UK’s Best Value Fire Curtains

Westwood supply high quality Fire Curtains at the low prices. Nobody in the UK can match the value for money and quality Fire Curtains service provided by Westwood.

Fire Curtains allow you to restrict the lateral spread of Fire and gas which tend to creep along the underside of an internal ceiling in the event of fire. When integrated as part of a Fire control system, Fire Curtains are particularly effective. It is possible to create Fire reservoirs from which Fire and hot gases can be extracted.

Westwood automatic Fire Curtains offer our clients much more than an addition to their Fire ventilation systems. Fire Curtains save lives. They are an essential safety element that help stop the spread of lethal gases which are part of almost every fire and which are frequently responsible for death and serious injury.

Westwood manufacture and install Fire Shutters, Fire Curtains and Smoke Curtains certified to BSEN 1634-1 by Exova Fire and Safety.

Westwood UK’s Fire Curtains have been successfully tested and are supplied with a failsafe system to ensure closure in the event of power failure.

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Westwood Fire Curtains are available in wide spans and can be face fixed, soffit fixed or suspended. Belfast Fire Curtains can be supplied in unlimited widths by use of an overlap system, with curtains up to 5 metres wide being serviced by single span rollers.

• Automatic operation
• Support for servery and hatches
• Custom built to your specification
• Short lead times
• Slim, lightweight and easy to install
• 4hr fire resistance
• Sealed to prevent the passage of fire or Fire
• 240V operation with battery back-up

Standard Fire Curtains Specification

Curtain Material

Coated fiberglass material tested to withstand temperatures of 600 Degrees Centigrade for one hour. The thickness of the Fire Curtain is approximately 0.75mm.

Bottom Rail and Roller

A bottom rail is attached to the curtain and this rail is designed to stop at ceiling level or into a recess in the box when raised. The curtain coils on to a steel roller mounted on end-plate bearings.

Curtain Box

The central roller and coiled up Fire Curtain is housed in a galvanised metal box, which is fixed to the structure of the building. The box is galvanised as standard and can be polyester powder coated at extra cost.

Operation

Fire Curtains are electrically operated by 240V Tubular Motors and are supplied with a control panel that is connected to the main fire alarm panel for the area. Standard control panel will operate a single motor or alternatively a group panel can be supplied to manage multiple motors within a single Fire compartment. The system requires a 240V single phase fused spur within one metre of the control panel.

Failsafe Operation

In the event of power failure, the curtains will automatically close by gravity with a controlled descent. Additionally on receipt of a signal from the fire alarm panel, the curtains will failsafe close by gravity and open automatically when the fire signal ceases.

MAXIMUM SIZES – Unlimited width x 10 metres high.

OPERATING SPEED – Approximately 75mm per second.

WEIGHT – Typically 30kgs per linear metre of width for curtain, box and bottom rail.

Please note that we manufacture Single and Twin Skin Lath Fire Rated Roller Shutters tested to Exova Fire and Safety BSEN 1634-1 and providing up to 4 Hours of fire resistance.

Atex Certified Motors available in our Fire Shutters

As part of our ongoing commitment to provide clients with a complete range of security options, we are now able to offer Smoke Curtains.

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Westwood Security Roller Doors are the perfect Security Shutters for Shop Shutters and other commercial applications. We also supply Fire Rated Shutters at competitive prices for a wide range of companies from Search Marketing to Employment Contracts.

For Roller Shutters in the Republic of Ireland please visit our Ireland Rollershutters site and we offer specialist Fire Shutters at fireratedshutter.co.uk