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Three quarters of fire doors failed inspections in 2019

|Date: 22 June, 2020

Three quarters of fire doors failed inspections in 2019

More than three quarters (76%) of the fire doors inspected by the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) in 2 ...

More than three quarters (76%) of the fire doors inspected by the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) in 2019 were condemned as not fit for purpose. In addition, 63% of the buildings inspected also had ...

22 June, 2020
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UAP | The importance of certification for fire door hardware

|Date: 27 November, 2019

UAP | The importance of certification for fire door hardware

In the wake of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) investigation, there is ...

In the wake of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) investigation, there is an immediate demand for compliant fire door solutions. Mark Rushton of UAP explains why certifi ...

27 November, 2019
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Fusion21 appoints suppliers to £250m Improvement Works Framework

|Date: 26 November, 2019

Fusion21 appoints suppliers to £250m Improvement Works Framework

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the suppliers successfully appointe ...

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Improvement Works Framework — worth up to £250m over a four-year period. A to ...

26 November, 2019
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Nationwide | Fire door best practice

|Date: 22 November, 2019

Nationwide | Fire door best practice

Over 200 professionals from local authorities and housing associations recently came together to learn ab ...

Over 200 professionals from local authorities and housing associations recently came together to learn about the latest developments in the fire door sector in the UK’s first CPD Accredited CE Marked ...

22 November, 2019
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Doors, Windows & Hardware: Ring in the Changes

|Date: 28 November, 2018

Doors, Windows & Hardware: Ring in the Changes

Time to get tough on those who don’t confirm. Dame Judith Hackitt calls for “a tougher regulatory regime” ...

Time to get tough on those who don’t confirm. Dame Judith Hackitt calls for “a tougher regulatory regime” and said that the “structure of industry has to change” in her keynote speech at the 2018 CABE ...

28 November, 2018
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Tougher Building Regulation and Fire Safety recommendations welcomed by the dhf

|Date: 2 January, 2018

Tougher Building Regulation and Fire Safety recommendations welcomed by the dhf

dhf (Door & Hardware Federation) has welcomed recommendations made in the Independent Review of Build ...

dhf (Door & Hardware Federation) has welcomed recommendations made in the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’s Interim Report, published on 18 December. In particular, it s ...

2 January, 2018
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Fire door safety responsibilities

|Date: 22 December, 2017

Fire door safety responsibilities

Statistics show that the industry needs to educate tenants on who to speak to regarding fire door safety, ...

Statistics show that the industry needs to educate tenants on who to speak to regarding fire door safety, while there is a call for more transparency in the chain of responsibility, says Allegion Comm ...

22 December, 2017
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How do we know fire doors work?

|Date: 9 August, 2017

How do we know fire doors work?

Fire doors have an essential role to play in passive fire protection strategies. West Port’s FD30 door ha ...

Fire doors have an essential role to play in passive fire protection strategies. West Port’s FD30 door has been tested and certified by BlueSky Certification in accordance with BS476-22, see the test ...

9 August, 2017
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