LAC Services - Welcome

Fire Safety with Customer Service Like No Other.

Passive Fire Protection Professionals

A Little Bit About Us ...

LAC Services was founded in 2007 by our current Managing Director, Darren Carter. From day one, Darren’s ethos has remained simple: outstanding customer service and people’s safety first.

With Darren’s expertise, the company initially specialised in fire stopping and general insulation works - certified fire stopping still a service we are still proud to provide today. In 2019, his son Luke joined the business, and together they restructured LAC Services with the addition of fire door services, further strengthening our range of passive fire safety solutions.

Since then, through continuous growth in knowledge, industry accreditations, and the dedication of our invaluable team, LAC has become a trusted leader in passive fire safety. While our main areas of work are across East Anglia and London, our projects also extend nationwide, supporting clients throughout the UK wherever our expertise is needed.

At LAC, we see our people as part of the family. Our dedicated site and office teams share the same commitments as our directors - to protect lives and put safety first in everything we do. These values are underpinned by some of the most highly recognised industry standards, giving our clients complete confidence in the work we deliver. Our accreditations and memberships with leading industry bodies reflect this commitment and demonstrate the high standards we maintain every day:

Third-party Accredited Standards through BmTrada and BlueSky certification.
Certified Installers of FireFly products.
Members of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers.
Constructionline Gold.
CHAS Elite.
Certified Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP).
Voluntary signatory of the Fire Aware Charter - 'the Moral Identity of Fire Safety'
Members of the Fire Protection Association.

Advice

Have a plan? Tell Us. Don't have a plan? Let us help you make one. Either way, we are good at listening, interpreting, understanding and advising to help achiev the best safety outcomes for you.

Always busy?

Why not let us take the strain of carrying out regular fire door and compartmentation surveys for you?

Legislation confusion?

We stay abreast of all relevant legislation and can offer support with clear explanations.

Do you care for a heritage building?

We have been entrusted to help with some of the countries most recognisable landmarks where wider thinking is required to ensure an approriate means of safety.

Services

See what we can offer you

Fire Stopping and Compartmentation

Properties can often change without anyone realising it. A visit by an electrician or a plumber installing new fittings can often result in additional penetrations through walls and above false ceilings. Where these occur in a compartmentation perimeter, safety is compromised until that area is returned to a firesafe condition. LAC Services use a range of industry-leading products to fire stop any areas where integrity has been compromised.

Fire Door Installations and Replacements

Newer properties, conversions or change of use can all require correctly specified fire doors. Similarly, wear and tear will eventually cause a fire door to need replacement. In either case we offer a full service with the assurance of the 'golden thread' approach.

Fire Door Maintenance and Maintenance Plans

As well as being a requirement for compliance, the life of a fire door can be greatly enhanced through regular maintenance. LAC Services can provide for your maintenance needs and in addition can organise and plan your maintenance schedule for you. All records are digitally recorded an stored as evidence of your compliance, with automatic updates at the agreed intervals.

Fire Door Inspections and Fire Compartmentation Surveys

The increase in regulations surrounding fire doors raises the bar both in terms of frequency and standard of inspections. While it is possible to find a competant person to carry out inspections, the majority of property owners and managers rely on a professional service, such as that provided by LAC Services. Doors themselves can be part of a wider picture when it comes to compartmentation where plans are drawn up to contain a fire in a particular area of a building. Compartmentation surveys ensure that there is a clear understanding of fire lines and escape routes should they ever be needed.

Fire Risk Assesments

We can assist you with compliance by carrying out your Fire Risk Assessment (FRA). An FRA is a systematic evaluation of a building, workplace, or premises to identify fire hazards, assess risks, and implement measures to reduce the likelihood and impact of a fire. It is a legal requirement in the UK, under fire safety regulations. Failure to comply can result in fines, imprisonment, or invalidated insurance.

Fire Curtain Installation and Repair

In larger situations such as roof voids or industtrial buildings, the most economical way to achieve safety can be with a fire curtain. LAC Services are certified installers of FireFly curtaining products and can handle any project where fire curtaining is required.

Do You Know About

The Moral Identity of Fire Safety

LAC Services (East Anglia) Ltd have committed to a set of moral obligations in relation to the way we deliver or manage fire safety.

As one of the early signatories, to the Fire Aware Moral Charter, we wanted clients to feel confident that, as a business, we will ensure that our moral position with respect to fire safety delivery is visible to clients, customers and the general public alike.

Importantly, our moral position can be performance tested, ensuring the services we provide are in line with our moral undertakings. Any underperformance can be monitored by the Fire Aware organisation and action taken in the event of consistent disregard for the safety of those who inhabit the buildings we create and manage.

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Types of Finish
Maintain and Plan
Door Inspections and Compartmentation Surveys
Fire Stopping and Compartmentation
Steel Doors

Digital Reporting

Easy navigation helps understanding ...

Precision Plotting

Avoiding possible confusion when specifying areas for attention is imperative ... (click link for more)

Specific Detail

A detailed programme of work is essential ...

Painted Finishes

Our fire doors can be supplied in a varity of finishes ... (click link for more)

Laminates and Veneers

Laminates and veneers are popular choices of finish ... (click link for more)

Steel Fire Doors

If strength and greater protection are required ... (click link for more)

Perimeter Gaps

Oversized gaps between doors, frames and floors are a common sign of wear and tear ... (click link for more)

Steel Fire Doors

If strength and greater protection are required ... (click link for more)

Intumescent Seals

Often misunderstood, seals are a critical safety measure ... (click link for more)

Ironmongery

Coming in a variety of choices, a fire door's ironmongery can be critical to success ... (click link for more)

Compartmentation

Penetrations in fire lines mean fire can travel more easily between the sections of a building ... (click link for more)

Steel Fire Doors

If strength and greater protection are required ... (click link for more)

Fire Stopping

Containing sources of ignition is also a critically important step ... (click link for more)

Between the Floors

Fire will travel vertically as easily as horizontally ... (click link for more)

Fire Curtaining

Isolating sections within roof voids with high performance curtaining ... (click link for more)

Margaret Connetti

(Private Property)

Your employee, Ash, worked on my flat door this morning at XXXXX this morning, and I am writing to say how very professional and polite he was throughout. He did a truly wonderful job and cleaned up every speck of dirt before leaving.

Simon Price

Landlord

Highly recommended - very helpful with a fire door inspection.

Georgina Young

Private Resident

Very pleased with the works carried out. Thank you so much ...

Julian Bradbrook

Resident

LAC assessed the situation, advised on the work required to rectify the situation and then carried out the work efficiently and quickly. Their advice really clarified the issues as well. Top quality service.

Ian Critchley

Resident Leader

Outstanding service from Jake, Ash and Lloyd in carrying out corrective repairs to fire doors at several flats in our block in XXXXX. Great quality work, first class communication and flexible throughout the project, nothing was too much trouble even when things didn't go quite to plan with access to some of the doors. A very professional company to deal with that I can't recommend highly enough.