Buildings are compartmented to delay the spread of fire from one area to another. The compartments are usually linked by doors to allow for passage of traffic around the building. Doorsets have two important functions in a fire, when closed they form a barrier to fire spread and when open they provide a means of escape.

A well designed profile fire door will delay the spread of fire and smoke without causing too much hindrance to the movement of people and goods. Different parts of a building may be separated from each other, into compartments of a fire-resisting construction. Any openings leading from them will have fire doors to maintain an effective fire barrier and should prevent excessive transmission of products of combustion which can interfere with the safe use of escape routes.

Every fire door is therefore required to act as a barrier to the passage of smoke and/or fire to varying degrees dependent upon its location in a building and the fire hazard associated with the building.

Scandinavian quality SAPA fire resistant aluminium systems have been designed to meet the latest Scandinavian and European safety standards, while providing a visual match with SAPA non fire-rated products and are fully compliant with Scandinavian and European safety standards. The systems provide architects and specifiers with real benefits, namely:
Marx Vilnius specialists are certified to manufacture and install the range, ensuring optimum quality and the highest safety standards Marx Vilnius provide a safe escape route for 30 or 60 minutes - tested to EI30 & EI60, allowing safe evacuation Window, door and curtain wall options are now all available - enabling fire rated systems to be seamlessly integrated with SAPA non fire-rated products for the complete envelope package.
Our fire-resistant range is available as outward opening single and double doors, panic doors, combined fixed window elements and glazed partition walls. This extensive range of configurations, in addition to a large choice of accessories and locking devices, provides architects with the largest range of options and combinations on the market.