Thursday 14 June 2018 will mark the first anniversary since the Grenfell Tower fire and ASDMA would like to convey its sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower tragedy and all who have been affected in any way.
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We are pleased to announce that ASDMA (Architectural and Specialist Door Manufacturers Association) is to exhibit at FIREX International from June 19-21 at Excel London. Please visit us on stand A50 for Best Practice advice for specialist timber fire doors.
View PostHousing Secretary updates Parliament on the fire doors investigation and confirms experts advise the risk to public safety remains low: Update on fire doors investigation
View PostThe Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government has released the following guidance regarding assurance and replacing flat entrance fire doors: Advice for building owners on assurance and replacing of flat entrance fire doors
View PostThere have been many news reports in recent days regarding the fact that the Metropolitan Police have commissioned a fire test on a door assembly from within Grenfell Tower. Please be aware that ASDMA are following this up and are actively seeking more information to enable us to understand, firstly the type of door assembly […]
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View PostThe Government announced on 28th July what they described as a forward looking and independent review of the regulatory system for fire safety, with a call for evidence. Here’s ASDMA’s detailed response. Important aspects are the central role of the specification and specifier, the need for third party product certification and the crucial importance of recognising product best […]
View PostThe Fire Sector Federation (FSF) was formed in 2010 to speak as a single voice for fire safety. ASDMA is a member, along with 70 other organisations. Here is the FSF’s full input to the Government’s review of building regulations for fire safety, covering major comments on what are seen as significant systemic failings.” FSF Regulatory Review […]
View PostMaking the lead address to the national Fire Summit on 11th October at Aviva headquarters, the Fire Sector Federation (FSF) President Brian Robinson called for the creation of a National Fire Safety Agency that can address fragmentation in the supply, procurement and construction chain for buildings, to co-ordinate input from all the professionals involved in […]
View PostLast Friday the 13th was the Government’s crucial deadline for providing responses to the call in their document of 12th September for evidence on fire safety in buildings. The Government’s regulatory review is now under way – the first serious review of its kind, launched as part of the response to the Grenfell Tower catastrophe, […]
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