Harmony Fire has secured an additional £2.4 million contract with Ashford Borough Council to upgrade fire doors across its residential properties, following an initial £1.2 million contract awarded in October.
Both schemes fall under Ashford Borough Council’s strategic programme of fire safety upgrades at its property assets across Kent’s largest borough, and this latest award encompasses independent living accommodation and multi-storey social and affordable housing blocks.
The council procured this resident fire safety upgrade work through the LHC Public Sector Framework to secure cost and programme efficiencies, which enabled Harmony Fire to mobilise and deliver the first phase in an accelerated five-month period.
This latest win includes the installation of both individual flat, and communal area 30-minute fire-rated (FD30) door sets at nine residential blocks across the borough, with work expected to conclude by the middle of the year.
Amos Thomas, Preconstruction Director, at Harmony Fire, commented: “Ashford Borough Council’s ambitious programme of fire safety upgrade work relies on the rapid mobilisation and deployment of our specialist teams to carry out fast-track and fully compliant installation of the very latest fire-rated door sets. The LHC Framework has played a key supporting role in facilitating this process, which places resident safety at the heart of the council’s commitment to communities.”
Dapo Olugbodi, Ashford Borough Council’s Interim Assistant Director of Housing, said: “We are committed to investing in our housing stock to ensure the highest standards of safety and comfort for our tenants. Delivering these fire safety upgrades in a timely and cost-effective way is critical to ensure we are taking every step in protecting our residents.”
