Fire rated carpet quotations need a product-by-product comparison of quality name, pile composition, production method, quantity and the corresponding fire classification document. Your mosque or hotel comparison sheet should place each product's quotation details beside its document details.
Kalida Carpet supplies mosque and hotel carpets with a Bfl-s1 reaction-to-fire classification under EN 13501-1. Your purchasing file should contain the quotation, technical data sheet and fire document for the quality you select.
Which product details belong in a fire rated carpet comparison sheet?
A fire rated carpet comparison sheet needs quotation columns for area, supplier, quotation number/date, quality name/product code, production method, pile composition and quantity. Each different quality needs its own row, including alternatives from the same supplier.
The first column identifies the intended area: main prayer hall, gallery, hotel corridor or bedroom. An area name should identify the relevant part of the building. For example, corridors on different floors need floor labels when the proposed qualities differ.
The supplier column holds the legal name shown on the quotation. Quotation numbers and dates distinguish an initial offer from later revisions. Each row should identify the quotation version used for that comparison.
The quality name and any product code follow the wording in the quotation. A pattern name, where supplied separately, sits beside the quality name. The production method needs the description for that product, such as Wilton or AutoTuft. Kalida uses Wilton and AutoTuft production methods.
The pile composition column lists the fibres and their percentages; the quantity column uses m². The description “wool carpet” leaves the difference between 100% wool and an 80% wool/20% polyamide blend unclear.
Which fields should you read in the fire document?
The fire document should identify the class, standard, tested product name or code, laboratory, report date and document holder's legal name. These six fields form the document side of your comparison sheet.
Kalida Carpet's mosque and hotel carpets have a Bfl-s1 reaction-to-fire classification under EN 13501-1. The class and standard occupy separate cells. The tested product name or code also needs its own column, using the exact wording in the document.
The report's product description should clearly identify the selected quality. Where the document uses only a code, the manufacturer's written explanation should identify the corresponding quality. A similar pattern does not establish product identity.
The laboratory name, report date and document holder come directly from the document. The holder's full legal name belongs in the sheet rather than an abbreviation.
For a report with several pages, retain the pages identifying the product together with those showing its classification. Read the Bfl-s1 fire classification guide for an explanation of the classification itself.
How do you compare mosque and hotel products in one sheet?
Mosque and hotel products need separate rows showing the quality name, pile composition and production method for each area. Two products with the same Bfl-s1 classification may have different material specifications.
Kalida Carpet's mosque carpet collection uses Wilton face-to-face weaving. Kalida offers 100% pure wool or 80% wool and 20% polyamide for mosque carpets. The composition in your mosque carpet quotation should match the selected quality's technical data sheet.
A purely illustrative row reads: Hotel corridor · quality name · Wilton · 80% wool/20% polyamide · 420 m² · Bfl-s1 · EN 13501-1. The remaining document cells hold the reported product code, laboratory, report date and document holder. This example is not a Kalida quotation or report; your actual documents supply the names and other entries.
A hotel proposal offering one quality for corridors and another for bedrooms needs two separate rows. Where one quality serves two areas, the quantities for those areas remain separate.
Before comparing total quantities, check that both offers cover the same spaces. One offer for the main prayer hall and another including the gallery describe different scopes.
What do ISO certificates and wool licences tell you?
ISO certificates cover the manufacturer's management systems; Woolmark and Wools of New Zealand licences provide information about wool quality. The selected carpet's reaction-to-fire classification needs its own product classification document.
Kalida holds DQS certification for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 management systems. These standards cover quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems respectively.
Management system certificates belong in a separate notes field. The fire classification column contains the product's Bfl-s1 and EN 13501-1 information. An ISO certificate number does not supply the product description from the fire document.
Kalida's Woolmark licence number is 30000990, and Kalida's Wools of New Zealand licence number is WNZ260001. Each wool licence entry needs the licence name and number together. A product file containing a wool licence also needs the fire document for the selected carpet quality.
How should you resolve a missing document or different product name?
A missing document needs the relevant quality's fire document; a different product name needs the manufacturer's written explanation identifying the corresponding quality. Keep that explanation and document with the quotation version under review.
For example, an initial 100% wool offer followed by an 80% wool/20% polyamide option requires a change to the composition entry. A new quality name, product code or production method needs a new row. The earlier product's document details do not automatically belong to the new product.
A missing entry should carry a specific note, such as “awaiting fire document” or “awaiting product name explanation”. In your final purchasing file, the quotation, technical data sheet and fire document should identify the same quality.
Frequently asked questions
How do you compare the quoted carpet with its fire document?
The quotation's quality name or product code should identify the same quality as the product description in the fire document. The selected carpet's technical data sheet should also give its pile composition and production method.
What fire classification do Kalida's mosque and hotel carpets have?
Kalida Carpet's mosque and hotel carpets have a Bfl-s1 reaction-to-fire classification. The relevant standard is EN 13501-1.
Does an ISO certificate identify the carpet's fire classification?
An ISO 9001:2015 certificate identifies the manufacturer's quality management system. The selected quality's fire classification document supplies the carpet's reaction-to-fire classification.
How many rows do two different carpet qualities need?
Two different carpet qualities need two separate rows. Each row's product description, pile composition, quantity and document details should belong to that particular quality.
Contact us with your mosque or hotel's intended areas and preferred carpet qualities. Request the fire documentation for your selected quality alongside your project quotation.