Fire Safety

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,...

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...

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...

Pyroguard has introduced Pyroguard Firesafe; a new range of modified toughened fire safety glass. The range offers varying levels of fire protection (E30, EW30, E60 and EW60), with the coated range able to provide radiant...

The British Woodworking Federation has partnered with the National Open College Network, an Ofqual Regulated Awarding Organisation, to produce a two-day Fire Door Installation Awareness course. Working together under the Network’s SiteRight brand, the federation...

Over half (52%) of UK local authorities delayed maintenance and replacement of fire doors in the first half of this year and even more (60%) delayed routine inspections, according to information gained by Freedom...

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers has launched a new door closer safety checklist in line with building safety advice issued by the UK Government for building owners. The ten-point checklist is designed to help landlords...

The vital role of fire doors in the safety of a building have once again been emphasised by the organisers of Fire Door Safety Week as they prepare for the launch of the eighth...

Yale has pledged its support to Fire Door Safety Week for the fourth year running. The Fire Door Safety Week campaign is a response to ‘a legacy of fire door neglect’. Drawing attention to specific...