Smoke Venting System for One SE8

Combining a hotel with residential and retail units, the St James Group’s One SE8 mixed-use development provides high-end living spaces for both residents and visitors of Greenwich. Initially brought on board by St James to carry out computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling, FDS Contracting identified and designed the most suitable smoke venting system for the […]

Smoke Venting System for Phoenix

Located just over a mile from Canary Wharf in the heart of London’s thriving East End, Phoenix is the latest collection of apartments by Fairview New Homes. Having been appointed to the project by Fairview Homes, FDS Group, comprising of FDS Contracting and FDS Consult were tasked with providing a full fire safety solution which would see the utilisation of a full fire strategy and CFD modelling to adhere to the fire safety Building Regulations.

Smoke Venting System for The Place, London Bridge Quarter

Smoke Venting contractor, FDS has completed work on a prestigious commercial project within the Southbank’s new London Bridge Quarter, developed by Sellar in partnership with the State of Qatar. Standing next to one of the capital’s most iconic new buildings, The Shard, The Place – now known as the News Building and occupied by News […]

Smoke Venting System for New Capital Quay

Award-winning smoke ventilation system design and installation contractors FDS Contracting (FDS) have completed work on one of London’s most prestigious large scale residential projects. Working with developer Galliard Construction, FDS provided the design and installation of a number of smoke venting systems, including the pioneering Firesmart intelligent control system, across the Greenwich development. Unusually for […]

Smoke Venting System for Hale Village

Located adjacent to Tottenham Hale tube station, the Hale Village mixed-use development provides 1,193 student accommodation units alongside 1,000 private and affordable residential units, a 132 bedroom hotel and substantial commercial space. Initially brought on board by United House to install mechanical smoke ventilation systems for one of the development’s affordable housing blocks, FDS Contracting […]

Smoke Venting System for Rick Roberts Way – Stratford

As part of the extensive urban regeneration of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park, Galliford Try created a substantial mixed use development at Rick Roberts Way. The project saw the creation of 173 homes across a mixed use scheme of three apartment blocks, a crescent of terraced houses and 1,000m2 of commercial space with the […]

Mechanical Smoke Venting for Athlete’s Village

FDS was called upon to apply its smoke ventilation design and installation experience on the prestigious site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Athlete’s Village provided high quality accommodation to over 17,000 athletes participating in the summer games, before being converted into residential apartments for some of London’s key workers. FDS designed, […]

Smoke Venting System for Rochester Row

Poised to be one of the most desirable addresses in Westminster, 10 Rochester Row is a seven storey residential scheme with basement car parking in the heart of the City. The prestigious development includes a total of 34 privately owned apartments ranging from large one-bedroom apartments to £multi-million, 2,000 ft2, three-bedroom duplex penthouses, all of […]

The Consequences of Tighter Regulations on Construction

Over the last few years, the fire safety and smoke ventilation industry has been experiencing shifting legislature resulting in changes to designing, installing and maintaining fire safety systems. Therefore, it is critical that in order for your projects to remain compliant, you understand these shifting regulations and engage with competent and compliant Fire Safety Engineers. […]

Amendments to Approved Document B

On 26th May 2020, both volumes of Approved Document B: Fire safety (2019 edition) were amended. Volume 1 – Dwellings Volume 2 – Buildings other than dwellings Key Amendments: Blocks of flats with a floor over 11m will require the provision of sprinklers throughout the building (change in guidance in relation to Building Regulation requirement […]