QA, traceability and documentation.
Off-site is only better than on-site if the evidence is there. Every member we coat is inspected, measured and recorded — and the records leave the facility with the steel.
What's in every project handover.
DFT readings
Calibrated gauge readings across every protected member, recorded against the manufacturer's required thickness for that section and rating.
Coating area schedules
Member-by-member schedule showing section size, length, surface area, required DFT and applied DFT.
Product data sheets
Manufacturer's TDS for the primer, intumescent system and top-seal — including fire test evidence references.
Applicator certification
FIRAS / TPCP scheme cards for the operatives who applied the coating to your steel.
Photographic records
Date-stamped photos of preparation, application and finished members — the golden thread visual evidence.
Compliance declaration
A signed declaration that the coatings were applied in accordance with the specification and the manufacturer's installation method.
The frameworks behind the paperwork.
Our QA process is built around the documents that Building Control, principal designers and warranty providers expect to see:
- BS EN 13381-8 — the test standard for reactive coatings on structural steel.
- ASFP Yellow Book — the industry guide for fire protection of structural steel.
- Manufacturer DFT loading charts — section-specific film thickness for each rating.
- Building Safety Act 2022 — the golden-thread duty for higher-risk buildings.
- Approved Document B — statutory guidance on fire safety in buildings.
Records the regulator will actually accept.
The Building Safety Act has made traceability non-negotiable for higher-risk buildings — and best practice for everything else. Facility application gives us the controlled environment to record evidence properly, instead of trying to assemble it from a wet site after the fact.