🔥 “Grate” Protection for Great Cheese: Apollo Curtain Installation at Lubborn Cheese Factory!

This week our operatives Chris & Darly are installing a 20m Apollo Fire Curtain at Lubborn Cheese Factory  🧀

The project forms part of Lubborn Cheese’s continued commitment to enhancing life-safety systems across its Somerset site, ensuring full compliance with modern fire regulations while protecting high-risk production areas.

**Why the Apollo Fire Curtain?

Cutting-Edge Technology for Industrial Protection**

The Apollo curtain range is known for its robust engineering and smart automation. A few of its standout technological features include:

1. Gravity-Fail-Safe Operation

The Apollo system uses a gravity-fed descent mechanism rather than relying solely on motors.

 This means that in the event of a power failure, the curtain will still deploy smoothly and safely, providing dependable compartmentation under all circumstances.

2. Intelligent Controls & Integration

Apollo curtains can integrate directly with:

Fire alarm systems

Building management systems (BMS)

Smoke-extraction controls

 This allows for automated activation, manual override options, and full visibility of system status—crucial in large industrial environments like food-production plants.

3. Slim Profile, Heavy-Duty Performance

Despite its compact headbox, the Apollo system can span very wide openings, making a 20-metre installation practical without sacrificing fire resistance.

 Its fire-rated fabric and thermally-insulated curtain construction deliver up to 2 hours of protection, depending on specification.

4. Controlled Descent Technology

Unlike older curtain systems that simply drop when triggered, Apollo uses variable-speed controlled descent, giving a smooth, predictable deployment that avoids shock-loads, snagging, or disruption to equipment below.

5. Tested to the Highest Standards

The Apollo range is fully tested and certified to:

BS EN 1634-1 (fire resistance)

BS EN 12101-1/10 (smoke & heat control systems)

 This ensures consistent, accredited performance in real-world fire conditions.

A Significant Safety Upgrade for Lubborn Cheese

For a manufacturing facility that deals with:

Continuous production processes

Temperature-controlled storage

Specialist food-handling equipment

…a high-performance fire curtain is an essential layer of protection. The new 20m Apollo installation will help establish controlled fire compartments, limit lateral fire spread, and safeguard critical operational areas.

Over the course of this week, Vesta Sol’s team is handling:

Structural preparation

Headbox and roller installation

Commissioning of the control panel

Integration with the site-wide fire alarm

Full certification and handover

When complete, the system will provide Lubborn Cheese with a modern, reliable and fully compliant fire-safety barrier designed for industrial longevity.