King Abdul Aziz Airport

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Setting new standards in fire safety for an international airport

King Abdul Aziz Airport in Jeddah is the second busiest in the Middle East after Dubai.

Originally designed to cater for 7 million passengers, it is now used by 23 million passengers annually. A new expansion project will increase its capacity to 70-80 million by 2035.

With our international reputation and extensive experience in airports, Hart was chosen to supply fire doors and shutters for the expansion.

The challenge

A 2-hour fire seal was needed for the openings in the firewalls within the terminal.

The conveyors were required to pass through the openings, therefore to prevent fire penetration it was necessary to seal the conveyors from above, below and the sides.

Project challenges

Fire protection

2-hour fire seal needed

Fire penetration

Seals needed above, below and the sides

Compliance

Fire testing to UL10b standards

The solution

The safety requirements led to Hart conducting a fire test where we successfully sealed an opening using a complete conveyor fire roller shutter assembly, which was mounted on to two conveyor systems. It was then fire tested to UL10b fire standards.

With safety requirements met, we then installed 177 new fire and security shutters for the new baggage conveyor system.

The success

Hart was able to deliver such a large-scale order to the required timescale.

Furthermore, we achieved a new standard in fire safety: the UL10b fire test of the seal was a world first.

By demonstrating our production ability, capacity and innovation, we galvanised our reputation as a world-class partner for airport development projects.