The First And Only Concertina Fire Curtain Available With Smoke Control To Bs En 1634-3 And Certified To Bs 8524 The FireMaster Concertina “Closed” with Smoke Control is the first and only fire curtain of its kind on the market.…
Warringtonfire completes innovative smoke-control study for Flemish Government
Warringtonfire, a world leader in fire testing, inspection and certification services, has completed the second in a series of three studies at the request of the Flemish Government, that focus on the fire safety in residential care buildings. When asked…
Ensuring compliance in smoke ventilation life safety systems
This feature looks to reiterate the importance of using fully compliant life safety products and outlines the steps being taken to improve industry awareness. Accurately determining whether or not a life safety product or system is fit for purpose is…
Tenability criteria in unique situations and atypical buildings
Tenability criteria for smoke control systems in public buildings has become relatively standard in the fire protection industry. Prisons and enclosed amusement rides are unique occupancies which have increasingly been provided with smoke control systems designed to maintain tenability. These…
Smoke ventilation for safer built environments
This article reviews the latest changes to testing and standards for smoke control dampers to deliver safer solutions in smoke control. The UK fire safety Regulations are undergoing major change, in an effort to “raise the bar” on current standards,…
Helping to save clients time and money – smoke leakage test now available from High Wycombe site
Exova Group Limited (Exova), recently acquired by Element Materials Technology (Element), is offering a new tri-service test, comprising fire resistance, acoustic and smoke control testing. The company’s High Wycombe laboratory has been undertaking fire resistance testing since 1974 and acoustic…