Peterborough Court & Daniel House
Large-Scale Certified Doorset Delivery for Fleet Street’s Landmark Refurbishment
- Location: London
- Sector: Cat A Office Refurbishment
- Main Contractor: Mace
Project Overview
Peterborough Court and Daniel House form part of one of Fleet Street’s most significant commercial redevelopments in recent years. Appointed by Mace, Stemko Group delivered a substantial doorset package as part of this high-profile Cat A office refurbishment — supporting one of the contractor’s largest interiors projects of the past decade.
Operating within a fast-paced central London programme, Stemko supplied and installed both timber and steel doorsets across two interconnected buildings, covering stair cores, toilet cores, basement areas and principal circulation zones.
Scope of Works
- 390 timber doorsets
- 83 to Daniel House
- 307 to Peterborough Court
- 113 steel doorsets
- 36 to Daniel House
- 77 to Peterborough Court
Products supplied included:
- Certified Timber Doorsets
- Performance-driven Steel Doorsets
The Challenge
Managing Scale, Programme and Compliance Across Two Buildings
Delivering over 500 doorsets across two major commercial buildings required meticulous coordination and disciplined sequencing.
Key project challenges included:
- High-volume installation across stair cores, toilet cores and basement zones
- Programme alignment within a Tier 1 contractor framework
- Maintaining consistent fire-rated compliance across protected routes
- Coordinating timber and steel systems simultaneously
As explored in our article Fire Door Certification Explained
True compliance is achieved through certified doorset systems — not isolated components. On a project of this scale, system integrity and installation accuracy were critical.
The Stemko Solution
Certified Systems. Coordinated Delivery. Controlled Installation. Fully Certified Doorset Package
Stemko supplied and installed:
- Timber doorsets to circulation, stair and sanitary core areas
- Steel doorsets to basement and service environments
Each doorset was configured to meet required fire ratings and performance specifications, supported by compliant installation procedures.
As outlined in Why Is Installation Certification Just as Important as Product Certification?
CCertified installation ensures performance matches test evidence — particularly important across 500+ openings.
Programme-Led Phasing
Installation was carefully sequenced:
- Core-by-core delivery across both buildings
- Integrated coordination with adjacent trades
- Quality inspections embedded into milestone stages
This structured approach reflects Stemko’s value of Method — ensuring quality, traceability and consistency at scale.
Single-Source Accountability
By operating as a supply-and-install partner, Stemko reduced interface risk and ensured:
- Clear responsibility from specification review to final inspection
- Consistent workmanship across both buildings
- Controlled quality management throughout
Our wider approach to avoiding compliance risk is explored further in:
5 Common Fire Door Failures (and How to Avoid Them)
Delivery & Installation
All installations were carried out under approved RAMS, with trained teams operating in coordination with Mace’s site management.
The dual-building nature of the project required precise logistical planning — particularly within stair cores and basement zones where sequencing and safe access were essential.
Ongoing inspections ensured installation integrity was maintained across the full package.
The Outcome
Peterborough Court and Daniel House were successfully delivered in line with programme expectations, with over 500 certified timber and steel doorsets installed consistently across both buildings.
The project demonstrates Stemko’s capability to:
- Deliver large-scale commercial doorset packages
- Maintain certified compliance at volume
- Operate effectively within complex, multi-building refurbishments
- Provide single-source accountability to Tier 1 contractors
Why Stemko?
This project demonstrates Stemko Group’s capability to deliver large-scale, multi-building doorset packages without compromising compliance or coordination. By combining certified timber and steel systems with disciplined programme management, Stemko supported one of London’s most significant commercial refurbishments — reinforcing our position as a trusted partner for Tier 1 contractors operating at scale.