Working on a townhouse project with lightweight fire-rated walls? Getting the installation right isn’t enough, you need robust evidence and certification to back yourself.

Please check your documents. Don’t rely on the local hardware store to tell you it’s tested for 4 hours. Be diligent. Don’t be caught out at the end and with a costly variation to chase or worse still pay for.

Today is a celebration, as it’s the 1st tender document we received for a ‘Passive Fire Consultant’….and it’s very good! (Even if we did help write it!). Click here to read the article and claim your free download of our process flow for rectification works.

Fire Doors are no longer expected to just be functional. There has been a trend toward the aesthetic, the problem is, where a fire door is concerned, it remains that its primary function is as a protective barrier…

Westview Apartments (Fictional) in Brisbane had engaged a Passive Fire Inspector for their mandatory annual inspection of the fire and smoke doors in the building and there was no baseline data …

When considering the long- term fire compliance confirmation of the fire-rated doorsets, in a building; comprehensive documentation is key.

As is the expression.. the devil is in the detail.

Collaborative construction or what is often called ‘integrated project management’ can be a powerful tool in most new construction projects, but not often afforded in ‘smaller’ projects, however without it, your small project can blowout easily by $10,000 to $15,000.

Design issues in fire rated walls arise constantly, and all too often can be time consuming, involve changed drawings, and if identified too late, expensive reworks. In this warehouse case study, we explore the potential issue in this early stage, a solution, and outcomes for our client.

We have seen great innovations of late made to improve the building and inspections processes, minimising the challenges of defects through improved tracking and data compilation, but have you seen ‘Certifired’?

As a company specialising in the firewall niche, we inspect and certify many firewalls and are increasingly frustrated that the same simple mistakes are made, the resulting rectification is causing unnecessary expense and program delay.

Plus Systems Co-founder Gina Patrick was a guest on the “Future of Australia” podcast following a 27% growth in revenue landing us on the 2018 Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies.