Company overview

Introduction to Lorient

History Setting the standard Industry presence International growth Who we are What we offer – technical support Product range The value added approach

Founded in 1979 Responsible for introducing intumescent technology to the UK First combined fire and smoke seals produced 1980 Founding principles:

Taking the lead in shaping the industry Setting the standard for high quality, value added products &

technical excellence Product & service innovation – anticipating tomorrow’s

requirements Partnering with key customers & key suppliers

Successful management buy-out, December 2007 – new owners committed to maintaining the company’s founding principles

Our history

Our vision Renowned for our excellence in precision extrusion & bespoke solutions, our success will continue to be built on: producing high quality products; utilising the highest quality materials & processing equipment; & employing high calibre staff.

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” Maria Simmonds, Managing Director

First in the industry to achieve BS5750

accreditation (1989)

First in the industry to achieve ISO9001 accreditation (1996)

First in the industry to achieve BBA accreditation for fire & smoke seals (1992)

First in the industry to achieve CERTIFIRE accreditation for fire & smoke seals (1993)

First in the industry to achieve ISO14001 environmental standard (2008)

First in the industry to achieve IFC accreditation (2008)

Setting the standard

BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Certificate No. Q6104

Our industry presence

Committee work; BS, CEN, ISO Standards and Technical committees

1986 Lorient Australia established 1995 Lorient Pacific established 1999 Lorient North America incorporated 2005 New factories opened in Brisbane, Australia; and Lexington, USA 2006 Bespoke factory and offices built in the UK – Endeavour House 2012 Lorient Southeast Asia established 2014 Lorient Pty Ltd established

International growth

Who we are

Maria Simmonds Managing Director

Jason Williams Operations Director

Tom Kingdon Finance Director

Paul Chudley Technical Services Director UK

Lorient North America President Kerry Hicks Sales Director

Our sales team

Jane Snook Commercial Manager

Dave Boulton Business Development Manager ATG & Export

Simon Sutton Acting National Sales Manager

Sarah Lewis Specifications Manager

Tom Kelly Internal Sales

Lisa Zimmermann Sales Advisor

Ben Parrett Sales Advisor

Mark Ashworth Sales Advisor

Testing & Technical Services Discovery House – dedicated R&D Facility

Brand new Acoustic Transmission Suite Fire testing – indicative furnace Durability & cycling testing Smoke leakage testing Test specimen preparation Partnering in product development Technical helpline – advice, samples,

test reports Consultancy & advising on assessments Working with independent consultants &

fire engineers RIBA-accredited CPD seminars Customer training

Covers our range of fireseals and combined smoke and fire seals.

Quality and traceability of production. Assessment of products for compliance with IFC

schedule SD13 for ‘Penetration and Linear Gap Seals’.

Fitness-for-purpose Two year appraisal process & ongoing periodic auditing Vigilance on material substitution Fire & smoke seals, Batwing®, Firtree™

Quality, performance, durability Fire & smoke seals, glazing, Batwing®, Firtree™, air transfer grilles, LAS8001 si, LAS8002 si, LAS8003 si, LAS8005 si, LAS7001 si, LAS7002 si, LAS7003 si, LAS7005 si.

Certification

Solutions - Approved Document E “Resistance to the passage of sound” July 2003 Approved Document E requirements for acoustic containment for doorsets Dwellings, hotels, apartments = min 29dB Rw Schools = min 30dB Rw (Building Bulletin 93) – music rooms 35dB Rw Many doorsets now need to provide fire, smoke and acoustic containment Essential to have a continuous seal around ironmongery, and at the threshold, for effective smoke and acoustic containment Integrated approach – one combined sealing system to meet the requirements of Documents E, B and M

Acoustic, smoke & fire seals for door assemblies Fireseal only, and combined smoke & fire

seal products – many patented Unique DS and FinesseTM acoustic, smoke &

fire seals - patented BBA and CERTIFIRE approved

(CF330/CF341/CF5179) Wide range of colours and finishes Finesse™

is available in a range of woodgrain & metallic finishes for superior aesthetics

Proven smoke seal to 200oC Proven solution for Doc E Now with curved fins, for easier door

operation (Doc M) BBA and CERTIFIRE approved

(CF5179) With co-extruded elastomeric fins, for

on-going performance and durability High performance self-adhesive tape Range of colours as standard Clear Batwing® now available

Curved Fin Batwing®

Architectural seals Comprehensive collection of seals for acoustic, smoke, thermal, weather, light, draught & dust sealing Range comprises:

Compression seals Threshold seals, drop seals, threshold plates and ramps Perimeter seals Brush seals Speciality seals, including finger guards

Comprehensive acoustic test data

A number of signature design details feature within the AURA® range; including a distinctive curved profile, which not only creates a sophisticated visual aesthetic, but also spreads and diffuses sound.

Range comprises:

Drop seals

Threshold plates and ramps

Door bottom seals

Perimeter seals

Fire resistant glazing systems

For doors, screens and partitions Range of systems for 30, 60 and 90 minute applications Tested with all popular fire resisting glass types Channel and strip systems available System-321 complete glazing system for FD30 doors CERTIFIRE approved (CF184, CF185, CF201, CF202, CF325, CF327)

Fire & smoke resistant dampers/air transfer grilles Products suitable for doors, walls, ducts, floors & ceilings Vision and non-vision style grilles High performance dampers “Talkback” system offers additional cold smoke protection CERTIFIRE certification on the range (CF564) LVH54 meets BS ISO 10294 Pt. 5, still the only product in the market to meet this requirement.

Door Furniture Intumescent ironmongery protection kits; hinge pads, lock and latch protection kits, concealed door closer protection kits Door edge protectors Wide angle viewers Fire & smoke resistant letterplates

Why we’re different Offering better quality products to the market Performance based approach – designed up to a specification, not down to price Researched, developed, tested and proven Third party accreditations Partnership approach – working together to respond jointly to our customers and industry trends Flexibility and choice Availability Service and support

Where to find us:

twitter.com/LorientUK

www.youtube.com/user/LorientPolyproducts

www.lorientuk.com/

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