ONE STOP SOLUTION                                                                                                                  FOR PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES

BRAND SERVICES, established in 1994, IS A SPECIALITY FIRE AND SMOKE BARRIER and MECHANICAL INSULATION CONTRACTOR that specializes in the inspection, repair, and maintenance of passive fire protection and safety systems, including FIRE & SMOKE DAMPERS, FIRE DOORS, FIRESTOPPING, FIREPROOFING, MECHANICAL INSULATION and FACILITY MAINTENANCE.

With offices located in Groton, Connecticut and Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvanica, BRAND is able to services the healthcare, educational, industrial, commercial, and pharmaceutical industries FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.

BRAND personnel works closely with facility maintenance and engineer personnel, property owners, managers, general and mechanical contractors, as well as state and federal governments to assure you are meeting code requirements.

 

 

BRAND IS UNIQUE

Unlike most companies which focus on a specific fire protection field, BRANDspecializes in Fire Doors, Dampers, Firestopping, Fireproofing, and Barrier Walls. By bundling these complementary passive fire protection services we have the ability and expertise to go into a wall, service your fire or smoke dampers, label the damper for compliance, correct non-compliant firestopping, and inspect, label and repair  your fire doors. In the past sixteen years BRAND has found that most facilities fix only the problem at hand, while literally passing by additional deficiencies in the same location. BRAND has the experience to locate all of your deficient areas and bring them to code compliance.
Combining Fire/Smoke Damper inspections with Firestop inspections and repairs saves both time and money. Dampers, which are located in rated barriers or partitions, are required to provide closure protection during a fire or smoke event. In addition all mechanical and electrical components penetrating those barriers must be properly sealed to prevent the fire or hot gases from passing through the barrier and compromising its integrity.
Using one company, BRAND, to service your fire protection needs will save on labor costs and minimize disruption to your facility by fixing all of your deficiencies at one time.

Our SKILLED IN-HOUSE technicians have been crossed trained to be proficient in all areas of passive fire protection. Our average BRAND technician has 9 years of experience and receives both formal and on the job training. All of our technicians receive continuing education and training on a yearly basis as well they are material manufacturer trained to be in the fore front of our industry. All BRAND technicians are OSHA certified and receive weekly safety updates and training.

BRAND IS FM APPROVED

BRAND SERVICES is one of the few companies that have received an FM Approval rating. FM Approvals is a subsidiary of FM Global, who wrote the “FM Firestop Contractor Approval Standard, Class 4991.” This standard sets quantifiable standards for a Firestop Contractor to be measured.

The following are the requirements to be an FM 4991 Approved Contractor:

• Company must be in business for a minimum of two years.
• The Firestop Contractor of Operations must pass a test on Firestop Protocol and score over 80% to become a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI)
• FM 4991 companies must have a Quality Manual of procedures and personnel used to install firestop materials and listed systems from third party testing laboratories.
• Annual audits are conducted by FM Research to remain an FM Approved company. The audits are performed both on actual jobsites and in the company home office. These audits are performed to verify compliance with the Quality Manuals of procedures and personnel.
• The approved DRI must obtain CEU’s to maintain DRI status
• FM 4991 Approved Contractors must maintain “satisfactory performance” to keep FM Approvals valid.
• FM 4991 companies must meet the Worker’s Compensation and Liability Insurance requirements

• For more information on FM Approvals, click here.