Pyroguard owner TFSG to merge with svt after Ergon buy-out
Technical Fire Safety Group with its Pyroguard and Fire Glass UK brands, is to join forces with the svt Group of Companies, following a buy-out of the group by Ergon Capital, backers of the...
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...
Principal Doorsets sold to Lagercrantz
Principal Doorsets, a £9million sales fire door manufacturer based in Barnstaple, Devon, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Swedish technology group Lagercrantz.
The company, with around 60 employees and a customer base mainly...
Survey reveals serious shortcomings in fire door use
Startling new statistics on the effectiveness of fire doors in use have come from the BWF Fire Door Alliance which concluded that nearly a third of people responsible for them do not understand their...
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...
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...
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...
Survey reveals massive gaps in fire door maintenance
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...
Warringtonfire set to commission first furnaces in £24m relocation
Progress at Warringtonfire’ planned £24million test facility are said to be on track with the first four furnaces at the 101,000sqft relocation site now ready for commissioning.
The company, part of the global Element Materials...
Smoke activated self-opening window from Emplas
Emplas has launched a smoke-activated PVC-U window that opens in the event of fire, channelling smoke and gases away from corridors, stairs and lobbies.
The NSHEV (Natural Smoke and Heat Exhaust Ventilators), designed for commercial...
