A testing time

The suspension of several fire door brands in the light of testing by the Housing Ministry will no doubt have serious repercussions for some time to come – and quite possibly much further-reaching than the brands in question. One brief sentence in the department’s announcement may not have grabbed many headlines but gives cause for concern when it says that the discovery: “highlights broader potential failings within the industry and the Government is taking immediate action to address this.” …in other words ‘ now we’ve looked under a few stones – let’s look under a few more.’

Many of the concerns are highlighted in the recent letter to media by Tradesmith’s Mark Hutchinson. It would be inappropriate for us to add speculation while an issue of such technical complexity is still ongoing but we look forward to the promised updates from the department with great interest.
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Elsewhere this week, while the industry has spent recent years focussing on keeping weather and intruders at bay, Deceuninck has turned its spotlight on the next potential intruder by launching acoustic testing across all its product range.
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…and finally, for anyone who looks carefully, you will find not one but two quite separate examples of pig-assisted marketing in this week’s issue.

We hope you enjoy them.

Chris Church Editor

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We Have Email

From: Mark Hutchinson,
MD Tradesmith

Following the Government’s announcement (31 July) that five manufacturers’ fire doors failed to meet fire performance standards after an on-going investigation by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Tradesmith is suspending the sale of bought-in fire-rated composite doors until further tests have been carried out and the results published.

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