Build July (2016)

Build Magazine 37 Company: Trenton Fire Ltd Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.trentonfire.co.uk Address: Murdock House, 30 Murdock Road, Bircester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4PP. Telephone: 01869 366 545 Track Record of Success Trenton Fire have an impressive portfolio when it comes to fire safety consultancy. One of their most successful fire engineering projects is the eye-catching Four Pancras Square in London. The project was conceived by Eric Parry Associates, with the building expressing its structural form in acknowledgement of the industrial history of the site. The Grade A building is one of the limited number in the UK which adopts weathering steel (named Cor-Ten) for the purpose of forming the structural frame. With such an exposed structure came particular challenges regarding how structural resilience in the event of fire might be achieved. Trenton Fire employed a number of creative and ground- breaking techniques to realise the architect’s vision for the project, whilst ensuring that the structure performed adequately, in the event of fire. The outcome is an emerging London landmark which has remained true to the architect’s original vision for the scheme. A good example of the support the whole of Trenton Fire can provide is the London Olympic Park where we had fire engineers right at the very start and we drafted the Masterplan Fire Strategy, we then provided a fire strategy for the innovative Olympic Broadcasting Tower and continued on to provide fire risk assessments across the Park prior to the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games. The future With many exciting projects in the pipeline, the future continues to look bright for Trenton Fire. Although it is difficult to predict how the industry will change, Trenton Fire will continue to be instrumental in driving it forward. They say: “We want to continue to drive the industry through knowledge and innovation in order to make the world a better and safer place. We are in a strong position and have a great team, so there is every reason for us to be very optimistic about the continued growth and future of Trenton.”