Fire compartmentation without walls: textile fire and smoke curtains stay hidden in slim headboxes until the alarm sounds, then deploy to seal openings that ordinary fire doors and shutters cannot.
Escalator voids, atriums, lift lobbies, open-plan floors — the curtain range protects modern architecture without changing how it looks.
GEA designs, installs, certifies and annually tests every system we supply.
Enquire NowKey features of our fire & smoke curtains
- Certified fire curtains – tested textile barriers with fire resistance ratings for walls, ceilings and voids.
- Smoke control – dedicated smoke curtains that channel smoke away from escape routes.
- Invisible until needed – compact headboxes disappear above ceilings; no floor tracks or columns.
- Fail-safe operation – gravity deployment on alarm or power failure.
- Alarm integration – commissioned against your fire panel as part of installation.
- Annual certification – scheduled testing with documentation for fire officers and insurers.
- Certified fire door inspections – LPCB LPS 1197 certified inspectors (cert no. 1839Pla) for the doorsets on your compartment lines. Our certifications.
Textile fire and smoke curtains protect retail centres, offices, hospitals, airports and production facilities across Ireland.
Installed across Ireland
Faster lead times
25+ Years Industry Experience
Fully certified installers
Compartmentation that respects the architecture
Fire strategy and architectural intent usually pull in opposite directions — one wants barriers, the other wants openness. Textile curtains resolve that: certified separation that only exists during an emergency. The range covers vertical and horizontal closures, concertina configurations for wide or irregular openings, and smoke-control variants for atriums and escalators.
Benefits of textile fire protection
- Protects escape routes: smoke is held back from the paths people use to leave the building.
- Design freedom: open-plan layouts and glass architecture can still meet compartmentation rules.
- Space saving: slim headboxes instead of heavy shutters and structural supports.
- Reliable by design: gravity fail-safe deployment needs no power to close.
- Audit-ready: commissioning certificates and annual test records for every installation.
Types of fire & smoke curtains
- Vertical fire curtains – the core protection for wall openings and facades.
- Concertina fire curtains – wide and irregular openings without columns.
- Perimeter protection – escalators, voids and atrium edges.
- Smoke curtains – automatic smoke control for escape routes.
- Coiled smoke barriers – Supercoil and Stripecoil systems for large spans.
Product Installation
Installation & maintenance of fire curtains
A fire curtain only counts if it deploys when needed. We install to the tested specification, commission against the fire alarm panel, and return for the annual inspection and test your certification depends on. Need an existing system inspected? Contact our service team.
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Talk to Kieran Masters
Kieran Masters, our Projects Manager, leads fire protection projects across Ireland — from curtain specification against your fire strategy to installation, commissioning and annual certification.
Frequently Asked Questions
A fire curtain provides rated resistance against fire itself, sealing an opening for a defined period. A smoke curtain controls the movement of smoke — channelling it away from escape routes and towards extraction. Many projects use both.
Wherever a solid door or shutter is impractical: escalator voids, atriums, wide openings, glass facades and open-plan floors. The curtain hides in a slim headbox until the alarm activates.
Curtains deploy by gravity — closing safely without power. Fail-safe operation is part of the certified design.
At least annually, with records kept for your fire officer and insurer. GEA schedules and documents these tests as part of our service programme.
Yes. Every installation is commissioned against your fire panel, with staged deployment and interfaces configured to your fire strategy.
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