Application
High-bay storage, racking and large fire compartments — sprinklers and hydrant networks.
What we install & maintain
In a warehouse the fire load is high, racks are tall and few people are around — a fire can spread before anyone sees it. Requirements depend on what is stored and on floor area. We design, install and maintain fire detection, hydrant systems, sprinklers and passive fire protection.
Fixed fire water networks, fire hose cabinets and sprinkler systems.
The service →Conventional and addressable systems, voice alarm to EN 54-16.
The service →Fire-resisting doors, fire stopping and fire compartmentation.
The service →Periodic inspection, maintenance and refilling of portable and wheeled fire extinguishers.
The service →Regulatory framework
| Occupancy category | Storage (P.D. 41/2018, Ch. B, art. 10): Z1 low risk · Z2 medium (e.g. logistics, paper, clothing) · Z3 high (e.g. foamed plastics). |
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| Fire extinguishers | One per 250, 200 or 150 m² gross area for Z1, Z2 and Z3 respectively (10.5.1). |
| Fire detection & alarm | In warehouses over 1,000 m², in all Z3 warehouses and in those with three or more floors (10.5.2). |
| Fire hydrant system | Permanent hydrant system from 2,000 m²; in Z3 from 1,000 m²; in warehouses of three or more floors with a floor over 500 m². Otherwise a simple system (10.5.3.1). |
| Automatic suppression | In Z2 over 2,000 m² and in all Z3 — with water or another suitable agent (10.5.4). |
| Existing warehouses | Commercial warehouses with a building permit applied for before 17-2-1989: Fire Service Ordinance 6/2018; from 17-2-1989 until P.D. 41/2018 took effect: P.D. 71/1988 (art. 11). Warehouses within a manufacturing plant (same plot, same owner/operator): JMD 136860/2018. A warehouse in a separate building or fire compartment with its own escape routes and exits is assessed under the provisions for its own use. |
Which framework binds a given building depends on the date the building permit was applied for and on its occupancy classification. The binding requirement comes from the approved fire-safety study.
From our projects
Design and construction of an automatic sprinkler system and fire hose cabinet network with firefighting equipment stations, with fire detection, at an operational industrial site.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on the goods and their fire load. Indicatively, food, metal and electrical goods are Z1; logistics centres and supermarket, paper, clothing and fertiliser stores are Z2; foamed plastics are Z3. Where the fire load stays relatively constant, classification must be based on the average fire load density: Z1 below 1,000, Z2 1,000-2,000, Z3 above 2,000 MJ/m² (P.D. 41/2018, art. 10.1). The calculation is made in the fire study.
In a new Z2 warehouse over 2,000 m² and in every Z3 warehouse. The code also allows another agent where water is unsuitable for the goods.
One per 250 m² in Z1, per 200 m² in Z2 and per 150 m² in Z3. We supply extinguishers across Greece and maintain and refill them within Attica.
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