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Make the right fire safety choices right from the design phase

DEF works with engineering firms, project management consultants, and specifiers to design fire safety systems that are comprehensive, compliant, and tailored to actual risks.
 Our role: to help you choose among the various solutions (detection, safety measures, smoke extraction, fire suppression, etc.) and to ensure that your technical and financial specifications meet the requirements of the project owner, regulatory bodies, and insurers.

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Your challenges as a specifier on the ground

Prescribing a fire safety system makes you liable. There are many issues at stake:

  • Weigh the pros and cons of several possible technical solutions
  • Ensure regulatory and standards compliance
  • Ensure the overall consistency of the fire safety system
  • Anticipate operational and maintenance constraints
  • Develop clear scenarios for emergency responders
  • Justify decisions to the project owner, insurers, and committees

The risk isn’t the installation itself, but the decision made beforehand.

 

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Support in accordance with regulatory standards

The DEF recommendations are consistent with the main regulatory and standards frameworks applicable to fire safety systems: the public access buildings regulation, the Labour Code, APSAD guidelines recognised by insurers, NF and EN standards, as well as specific requirements related to high-rise buildings, industrial sites, or sensitive buildings.

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    Decree of 25 June 1980, as amended

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    Articles R.4227-1 through R.4227-57

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    APSAD R7

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    APSAD R13

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    APSAD R17

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    APSAD R13

Our services

The drivers

Why engineering firms and specifiers choose DEF

Reliable, compliant solutions tailored to project requirements, backed by technical expertise to enable confident design and specification.

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    Securing fire safety system choices

    Objectively compare several solutions (detection, smoke extraction, fire suppression, etc.) and validate technical choices based on actual risks, regulatory requirements, and future operations.

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    Ensure the overall consistency of the fire safety system

    Detection, fire safety control centres, smoke extraction, evacuation, public address system: each function is designed as part of a comprehensive plan that is clear, testable, and defensible before the safety committee.

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    Planning for the building's operation

    Take into account operational, maintenance, and scalability requirements from the design phase onward in order to develop a sustainable, maintainable fire safety system that is tailored to the site’s actual needs.

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Our solutions

Discover all of DEF’s service solutions

Discover the full range of DEF service solutions to ensure the performance, safety, and continuity of your installations.

In numbers

DEF at a glance

DEF relies on a structured national organisation that enables it to support engineering firms and specifiers on both local and multi-site projects, maintaining the same high standards of quality and compliance throughout, thanks to the expertise of the Réseau DEF.

 

  • + 60 years
  • expertise in fire safety and fire protection systems.
  • 13 factories
  • and industrial sites
  • 15
  • An agency in France to support you with all your projects
  • + 60
  • Réseau DEF currently consists of expert companies.

Your sectors

Technology tailored to each of your constraints

Every sector has its own constraints, risk levels and regulatory requirements. DEF designs fire safety solutions that adapt to any environment, ensuring performance, compliance and business continuity.

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Check out the latest news from DEF: innovations, projects, expertise, and developments in the field of fire safety. This section highlights the group’s initiatives, its achievements in the field, and the technological advancements of its solutions. Follow DEF’s latest news and learn how our teams work every day to enhance the protection of buildings and people.

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