Pandor is a leading manufacturer of customised doors and panelling across the UK to sectors such as commercial buildings, offices, hospitals and flats.
Established in 2014 by Mike Hill, the company has grown exponentially over the last nine years, priding itself on supplying exceptional customer service and high-spec products. Mike has expertise in the industry having worked in the fire door industry for over 40 years and along with his team is happy to provide customers with bespoke orders.
Pandor has production facilities in Sittingbourne, Kent and offices in London. We chatted with founder and director, Mike to find out more about the company, “We specialise in made-to-order client requirements for fire doors, decorative doors, frames and other associated items such as screens and windows.”
“Our speciality though due to my background, is certified fire doors and door sets and we pride ourselves on a personal and prompt service with quick lead times on manufacturing.”
“The COVID-19 pandemic set us back of course, as the construction industry ground to a standstill. We soon restarted though and have been ever busy, focusing on adding new services in the near future. Our unique selling point is our investment in modern machinery across the board, ensuring that we always produce the highest-quality products. These include a Holzher 5 Axis CNC Twin Bed Router, heavy-duty sanding machine, veneer flow line press and first-class lipping and edge banding.”
Fire doors are integral to optimised passive fire protection systems across industrial, commercial and domestic buildings in the UK. Precision-designed primarily to mitigate against the spread of fire, smoke and toxic gases from one area to another, fire doors allow occupants, whether residents or workers extra time to evacuate accordingly. A secondary factor is that compliant fire doors give firefighters more time to arrive at the scene of the fire and control the fire, before it spreads further. Using a system of compartmentalisation, with fire doors lined throughout in corridors or stairwells, can create fire-resistant barriers in a high-rise block and importantly help slow down the spread of fire and smoke.
Fire doors are given FD ratings from 30, 60, 90 to 120, with FD30 being the most common choice. This typically gives 30 minutes fire safety protection, in the event of a fire.
Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, North Kensington where sadly 72 residents died, the subsequent Fire Safety (England) Regulations in 2022 came into effect on 23rd January 2023. With all eyes on optimised fire safety, Pandor can manufacture customised fire doors, in accordance with FD30, 60, 90 or 120 certifications.
“Our fire doors can be laminated, painted or decoratively veneered and our acoustic doors can also be fire rated. The acoustic door ratings are certified based on how well the sound is contained in the door itself. The doors are tested to different decibel (dB) levels, dependant on the end location, with the higher the acoustic rating, namely the louder the sound it can contain. For example, the acoustic rating for doors in residential flats is 29dB, raising to 30dB in a typical school classroom.”
“We supply fire-rated panelling if required, in stock and cut sizes, with a choice of veneer, laminate or paint finishes. Finally, our door frames are manufactured to customised order, with clear or paint finishes,” added Mike.
For more information, please see the details below:
T 0208 2797611
M 07909 530007
mike@pandor.ltd
http://pandor.ltd