FDA issues ‘Be Certain’ call in new certification drive
Fire door installers are being urged to ‘Be Certain, Be Certified’ in a new campaign launched by the British Woodworking Federation’s Fire Door Alliance to highlight the importance of third-party certification of all fire...
New FD30 from Endurance
Endurance Doors has launched a new FD30 fire door, after a two-year research and development programme to create a product solution that exceeds the latest standards.
The new FD 30 fire door is based on...
Fire test surpassed by 23%
Wrightstyle has announced that its WSL SR60 curtain framing system with Schott Pyranova 120 glass has passed EI120 test for dual-directional fire safety, exceeding the criteria by 23% at 148 minutes.
The test was carried out, at WarringtonFire, with the...
New fire safety glass RIBA CPD
Pyroguardhas introduced its latest RIBA approved CPD for the fire safety sector: ‘Fire safety glazing – a system not a product!’
As well as explaining more about the role of fire safety glass and the...
TWC joins Federation for a voice in fire door debate
Commercial installer The Window Company (Contracts) has become an Associate Member of the British Woodworking Federation, partly so that it can join the ongoing debate on the replacement of fire doors in social housing.
Chairman...
GGF meets over high-rise laminate ban
The Glass & Glazing Federation is continuing to press the government over its ban on the use of laminated safety glass in high-level balconies and balustrades.
Members met this week by webinar after the organisation...
New name for fire safety glass group
A fire safety group has launched a new identity, Technical Fire Safety Group, covering the group’s trading businesses Pyroguard and Fire Glass UK and supporting them with corporate governance, legal and administrative matters.
Technical Fire Safety Group...
Wrightstyle wall system achieves dual directional EI120
Devizes-based Wrightstyle has tested its WSL SR60 curtain wall framing system with Schott Pyranova 120 glass to achieve EI120 (120 minutes integrity and insulation). The test, by WarringtonFire, was carried out with the exterior building surface facing into the furnace,...
Shelforce signs first major fire door deal
Birmingham fabricator Shelforce has received the first major order for its newly-launched Fireshel 30-minute fore door, for 210 units for three blocks of flats in the city.
The company, which employs a high proportion of...
Choosing the right fire safety glass
Pyroguard has launched a campaign to show architects, specifiers and contractors how they can create bespoke glazing systems through the informed specification of additional counterpanes without compromising on fire safety.
UK Andy Lake explained: “We...
