Casing chosen
Pendock pipe box casings have been specified by Leeds City Council to conceal and protect a sprinkler system at Marsden Court, a 13-storey sheltered housing scheme comprising 71 flats in Pudsey.
Recent inquests into 2 fatal fires at high-rise blocks in the South of England in 2009 and 2010, highlighted the need for increased fire safety in high-rise accommodation. Coroners issued Rule 43: ‘Recommendations to prevent future deaths’, suggesting that housing providers should retrofit sprinklers to high-rise blocks.
As a result, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service are supporting a pilot scheme to retrofit sprinkler systems across high-rise housing stock managed by a number of different local authorities.
Eager to address the issue, Leeds City Council specified Pendock for the supply of 2,100m of 8mm MX Profile Pipe Boxing in a white melamine finish to conceal and protect the sprinkler system at Marsden Court. The casing was installed at high level in communal corridors and residents’ flats including the bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens and hallways.
