Forza Doors today announces it will supply all fire doors, washroom doors and panels as part of a £500,000 package at 105 Victoria Street, Westminster. The central London scheme will be the UK’s largest fully electric, net-zero office development, delivered…
Fire doors in high-density housing – post Grenfell
The day after the Grenfell Tower tragedy I received a call from a seasoned public-sector fire-safety expert and they said: ‘There is more to this than the cladding you know… the fire doors!’ As it turns out, there was much…
FrameFit – the ideal solution for remediating fire doors that are non-compliant due to gaps – saving lives, time and budgets
FrameFit is a brand-new, innovative, fire-rated and fully tested system that solves a very common but serious problem with fire doors – excessive gaps between leaf and frame. Current legislation states that fire doors with gaps of over 4mm between…
Jeld-Wen launches new white paper to help inform fire door safety best practice ahead of new regulation
Seven in ten (70%)1 social housing tenants lack confidence in the fire safety of their home and two thirds (68%) do not feel the Government has done enough to improve fire safety over the past five years. Ahead of the…
Landlords and facilities managers must create culture of fire-safety reporting, asserts bureau veritas
New research released this week by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), as part of its annual Fire Door Safety Week, found that a third (32%) of the British public would not report a problem with a fire door, potentially putting…
Trio of new fire-rated door sets launched by Promat UK
Passive fire-protection systems specialist Promat UK has developed two new steel-framed glazed door systems and a timber door set to provide specifiers with assured fire-safety solutions in domestic, public and commercial buildings. All three door sets are available in EI30…
Rhino Doors calls for increased awareness of fire safety in response to the Building Safety Act 2022
The UK’s leading manufacturer of engineered doors, Rhino Doors, is calling on architects and specifiers to consider the importance of installing higher-performance fire-door systems within residential and commercial developments across the country. In June of this year, the Government brought…
FPA develops new fire compartmentation and door survey technology
The FPA’s expert surveyors have been conducting comprehensive, non-destructive fire compartmentation surveys and delivering detailed reports for several years. We are delighted to announce that we have recently developed new technology to significantly improve the outputs for our customers. New…
UK Doorsets one of first to attain certification for security, fire & smoke control
UK Doorsets Ltd are one of the first Secured by Design member company to attain certification for security, fire & smoke control on their doorsets. Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative, has been a staunch campaigner…
Fire safety and ironmongery: hand in hand
Daniel May, Director at Consort Architectural Hardware explores the close relationship between fire safety and ironmongery and how compliance becomes compromised without essential hardware components. Unpredictable and untameable, fire is a beast that we can’t afford to ignore. It doesn’t…
Simpli Advanced from XL Joinery brings style to apartment fire doors
Apartment entrance fire doors can now be visually stunning as well as safe and secure, following the launch of the new Simpli Advanced range of high-performance fire doorsets from XL Joinery. The Simpli Advanced range combines the best in oak…
The first Fire Door solutions to attain Q Mark for Smoke
Winkhaus FireFrame composite fire doorsets solutions are the first company to attain the new Q Mark third-party audit certification for smoke and become the first company to attain Q Mark certification for all three critical performance requirements: fire, smoke and…
Tried, tested, trusted fire door equipment
Sue Corrick, product marketing manager of Allegion UK explains the essential role third-party product testing plays in the integrity of fire door hardware. When entering, exiting or passing through a building, door hardware is always the first point of contact.…
Chubb highlights the importance of regular fire-door inspections
Chubb, a leading provider of fire-safety and security solutions, is raising awareness of the importance of conducting regular fire-door inspections to maintain the overall fire safety of a building. Chubb is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the…
Why fire safety should be a primary concern for schools
To protect pupils, staff and visitors, schools must adhere to stringent fire safety regulations. And with fire safety design standards under the spotlight, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK recalls the necessity of ongoing assessments and maintenance periods within school buildings.…
How to improve fire safety in the workplace
By Darren Hockley, Managing Director at DeltaNet International With the Covid-19 pandemic having taken precedence over the last 18 months, organisations are now welcoming employees back to the workplace. Although it’s probably the last thing on employees’ minds after returning…
FireQual begins development of Fire Door Installation qualification
Following requests from industry and the work of the Competence Steering Group and Working Group 2 (Installers), FireQual is developing a qualification that will look to provide the underpinning knowledge and the skills required by those who work within the…
In support of fire door safety week, IronmongeryDirect strengthens its fire safety resources
Pledging its support for this year’s Fire Door Safety Week, specialist ironmongery supplier IronmongeryDirect has added to its library of fire safety resources. Aiming to stamp out the legacy of fire door neglect, the company has produced a series of…
dormakaba continues its support of fire door safety week
As part of its continued aim to raise awareness around fire door safety and robust specification, leading manufacturer and solution provider of security and access solutions dormakaba, has updated its Door Hardware on Fire Safety CPD. In line with the…
Fire door safety – time to bridge the gap
Fire safety doesn’t happen by accident, it requires universal attention. With that, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK explores why the importance of working fire doors is often overlooked and why now is an opportune time to bridge the gap between…