Case Studies
We have been providing our fire protection services to clients throughout the UK for many years.
From start to finish, we’ll work closely with you to ensure you fully understand the work being carried out.
Sephora - Metro Centre
Project Outline:
The new Sephora Metro Centre store opened in 2024. The beauty retailer opened a 6,515sqft store in the city’s shopping centre, Eldon Square, and a second 6,180sqft site in the retail destination Metro Centre. These are the fourth and fifth Sephora stores in England, two shops in London and one in Manchester.
Our Role:
Trident has been involved in both stores’ compliance with the installation of passive fire protection products, ensuring the safety of those visiting the store. The project has been ongoing throughout June and July, and the installation works have been audited to ensure compliance through the Trident’s BlueSky accreditation scheme.
Village Hotels – Nationwide
Project Outline:
Over the last 12 months, Trident has worked alongside a national hotel chain to ensure fire safety compliance across its 33 hotels nationwide.
Village Hotels Club offers much more than a traditional hotel. It offers affordable, stylish rooms, extra comfy beds, health and wellness clubs and state-of-the-art pools. After a series of extensive lobby and restaurant improvements, Village Hotels Club decided to enlist the help of Trident and can now confidently say it offers certainty in its fire safety compliance.
Working closely with Village, Trident has visited all the chain’s hotels to digitally capture the buildings and create an interactive tool for the Village team to navigate the hotel digitally without visiting the sites.
The scans have produced new, up-to-date floorplans, allowing remote measurements, and indicate critical fire safety equipment across the sites.
The plans are used to review and highlight the fire separation and fire doors within the hotels, allowing accuracy in all the critical fire safety surveys.
Village Hotels said: “We partnered with Trident Fire in 2023 for comprehensive plans and points of emphasis drawings, including detailed fire compartmentation, for 31 of our hotels.
“Their precision and attention to detail have greatly contributed to the success of this project. “We were given access to all the retained Matterport scans and received thorough training on utilising this technology, which has enhanced our ability to manage and review our properties’ effectively for various applications like detailed elevation drawings for recent pool hall refurbishments.
“Trident Fire conducted fire door surveys at three of our sites, providing invaluable insights and recommendations.
“Overall, Trident’s expertise, professionalism, dedication to fire safety and invaluable drawings have been exemplary. I would recommend their services to any organisation seeking solutions.”
Lower Parliament Street - London
Project Outline:
The proposed scheme involves retaining an 1890s Victorian shop unit and converting this area into part resident communal space, with levels 1, 2, and 3 fitted out with studio accommodation.
The Warehouse building will be demolished, along with the goods yard being lifted, to allow for a new build that consists of part 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9-storey structures that will provide a mix of communal and accommodation spaces on the ground floor, with a mix of studios and cluster flat residential units above.
In total, the finished dwelling will provide 271 beds of accommodation, made up of 121 self-contained studio units and the balance formed from 6 bed cluster flats sharing a communal kitchen. Mixed communal space includes a marketplace café bar, a “stage” social area, an array of study rooms, and a bike and bin store. Ancillary spaces include a staff office, staff welfare, comms rooms, a substation, a generator room, and mechanical and electrical services plant rooms.
Our role
Review and comment on the supplied documents that the contractors are preparing to install to ensure that they comply with current legislative and guidance documents.
Conduct site visits to assess the required works, inspect ongoing works and verify completed works with a written photographic report for each visit.
On completion of each visit, the fire safety consultant generated relevant reports and produced a sign-off certificate following the completion of works.
Spire Hospital - Sunderland
Project Outline:
To conduct a fire barrier assessment and complete the associated remedial works to a local hospital.
Our Role:
Trident Fire Protection were commissioned to conduct a fire barrier assessment within the roof void of a local private hospital and provide an accurate remedial detail to help correct non-compliance caused as part of a new ducting installation. The client was also provided with a detailed, easy-to-navigate Digital Twin to help them understand the requirements of the space requiring work, and created a simple but accurate elevation drawing, which could then be annotated to suggest the most appropriate remedial action to make the barrier compliant.
Following a successful fee proposal, Trident was awarded the remedial works, which involved the installation of an FR30-rated fire barrier and associated works installed in accordance with manufacturer installation specifications.
Anderson House, Newtown Road, Henley-on-Thames
Project Outline:
A redevelopment of a vacant industrial building on a protected employment site in Henley-on-Thames for 43 apartments and commercial space requires an assessment of the installation of fire doors and a pre-occupational fire risk assessment.
Our role
The Services include inspecting the fire stopping and remedial works in the risers and ensuring the fire doors are rectified where the Fd30s doors are not covered under the certification of installation by the contractor onsite.
Following sign off of the installation of passive firestopping and fire door elements, Trident then completed a pre-occupational fire risk assessment which gave the client confidence of the risk to life for those moving into the property.
Home Group – Nationwide
Project Outline:
As per BS8214, fire door surveys are recommended to be completed on a 6monthly basis; as part of the regular checks, Trident were commissioned to complete a series of fire door surveys on behalf of Home Group and identify any defects in the doors with the appropriate remedial works.
Our role
As part of the project Trident have visited various sites across the Northeast and further, completing fire door installation, and remedial works to ensure compliance within the office and warehouse spaces.
New Wakefield Street, Manchester
Project Outline:
A 32 storey city centre development in Manchester providing 603 student bedrooms with generous amenities and lettable commercial space. The scheme provides 17,181m2 of accommodation spread over 33 floors, with a mix of studios and cluster accommodation.
Our Role:
Fire stopping workshop, pre installation, contractor engagement, fire stopping, inspection Clerk of works.
Skelhorme Street, Liverpool
Project Outline:
This new-build student accommodation scheme located opposite Liverpool’s Lime Street Station comprises of 1,085 bedrooms across two tower blocks of 21 and 19 storeys. The units will be in a mixture of cluster and studio flats with communal areas and ground floor retail space.
Our Role:
Fire protection consultancy, fire stopping inspections, fire door inspections
White Rose View, Leeds
Project Outline:
The project in the Arena Quarter at Leeds provides 976 student bedrooms in a mix of cluster flats and studios in two towers of 17 and 27 storeys. The development is considered an integral part of the regeneration of the Arena Quarter and contributes to the emerging cluster of tall buildings in the area, helping to meet the accommodation needs of its 38,000 students.
Our role
Fire stopping workshop, pre installation, contractor engagement, fire stopping, inspection Clerk of works.
First Way Campus, Wembley
Project Outline:
First Way Campus will be a £100m purpose built, 678 bed student campus scheme which also provides academic and flexible workspace. It is located close to Wembley Stadium, London. When completed the regeneration in the area will have topped £2.5 billion, producing 4,850 new homes 65,000 sq. ft of offices, two new hotels and a seven-acre public park.
Our role:
Inspection of fire stopping, partition construction, fire damper and fire door inspections
Selly Oak, Birmingham
Project Outline:
Selly Oak is experiencing major investment in strategic healthcare and educational facilities, bringing about transformational change to this area of Birmingham. New development and investment within Selly Oak will bring about extensive regeneration through development of a vibrant expanded local centre, quality new housing, and an Economic Zone capable of hosting a range of new companies offering high quality jobs.
Our role:
Inspection of fire stopping, partition construction, fire damper and fire door inspections
Newgate Street, Newcastle
Project Outline:
This development of Newgate Street in Newcastle is created by plans to demolish the existing 1960s shopping centre and redevelop the almost 2 acre city centre site with an exciting Student development. This project comprises of 575 purpose-built student beds to provide students with a ‘Home for Success’.
Our role:
inspection of fire stopping, partition construction, fire damper and fire door inspections
Rushford Court, Durham
Project Outline:
At the heart of Rushford Court lies a fully restored Victorian building, with spacious bedrooms that benefit from high ceilings and larger-than-average floor space. Two brand new accommodation blocks complete the state-of-the-art living area.
Our role:
Inspection of fire stopping, partition construction, fire damper and fire door inspections
Houghall, Durham
Project Outline:
The development consists of refurbishing an existing campus building to provide 24 bedrooms, with the remaining 198 located in a new build building situated over three floors. The £12 million project sees the redevelopment of the iconic front building along with the construction of a number of new buildings to move facilities from the farm closer to the front part of the site.
Our role:
Inspection of fire stopping, partition construction, fire damper and fire door inspections
St Vincent's, Sheffield
Project Outline:
The development plans to bring new student accommodation with 574 rooms in which the current buildings of St Vincent’s Catholic Church would be preserved and refurbished to provide student accommodation.
Our role:
Inspection of fire stopping, partition construction, fire damper and fire door inspections
Gentoo Group
Project Outline:
Gentoo are a housing association that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. They own and manage more than 29,000 homes in Sunderland.
Our role:
Compartmentation surveys of various properties
Careport & Mariposa
Project Outline:
Operating care homes throughout the United Kingdom, Careport Group provides elderly and adult specialist care services via its Mariposa and Papillon brands.
Our Role:
Fire Risk Assessments, fire door inspections, compartmentation surveys and CAD works
Scotia Quay - Panns Bank, Sunderland SR1 1XS
Project Outline:
Trident was contracted to complete a compartmentation survey across the blocks at Scotia Quay to identify any defects in compartmentation. Following the photographic findings report, which identified a significant number of unsealed service penetrations and incorrectly installed firestopping materials, Trident was contracted to complete the installation of passive fire protection products to ensure compliance across the site.
Our Role:
Programme of works / Scope of Works, Project Schedule, Waste Licensing Certification, Photographic Findings Report detailing the defects in compartmentation, Photographic Findings Report evidencing the installation of passive fire protection products, O&M Files of all materials installed and Bluesky Certification for all passive fire protection products installed
Super 8 Durham
Project Outline:
The New Super 8 by Wyndham Durham Hotel off A1(M) at Bowburn is now open. This was an exciting project to be part, of as the hotel rebrands to be the second in the global chain’s UK Super 8 hotels after a similar development at the Chester East Roadchef services.
The hotel offers a range of rooms for motorway travellers seeking a stop-off close to Durham, from express rooms for two, affordable family rooms or a luxury apartment.
Our role:
Trident was involved in the project installing passive fire protection products to services penetrating through compartment walls as per the fire strategy provided by the building using tested fire-stopping products installed in line with manufactures installation specifications.
Wesley House
Project Outline:
At the request of building control the project outline was to ensure compliance throughout the residential building via installation of passive fire-stopping products to a 10-floor residential building. The project outline was to install the materials inline with manufacture specifications to the common areas and the residential flats to ensure compliance across the site. A compartmentation survey was carried out ahead of the commencement of works to understand the defects in compartmentation throughout the site. All defects were recorded on the Fieldwire app, detailing the issues and recommendations, and evidencing any defects that were picked up by photographic evidence. Following the agreement of the works identified, the firestopping works were installed over a 12-month project. All of the installation works were installed as per the manufacturer’s installation specifications, and the contracts manager liaised with the technical team of the products installed to ensure the way of installation was relevant throughout the entirety of the project. All installations were recorded using the Fieldwire software, evidencing all of the works. All works were tagged with the installer, date of installation, contact details for Trident, and the product used.
Our role:
Passive Fire Protection Works Construction Phase Plan, Programme of works / Scope of Works, Project Schedule, Site Compound Project Location, Waste Licensing Certification, Photographic Findings Report detailing the defects in compartmentation., Photographic Findings Report evidencing the installation of passive fire protection products, O&M Files of all materials installed, Photographic Findings Report detailing the defects for the fire doors, Photographic Findings Report evidencing the installation of new certified door sets and installation maintenance of all communal and tenanted doors, O&M Files of all the test evidence of any new fire doors installed, O&M Files for all firestopping materials used to seal the frames, Bluesky Certification for all passive fire protection products installed and BlueSky Certification for all new fire door sets
