KFS Sector E-book 042024 - Flipbook - Page 18
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Market Sector | Retail
The retail sector continually changes in response to demands from increasingly
sophisticated consumers. This constant evolving relationship between the shopper and
modern retail developments, results in a cycle of new build projects and existing site
refurbishments, as they look to suit customer needs.
Spanning all 0-7 RIBA stages of planning and development
Kiwa Fire Safety Compliance have over 30 years’ expertise
and experience delivering clear, unbiased and actionable fire
safety solutions for buildings of types and complexities used
across the retail sector.
Our portfolio of successful fire safety projects in the retail
industry spans across single site buildings to multi-site national
retail brands and complex shopping centres. The consistent aim
being the integration of unobtrusive fire safety systems that do
not hinder or overtly interfere with the experience of the
shopper or the retail brand outlets but provide the means to
respond to a fire should the situation arise.
Fire safety is a critical component in the successful design of
any new construction project or refurbishment. Our team of
highly respected and knowledgeable Fire Engineers have helped
to create many innovative and effective designs for a vast array
of venues; from much loved shopping arcades such as the
Oxford Covered Market, to new purpose built modern out of
town retail parks, motorway services and shopping centres.
We are relied upon by many prestigious construction firms,
architects, developers and estate managers to advise on any fire
safety and fire protection issues including active and passive
systems, clear evacuation plans, fire stopping systems and
compartmentation.
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Our independent and holistic approach to Fire Engineering and
Fire Risk Management (whilst allowing your chosen developers
to supply, install and maintain the fire protection systems)
ensures clients receive confidential advice, based upon realistic
and long-term value; ultimately helping you to create enduring
places for your staff and the thousands of shoppers they host.
Our best-in-class services range from consultations, fire risk
assessments and fire strategies, to smoke and evacuation
modelling, construction specification and detail designs for
active systems (detection, alarms and suppression).
Our capabilities include state-of-the-art CAD and industry leading
knowledge of the latest standards.