Framexpress at The Fire Safety Event
Framexpress will make the BM Trada Q Mark’s Fire Door Maintenance and Fire Door Installation schemes a main focus of its appearance at The Fire Safety Event at the NEC next week.
Principal product manager...
GQA backs Fire Door academy with training and qualifications
GQA is developing accredited training and qualifications covering fire door installation, maintenance and inspection in partnership with Fire Door Maintenance (FDM) with the aim of raising safety standards across the industry.
The awarding and qualifications...
UK’s first Fire Door Academy launched with plans for more to follow
The UK’s first practical training centre for the fire door industry opened this week along with the announcement that other centres are already being planned, with a second to launch as soon as the...
Advance from Pyroguard
Pyroguard has launched Pyroguard Advance, a cuttable product that features a gel interlayer.
The glass, with a fire resistance of 30 or 60 minutes, is said to deliver fire protection at larger certified pane sizes,...
More fire door endorsement for Framexpress
Framexpress has earned two new BM Trada Q Mark accreditations is support of its range of third-party certified fire doors.
The accreditations, for Fire Door Installation and Fire Door Maintenance, are in addition to its...
Era Fortress and Viscount gain Certifire ticket
Era has achieved Certifire accreditation for its Fortress and Viscount Mortice Locks, confirming their compatibility with 30-minute and 60-minute timber based doorsets, as defined in BS EN 1634-1 or BS 476: Part 22: 1987.
Locks...
Pyroguard owner TFSG acquires Mann McGowan
The Technical Fire Safety Group, owner of brands including Pyroguard and Fire Glass UK, has announced the acquisition of intumescent seal specialist Mann McGowan.
The acquisition significantly strengthens TFSG’s customer offering and service proposition, providing...
Fire door addition leads Framexpress to join ACDM
Framexpress has announced its membership of the Association of Composite Door Manufacturers, the trade body that represents the interests of composite door manufacturers and suppliers in the UK.
By joining the ACDM, Framexpress aims to...
Ignorance and complacency still hamper fire door reporting – survey
Over half (57%) of people in the UK could not spot a problem with a fire door, one of the foremost reasons for under-reporting of issues, according to new research issued to mark Fire...
Uptake of third party fire door certification dropping – Alliance
The proportion of certified fire doors in use has dropped slightly in the year since the Building Safety Act became law even though awareness of the benefits of fire door third-party certification is growing,...
