Passive Fire Protection

Passive Fire Protection, not always visible but always there, safeguarding buildings and lives

The Connect Group’s Passive Fire Protection team specialise in providing passive fire solutions for the construction industry - starting at the design stage we work with you through to installation and application of passive fire protection products.

The Connect Group Advantage

Our team’s focus is to work with the construction industry, building specifiers and asset owners/occupiers to protect existing and new assets and most importantly, the lives of those who occupy them. Our skilled team has been at the forefront of passive fire protection and fire safety solutions in New Zealand. We're proud to have a highly skilled team who are trained in the latest regulatory standard to provide cost-effective passive fire protection solutions to our clients so that their buildings stand the test of time. Our aim is to slow the spread of fire so occupants can get out.

• Quality Assurance - Quality assurance is highly important to what we do. Our brand promise “best people, best results” ensure that the job gets done to the highest standard.
• Qualifications - We are qualified under NZQA as Level 3 installers. Passive Fire Protection is a highly skilled trade that requires qualifications to meet the industry standard.
• Early Contractor Involvement - Partnering with us early in your project lifecycle can yield substantial savings. Our early involvement allows for planning and foresight, preventing cost delays and a smoother delivery.

Keeping your Building, and its Occupants, Safe.

The effects of an unprotected building that catches fire can be devastating. While newer buildings (both residential and commercial) contain the latest passive fire protection, often older buildings are not quite up to standard. We offer a wide range of solutions for your Passive Fire Protection needs, this includes structural penetrations in walls, floors and ceilings to stop flames, smoke and toxic gases and fire and acoustic solutions to ensure fire safety and noise control. Our solutions don't stop there, we have ventilated cavity solutions to stop vertical and horizontal fire spread, seismic fire solutions to protect buildings before, during and after an earthquake, upgrading systems in older or renovated buildings and acoustic insulation. A key solution we also offer is intumescent and cementitious coatings that expand or remain in place during the event of a fire. This protects structural steel to ensure that your building maintains structural adequacy.

• Passive Fire Protection to Penetrations - Sealing service or structural penetrations in walls, floors, and ceilings with fire-resistant materials to stop flames, smoke, and toxic gases, ensuring safety.
• Fire & Acoustic Solutions - Fire and acoustic solutions provide fire safety and noise control using specialised materials, ideal for hotels, offices, and homes.
• Ventilated Cavity Solutions - Fire-resistant barriers in ventilated façades stop vertical and horizontal fire spread, ensuring modern exteriors don’t enable the spread of fire.
• Comprehensive QA Packages - Detailed documentation and installation records including photos and marked plans for all passive fire protection measures, ensuring compliance and reliability of the work we install.
• Seismic Fire Solutions - Flexible fire-stopping materials that help protect buildings during and after earthquakes, maintaining fire barriers across seismic joints and around services.
• Passive Fire Remedial Work - Inspecting and upgrading passive fire protection systems in older or renovated buildings to restore compliance and ensure safety for occupants.
• Acoustic Insulation - Fire-resistant acoustic insulation reduces sound transmission and enhances safety in residential, commercial, and industrial spaces.
• Intumescent & Cementitious Coatings - Coatings that expand or remain in place during a fire event, protecting structural steel, ensuring buildings maintain structural adequacy for safe evacuation.

Talk to us today for high-quality Passive Fire Protection Solutions.