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Smoke Control Systems

Overview

Whether installed in commercial or residential premises, our Smoke Control Systems are designed to protect occupants and property by rapidly extracting or containing smoke, ensuring safer evacuation routes and minimising damage. Drawing on industry-leading technology and backed by unwavering compliance with standards like BS EN 12101 series, our solutions seamlessly integrate with wider building management infrastructures, creating a centrally managed environment that maximises efficiency.

Our single-team mindset underpins every stage of the process. From initial design consultation to final handover, we coordinate closely with fire safety engineers, architects and regulatory bodies to streamline decision-making and keep projects on track. By delivering fully tailored solutions, we not only simplify complexity but also support accelerated construction timelines, ensuring essential life safety features are ready without delays or overspending.

In addition, we consult extensively on the Gateway process to ensure all regulatory benchmarks are met before moving forward to the next stage. By aligning each phase with structured checkpoints, we manage risk effectively, maintain compliance, and keep stakeholders informed at every turn – supporting a smooth, accountable journey from concept to completion.

Quality is never compromised in our systems. We meticulously select components with proven reliability and incorporate redundancies that sustain critical ventilation even if a primary element fails. This attention to detail provides heightened assurance for building managers, knowing that smoke control measures remain robust under the most challenging conditions.

Each Smoke Control System is securely cloud-connected, allowing automated testing, real-time monitoring and intelligent controls. This enables responsiveness, enabling swift adjustments and rapid alerts for maintenance or emergency services, and reduces maintenance costs.

We understand that sustainability is an ever more pressing concern, and we continually think differently to innovate for the future. By harnessing energy-efficient fans and optimising airflow paths, our Smoke Control Systems operate effectively while minimising energy consumption.

Specialising In Combined Solutions
Also, by combining our fire alarm and smoke vent system cabling, we are not only helping reduce operational expenses but also supports broader environmental goals, reflecting a future-ready mindset in a rapidly evolving market.

In line with our commitment to occupant well-being, our systems are designed with user-friendly features that simplify training and facilitate clear evacuation protocols. We educate facility managers on system operation, ensuring they can swiftly implement smoke control measures whenever necessary. Furthermore, our remote diagnostics and data-driven analytics provide ongoing insights, helping to extend each system’s lifecycle and pinpoint potential issues before they escalate.

AOV

By blending forward-thinking innovation, uncompromising quality, and a single-team approach, Simple Group delivers AOV Systems that protect buildings and safeguard occupants. Indeed, our single-team mindset drives every stage of AOV installation. From the initial site survey to final handover, we coordinate closely with fire engineers, architects, and regulatory bodies, streamlining the process to support accelerated construction timelines. By delivering integrated, centrally managed solutions, we reduce the complexity often associated with large-scale safety installations, giving you a single point of accountability and greater peace of mind.

MAOV

Where natural ventilation alone isn’t sufficient, whether due to building height, intricate layouts, or restricted airflow paths – mechanical extraction is essential. By blending forward-thinking innovation, uncompromising quality, and the benefits of a single team approach, our MAOV systems help create clearer evacuation routes and provide an active, fan-driven solution for maintaining clearer escape routes and safer conditions during a fire emergency, supporting firefighting efforts by reliably extracting smoke and hot gases.

Car Park Clearance Smoke Systems

Underground and multi-level car parks pose unique fire safety challenges. Limited ventilation, complex layouts, and high volumes of vehicle fumes all demand a robust, reliable approach to smoke extraction. Always looking to simplify complexity, we develop fan-driven solutions designed to remove or dilute smoke rapidly during and after a fire incident, keeping exit routes clear and aiding emergency response teams.

Featured Case Studies

Life Safety Upgrade For Paddington Bear Experience, County Hall, London South Bank

The client had a requirement to ventilate the basement area as part of the fire strategy, however due to the importance of the building and its listing the existing critical windows were not permitted to be replaced, therefore we had to design a solution that allowed the existing sash’s to be removed (and replaced at a later date if required) and replaced with Smoke vents certified to EN 12101-2. Bespoke units were designed to allow simple integration with the existing frames and supplied and installed along with a controls system that integrated in to the buildings fire detection and alarm system all to allow for the grand opening.

Featured Case Studies - Paddington Bear Experience

Integrated Life Safety Suppression and BMS for Hartopp and Lannoy, Fulham

This project was secured as part of a group wide offering for BMS, Suppression, Combined Fire detection and Smoke Control, Evacuation Alert and Disabled Refuge systems and consists of in excess of 100 new apartments across 4 residential cores.

Featured Case Studies - Hartopp and Lannoy

Gayton House and Sleaford House, Bow East London

Our initial involvement in this project was to offer guidance and assistance to sit as part of the design team to assist in the deign submission to the building safety regulator as the buildings falls into the classification of a Higher Risk Building. The buildings are 2 identical towers that were originally built around 1970, with various modifications and alterations being completed which fundamentally changed the operation of the smoke control system. The challenge was to devise a temporary state that would meet the requirements to provide an acceptable level of smoke control and allow the new system to be installed. A scheme was proposed whereby bespoke mechanical extraction units would be installed at the most extreme ends of the corridors on every level, these would be integrated into new glazing systems that would provide a) a housing for the new extract units and, b) a method to provide the equivalent level of ventilation to meet the original CP3 requirements as a temporary interim measure. The new mechanical extract units were justified using CFD Modelling to prove their performance on keeping the escape routes clear from smoke and heat.

Featured Case Studies - Gayton House and Sleaford House

Smoke Control Systems

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