Client:
Harlow Council
Sector:
Social Housing / Local Authority
Services:
Fire Safety Surveys, Fire Door Replacement, Fire Stopping, Compartmentation, Passive Fire Protection, Lightning Protection
Our Client
Harlow Council is responsible for maintaining a large portfolio of residential housing across the borough, with resident safety, regulatory compliance and the ongoing improvement of its housing assets central to its responsibilities.
As part of its continued investment in building and fire safety, Harlow Council appointed Trail Group to deliver a major programme of passive fire safety improvements across multiple residential buildings.
The Challenge
Delivering extensive fire safety improvements across an occupied residential portfolio requires a carefully planned and resident-focused approach.
Following ongoing fire risk assessments and compliance reviews, Harlow Council required a programme capable of identifying and addressing passive fire protection requirements across different building types while maintaining resident safety and minimising disruption.
Key challenges included:
- Delivering large-scale fire safety improvements across occupied residential buildings
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously across the Council’s housing portfolio
- Identifying different fire safety requirements across varying building types
- Prioritising resident safety throughout delivery
- Minimising disruption to residents and their homes
- Ensuring works meet current fire safety regulations and best-practice standards
- Maintaining clear evidence, reporting and compliance documentation
- Coordinating surveys, planning and remediation across multiple locations
Scope of Works
Trail Group was appointed to undertake a structured programme of surveys, planning and remediation, ensuring each building receives the appropriate level of intervention based on its individual requirements.
Our specialist fire engineers undertake detailed surveys and assessments to identify passive fire protection deficiencies and inform the subsequent programme of remedial works.
The scope of works includes:
- Detailed fire safety surveys and assessments
- Identification of passive fire protection deficiencies
- Fire door replacement and upgrades
- Fire stopping works
- Fire compartmentation improvements
- Passive fire protection remediation
- Compliance reporting and documentation
- Resident liaison
- Programme planning and coordination
- Quality assurance throughout delivery
Alongside the passive fire safety programme, Trail Group’s Electrical Division has also commenced lightning protection works across a number of Harlow Council’s residential buildings, providing an integrated approach to improving the safety and resilience of the Council’s housing assets.
The Result
The ongoing programme is helping Harlow Council strengthen fire safety standards across its residential portfolio while supporting its long-term compliance and asset management objectives.
Key outcomes include:
- Enhanced passive fire protection across multiple residential buildings
- Improved compliance with current fire safety legislation and guidance
- An evidence-led approach informed by detailed surveys and assessments
- Identification and remediation of passive fire protection deficiencies
- Continued investment in resident safety
- Improved protection of the Council’s housing assets
- Enhanced building resilience through complementary lightning protection works
- A structured approach to managing complex works across an occupied residential portfolio
The programme continues to support Harlow Council’s commitment to providing safe, compliant and well-maintained homes for residents across the borough.
Trail Group’s Role
Trail Group provides Harlow Council with an integrated fire safety, electrical and compliance solution, including:
- Fire safety surveys and assessments
- Fire door replacement and installation
- Fire stopping
- Compartmentation works
- Passive fire protection remediation
- Compliance reporting and documentation
- Resident liaison
- Programme and project coordination
- Quality assurance
- Lightning protection through Trail Electrical
This project demonstrates Trail Group’s capability to deliver large-scale fire safety improvement programmes for local authorities and social housing providers.
By combining specialist fire engineering and surveying expertise with passive fire protection and electrical capabilities, Trail Group can coordinate multiple safety and compliance requirements through a single delivery partner, helping clients improve building safety, maintain compliance and protect residents across complex housing portfolios.