FIRESAFE ‘Highly Commended’ in International Trade Awards
Clayton-Le-Moors, UK – Firesafe Fire Rated Ductwork Limited entered the International Trade Club (ITC) Awards for the first time in 2018. The competition is run by the East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and companies in the region are invited to tell their success story – supported by hard financials and statistics for 2018 – and outline their company ethos, aims and aspirations for the future.
There were 3 International Trade Award categories – Newcomer, Importer and Exporter.
Given our business model, the only fit was ‘Outstanding Exporter Achievement’.
We were pipped into 2nd place but pleased to receive the ‘Highly Commended’ accolade at the ITC Awards luncheon held at the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire. (More here). A creditable result for our first attempt.
Click the icon to view a video of the ITC event.
(2:24 for our award presentation)
Here’s the official ITC Press Release:
‘ITC Awards 2018 – Outstanding Exporter Achievement’
“In this category was Firesafe Fire Rated Ductwork Ltd.
It is a family-owned business protecting life and property at major airports, malls, hotels, exhibition centres, restaurants and other commercial properties around the World.
This year the company has secured new licensed manufacturing Partners for Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and the USA.
Chairman, Richard Coxen said, “Firesafe have designed a fire-resisting ductwork product which is internationally accredited. We have developed a successful business with international Partners who manufacture our CASWELL FIRESAFE® branded product, in their region, under licence. We’re really excited about our future.”

L-R: Les Nutter (Managing Partner, Cassons) / Carolyn Branagan (Director, FFRDL) / Charles Coxen (Director, FFRDL) / Richard Coxen (Chairman, FFRDL) / Mandy Lockett (International Business Director, ELCC)
What We Do
FIRESAFE FIRE RATED DUCTWORK® Limited have 3 main areas of responsibility
- Continuous development of the CASWELL FIRESAFE® product
- Growth of the business by developing and expanding our network of International Partners
- Support our existing Partners to enable them to provide 'best in class' performance
CASWELL FIRESAFE®
CASWELL FIRESAFE® non-coated fire resisting ductwork systems are classed as Passive Fire Protection and have achieved verified fire resistance to protect against the spread of fire from one compartment to another. They provide this assurance without the need for enclosures, spray coatings or fabric coverings.
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Fire resisting ductwork is generally used when protection from the spread of fire from one compartment to another cannot be achieved using conventional thermally-actuated (fusible link) fire dampers
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FIRESAFE FIRE RATED DUCTWORK® Limited are actively seeking new Partners in regions around the globe not covered by existing licensing agreements. Interested? If so, please get in touch.
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CASWELL FIRESAFE® non-coated, fire resisting ductwork systems are manufactured under licence by our dedicated International Partner Network.
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