificated fire shutters or sliding fire doorsets for large goods and vehicle openings, released and closed automatically on the fire alarm
- FD30-rated doorsets to internal offices, welfare, mezzanines and plant rooms within the envelope, per the fire strategy
- Self-closing escape-route and compartment-line doorsets kept shut and never wedged, with hold-open devices where a route must stand open
- Sizes, glazing and ironmongery confirmed at enquiry against each doorset's certified field of application, with no site cutting of apertures
- Per-door handover documentation for the fire door register and the responsible person's fire risk assessment, with installation to BS 8214
Standards & guidance we work to
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Article 17
- Approved Document B (fire safety)
- BS 9999 (fire safety code of practice for non-residential buildings)
- BS EN 13501-2 (fire resistance classification — integrity/E)
- Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, Regulation 10 (residential over 11 m; does not apply to industrial premises)
- BS 8214 (installation code of practice)
- BS EN 1154 (door closers) and BS EN 1155 (hold-open devices)
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Frequently asked questions
What fire rating do warehouse and industrial fire doors need?
The rating follows the fire resistance required of the wall the door sits in. Because industrial compartments are large and fire loads high, compartment-wall doorsets are frequently FD60, stepping up to FD90 or FD120 where the fire strategy demands longer resistance, while internal offices, mezzanines and plant rooms are typically FD30. An FD60 door gives 60 minutes of integrity, broadly E60 under BS EN 13501-2, which is not the same as an insulating EI60 element. Approved Document B and the building's fire strategy set the specification, and we will confirm each door against its certified field of application at enquiry.
Do you supply fire shutters and sliding fire doors for large goods openings?
Where a large goods or vehicle opening pierces a fire-resisting compartment wall, it must be closed by a tested, certificated fire-resisting assembly — a fire shutter or a sliding fire doorset — not an ordinary security shutter. We will specify these to the fire resistance required of the wall, as complete tested assemblies, usually held open on devices that release and close the opening automatically on the fire alarm. Personnel doors within or beside them are conventional self-closing fire doorsets. Keep the closing path clear and maintain the release mechanism, because a shutter that will not drop provides no protection.