Building safety seminars
Dame Judith Hackitt will be among speakers taking part in two webinars hosted by FireDNA next month.
She will be speaking at “All buildings, all builders – an essential guide to the widespread impacts of...
New Product Selector from Pyroguard
Pyroguard has launched a new Product Selector, available free on its website.
Users can search via a range of options and parameters, including the required classification, configuration, system frame type and application. The portal then...
Fire door addition leads Framexpress to join ACDM
Framexpress has announced its membership of the Association of Composite Door Manufacturers, the trade body that represents the interests of composite door manufacturers and suppliers in the UK.
By joining the ACDM, Framexpress aims to...
Yale backs Fire Door Safety Week again
Yale has again pledged its support for Fire Door Safety Week, which this year runs from October 31 to November 4 Fire Door Safety Week.
The initiative, set up ‘in a response to a legacy...
Pyroguard Firesafe
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...
Arrone and Falcon produce joint fire test for commercial doors
Architectural ironmongery manufacturer Arrone and Falcon Timber have completed a joint fire test for installers sourcing compliant hardware for commercial fire doors.
The companies have tested a range of door hardware with Falcon’s Strebord 44...
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...
Soterian Slim letterplate gains Certifire ticket
UAP has gained a Certifire certification for its Soterian Slim TS008 letterplate, which means it can be installed in timber FD30 fire doors without the need for further testing.
Technical Services Director Julian Roberts said:...
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...
FDIS warns of tragedy ahead as 75% of fire doors fail inspection
The Fire Door Inspection Scheme has warned of ‘a tragedy waiting to happen’ after revealing that three quarters of the fire doors inspected in the UK by its approved inspectors failed to meet the...
