Safeguarding Spaces

Guardian Shield Compliance has built a strong reputation through specialist work in fire stopping, compartmentation and fire doors. Alongside these core services, a wider range of compliance and consultancy support is provided to help clients manage fire safety obligations with greater clarity and control.

Working across a broad range of sectors — including local authorities, healthcare environments, residential portfolios, student accommodation and commercial estates — services are tailored to the specific requirements of each building and regulatory context.

Through technical insight, structured surveys and practical implementation support, building owners and duty holders are assisted in maintaining safe, compliant and well-managed environments.

Compartmentation Surveys

The integrity of fire compartmentation within a building plays a critical role in preventing the uncontrolled spread of fire. Fire-resisting walls, floors and protected compartments are designed to contain a fire within a defined area, providing valuable time for evacuation and reducing the impact on the building structure.

Compartmentation surveys help building owners and responsible persons understand whether these systems are performing as intended. Through a detailed inspection of the building fabric and service penetrations, weaknesses in fire stopping or damaged compartment lines can be identified and assessed.

Our experienced survey team works with clients to review the condition of passive fire protection across their properties. Findings are presented through clear documentation and practical recommendations, enabling property owners to address deficiencies and ensure their buildings continue to meet fire safety requirements.

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Types of Fire Safety Inspection

Indicative

Tailored compartmentation surveys, assessing specific building areas and delivering detailed electronic reports. This approach provides clear fire safety insights, enabling informed decisions for your property’s protection.

Standard

Thorough invasive compartmentation surveys across all accessible areas of your building, including hard-to-reach spaces like roof voids and above-suspended ceilings, ensuring optimal fire safety compliance.

Enhanced

An enhanced survey providing a detailed inspection with controlled checks of critical areas, uncovering hidden fire safety risks while ensuring that inspected sections are carefully restored for safety and compliance.

Destructive

Destructive surveys integrate non-intrusive and additional intrusive investigations for a thorough evaluation of concealed fire risks, ensuring that all identified areas meet the highest fire safety compliance standards.

Understanding a Fire Door Survey

Fire Door INSPECTION

Fire doors should be inspected nationally in order to adhere to the Regulatory Reform Order (2005) to third party accredited LPS 1197 standards.

Fire Compartmentation

Includes trained and effective inspecting of the compartment lines through fully accredited standards that include service penetrations and voids in the entire UK with respect to LPS 1531.

DETAILED REPORTS

You can use our services, which include our reports that are unique and provide specific options and simple methods that help you to make your building and lives safe.

Relying solely on fire brigades is not enough. Fire compartmentation divides buildings into fire-resistant sections to prevent the spread of smoke, heat, and toxic gases. Proper installation by experts ensures that fire-resisting partitions and doors are fitted accurately for maximum safety, with thorough checks made before and during installation.

During a compartmentation survey, our team visually inspects designated compartment lines to assess their fire resistance and identify any existing defects. This process requires a high level of expertise to detect issues that might compromise performance in case of a fire, ensuring all compartments provide effective containment.

Determining the Right
Compartmentation Survey
for Your Needs

Guardian Shield Compliance offers fully third-party accredited LPS1197 inspections for fire doors. With every survey, you will receive complete certification along with a detailed door schedule report. During our fire door inspections, our skilled technicians carefully examine each component of the fire door assembly, including:

  • Door Closer

  • Door Leaf

  • Hinges

  • Door Frame

  • Locks & Handles

  • Intumescent Strips

  • Glazing (Vison Panels)

  • Fire Safety Signage

  • Hold Open Devices

  • Gaps & Thresholds

  • Panic Hardware

Advanced RFID Tagging
for Fire Door Management

We use advanced RFID tagging for our electronic surveys and asset management. Each door set receives a unique number for easy identification and maintenance. This system enhances inspection efficiency and supports compliance with fire safety regulations, allowing for streamlined tracking and issue recording across all fire doors.

Fire Door Installation

Simplifying Fire Door
Reporting

Our reports stand out by offering more than just a list of defects. With all the advantages of LPS1197 third-party accreditation, we focus on outlining clear, actionable next steps to ensure your fire doors meet compliance standards. In addition to identifying issues, we provide a comprehensive pathway for remediation, including full cost estimates for addressing any defects found. This approach not only helps you understand what needs to be done but also assists in budgeting for necessary repairs. Our goal is to make fire safety management straightforward and effective, ensuring that you have all the information needed to maintain compliance and safety.

Maintenance Compliance

Compliance & Regulations