PROJECT PROFILE
SEAMUS HEANEY CENTRE, QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH GEDA, HERON FIRE DOORS DELIVERED THE REQUIRED VISION FROM CONCEPT TO CREATION, ENSURING FIRE COMPLIANCE WAS ASSURED WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON DESIGN… FIRE DOORS
Heron Fire Doors was tasked to produce a heritage-style product for the Seamus Heaney Centre, while
Working closely with the GEDA team, Heron Fire Doors was reassured that GEDA understood the manufacturing challenges, was
box thinking couldn’t overcome. “To quote Heaney, ‘If we can winter this one out, we can summer anywhere’. “To have been involved in this project and to try and assist in the refurbishment of a building which is a shrine to a local man of world renown is something very special.” Julian said it was a pleasure working alongside GEDA again, with the main contractor commanding a high-quality product but with a pragmatic and sensible approach to design and build. Damian Hasson, Project Manager at Heron Fire Doors, said, “This was an exciting venture with the obvious links and nature of the project, but also a challenging one given the architectural design brief.” Heron Fire Doors relishes a challenge, going above and beyond to satisfy customer requirements, while also meeting with relevant industry specifications for fire doors.
also meeting the required fire specification for the manufacture of bespoke recessed panel doors. Owned by the Heron family, Heron Fire Doors is one of few fire door manufacturers to primary fire test its own door set products at a UKAS-approved test house, removing any need to rely on cascading fire tests conducted by other companies. The company holds BM Trada
“To have been involved in this project and to try and assist in the refurbishment of a building which is a shrine to a local man of world renown is something very special.”
well versed on its programme, and extended a realistic
timescale to Heron for the delivery of such a bespoke product. Included in the brief was a challenging glazed
door, requiring Heron to develop bespoke glazing and recessed panel beads compliant with the finished product. Julian Knipe, General Manager at Heron Fire Doors, said, “With our Project Manager Damian Hasson overseeing the project, there was nothing a bit of can-do attitude and out-of-the-
Q-Mark certification for fire and security enhancement (PAS 24), demonstrating its commitment to quality and third-party UKAS auditing.
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