Passive Fire Protection · Design & Solutions
Compliant passive fire protection.
We offer comprehensive passive fire protection tailored to your project, engaging our engineers and specifiers to craft customised solutions, even for the most challenging builds, with the QA documentation engineers and councils need on file.
Plain-English overview
Not always visible, but always there, safeguarding buildings and lives.
Our passive fire protection team specialise in fire solutions for the construction industry. Starting at the design stage, we work with you through to the installation and application of passive fire protection products, slowing the spread of fire so occupants can get out and the structure holds up.
We work alongside the construction industry, building specifiers and asset owners and occupiers to protect new and existing assets, and most importantly, the lives of those who occupy them. Our skilled team has been at the forefront of passive fire protection in New Zealand, trained in the latest regulatory standards to deliver cost-effective solutions so buildings stand the test of time. Call us early, when penetrations and service runs need sealing, when structural steel needs intumescent protection, or when you want the QA register and as-built documentation delivered alongside the install.
Common use cases
Where passive fire protection comes in.
Passive fire protection to penetrations
Sealing service and structural penetrations in walls, floors and ceilings with fire-resistant materials to stop flames, smoke and toxic gases.
Fire & acoustic solutions
Specialised materials that deliver fire safety and noise control together, ideal for hotels, offices and homes.
Ventilated cavity solutions
Fire-resistant barriers in ventilated façades that stop vertical and horizontal fire spread, so modern exteriors don’t enable the spread of fire.
Intumescent & cementitious coatings
Coatings that expand or remain in place during a fire, protecting structural steel so buildings maintain structural adequacy for safe evacuation.
Seismic fire solutions
Flexible fire-stopping that helps protect buildings during and after earthquakes, maintaining fire barriers across seismic joints and around services.
Passive fire remedial work
Inspecting and upgrading passive fire systems in older or renovated buildings to restore compliance and ensure safety for occupants.
Acoustic insulation
Fire-resistant acoustic insulation that reduces sound transmission and enhances safety in residential, commercial and industrial spaces.
Comprehensive QA packages
Detailed documentation and installation records, including photos and marked plans, ensuring compliance and reliability of the work we install.
Why Connect
The Connect Group advantage.
Passive fire only counts if it’s installed to the tested system and backed by paperwork that holds up. We deliver the install and the documentation together, so the fire engineer, the council and the building owner all get what they need on file, first time.
- NZQA Level 3 qualified installers, working to the latest regulatory standards.
- Early contractor involvement that plans ahead, preventing cost delays and a smoother delivery.
- “Best people, best results”, our brand promise behind quality assurance on every job.
- Complete QA packages and registers ready for inspection.
- Integrated with our other trades on the same project.
- Deep roots in Christchurch’s post-earthquake landscape, paired with international best practice.
Where this fits
Sectors & related services.
Featured proof
Te Pae Convention Centre.
Specialist concrete and passive fire scopes delivered on a major Christchurch build.
Technical detail
Methods, process & compliance.
- Fire-stopping to pipe, cable and duct penetrations
- Fire-rated sealants, collars and wraps
- Intumescent coatings to structural steel
- Fire-rated walls, barriers and cavity sealing
- Construction and movement joint sealing
- Batt, board and mortar fire-stopping systems
- Review the fire engineer’s design and the fire report
- Confirm the right tested system for each penetration and element
- Coordinate with other trades so penetrations are sealed at the right time
- Install to the tested system and manufacturer detail
- Record and photograph each item for the QA register
- Produce the register and as-built documentation for handover
FAQs
Practical questions, answered.
Need passive fire protection signed off?
Call the team and we’ll talk through the spec, the systems and the documentation you need on file.