Fire sprinkler systems in Al Majaz 

Fire sprinkler systems in Al Majaz: local context

Al Majaz surrounds Khalid Lagoon and Al Majaz Waterfront in central Sharjah, a district of high-rise residential towers, hotels, offices and retail that grew mostly from the 1990s to 2010s. Its lagoon-front towers are some of the city's most recognisable, and many are now in their second cycle of MEP upgrades. Streets are busy and plots are tightly packed.

• Refurbishment of occupied towers involves replacing chillers, pumps and risers floor by floor, with coordinated shutdowns agreed with building management and SEWA where supplies are affected.
• Sharjah Civil Defence typically requires fire alarm, firefighting and emergency lighting upgrades to meet the current UAE Fire & Life Safety Code during major refurbishments.
• Limited street parking and loading space mean materials arrive in small loads and are moved by hoist or service lift during agreed hours.

Building types we serve in Al Majaz

For office buildings, the work concentrates on VAV or FCU zoning for flexible floor plates, tenant fit-out interfaces, energy metering and BMS integration.

Scope of work

• Review of the consultant's fire strategy and hazard classification for each occupancy, then hydraulic calculations confirming pump duty, pipe sizing and the most remote design area.
• Supply and installation of fire pump sets (electric duty, diesel standby and jockey pump), controllers, suction and delivery headers, test lines and flow-measuring arrangements.
• Installation of grooved and threaded branch pipework with seismic-style restraint and hanger spacing to the approved standard, plus flexible drops where ceiling coordination demands it.
• Interface with the fire alarm system so flow switches, valve monitoring and pump running and fault signals report to the fire alarm panel and, where required, the monitoring link.

Systems we install

• Pressure-reducing valve stations for high-rise pressure zoning on tall risers.
• Quick-response, concealed and sidewall sprinkler heads selected by ceiling type and hazard.

UAE site and climate challenges

• Fire water tanks on roofs and in exposed pump rooms can reach high temperatures in summer, encouraging bacterial growth and corrosion. We specify insulated or shaded tanks, coated internals and ventilated pump rooms so stored water and diesel engines stay within manufacturer limits.
• Unconditioned car parks and loading areas see large daily temperature swings and dust. Where the strategy calls for dry or pre-action systems, we protect compressors and valve trims from dust and plan drain points so condensate in the dry pipe is cleared during maintenance.
• Concealed versus pendant heads in finished ceilings: concealed heads suit hotel and residential interiors but need tighter ceiling coordination and careful protection from paint during finishing works.

Relevant Manolia projects

Two Nahda residential towers, Sharjah

Al Nahda (Sharjah) · MEP · Completed

MEP for two towers of 23 and 24 typical floors over parking podiums.

Al Mazroaa Tower, Sharjah

Sharjah · HVAC · Completed

HVAC for a 43-typical-floor tower with health club.

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