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Foam-cored composite door shows its strength
16th December 2014





Proof, if needed, of the strength of a foam-cored GRP composite door supplied by Phoenix Doors is what happened when a fire crew needed to enter a home in a hurry. Having been called to this smoke-filled Derbyshire home following a 999 call and on getting no response from the occupants, they had to cut through the door using a saw to gain access.

Fortunately no one was in at the time, but the house was badly-damaged in the fire caused by an electrical fault and the door was completely destroyed.

“Thankfully no one was hurt in this incident, but it certainly demonstrated the strength and quality of our door, not to mention the quality of the handle and hinges,” commented Haydon Statham, Sale Director of Phoenix Doors, part of the MASCO UK Window Group Ltd.

“We use current up-to-date materials in the construction of our doors, such as a 3mm thick through-colour GRP skin wrapped around the sub-frame. This makes them very robust. A door is only as strong as the sum of its parts and in this instance, the door performed to the highest standards we expect. Not only that, its foam core has the added benefit of being very thermally-efficient compared to alternatives on the market today,” added Haydon.

Wayne Cooper, Managing Director of Derbyshire-based U Value Ltd, said: “We’d only installed this exceptionally-strong door six weeks earlier. Sledgehammers didn’t touch it, so in an emergency, the only way in for the fire team was to cut out a big hole and step through.”

A former full-time firefighter for 28 years before setting up his company, Wayne added: “I’ve had to break through many doors in the past during my old job, but in this instance, it took a lot longer!”

www.phoenixdoorpanels.co.uk.

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