Fire-Rated Steel Encasement Sheffield
Structural steel loses strength fast in a fire. Fire rated steel encasement in Sheffield keeps it load-bearing for as long as your fire strategy requires, installed to the exact tested detail, not whatever’s closest in stock.
Every job comes with a certificate of compliance and a full installation record, ready for building control or the Golden Thread.
- Fast Turnaround: Efficient PFP Delivery
We deliver surveys and installations quickly and efficiently, keeping your project on schedule without compromising safety.
- Trusted Specialists: FIRAS Certified
Our accredited team brings proven expertise in passive fire protection, giving you complete confidence in compliance.
- Safety First
Every solution is designed to protect lives and property, ensuring long-term security and peace of mind.
Once structural steel reaches critical temperature, load-bearing capacity drops fast. A column carrying a building safely one minute can fail the next.
Sheffield’s building stock makes this a live issue. AMP and AMID sites often carry steel never specified for fire resistance, and Heart of the City refurbishments regularly turn up steel that’s decades old and undocumented.
Under the Building Safety Act 2022, that risk sits with you, not your contractor. A mismatch between what’s installed and what the fire strategy specifies is yours to answer for, even if the system looks right on site, and it can invalidate the compartment and the paperwork behind it.
Fireboard fits around your columns and beams to hold the exact fire resistance rating your fire strategy specifies.
We work on AMP and AMID sites, city centre fit-outs tied to Sheffield’s regeneration schemes, and university and healthcare estates with tight access windows.
Need a higher rating than paint, or a finished surface your architect can work with? Encasement uses boards, not a coating, so the surface can be painted, plastered or tiled with the steel fully protected underneath.
We document every installation as we go, so your paperwork’s ready before building control asks for it.
We review your fire strategy against the tested system details before anything gets specified. Product and system selection follows, matched to the required fire rating. Installation is sequenced around your site, not the other way round.
Every installation is logged with a reference record. On completion, you get a certificate of compliance ready for your Golden Thread or building control submission.
Our installers hold FIRAS certification individually, UKAS-accredited: earned by each installer, not held by the company on their behalf.
Every job gets a certificate of compliance and a full installation record, ready to hand up the chain. Director Craig Blyth brings over 24 years of experience in passive fire protection to specification and technical oversight on every project.
We’re based in Sheffield and work across AMP, the city’s regeneration schemes, and university and healthcare estates. Meet our fire protection team.
Got questions? We’ve put together some of the most common ones below to help you find the answers quickly and easily.
Do Steel Beams Need to Be Fireproofed?
Yes, where the fire strategy or building control requires a specific fire resistance period on load-bearing steel.
What Is Steel Encasement?
A dry-fix board system fitted around steel columns and beams to maintain the required fire rating.
What Steel Needs to Be Fireproofed?
Load-bearing structural steel in occupied buildings, refurbishments, or new builds where the fire strategy specifies a rating.
What's the Difference Between Encasement and Intumescent Coating?
Both protect steel to the same rating. Encasement uses boards; intumescent coating uses a paint-based system.
How Long Does It Take to Install?
It depends on the number of columns and beams, and site access. Most jobs run to a fixed programme agreed before work starts, sequenced around your build.
Can It Be Installed on an Occupied Site?
Yes. We work around live operations on manufacturing sites, university campuses and healthcare estates, scheduling around whoever's using the building.
- Telephone: 0800 781 2652
- Email: info@bluechippfp.co.uk
- Address: Unit 5 Shepcote Office Village Shepcote Lane, Sheffield, S9 1TG
Monday – Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm