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Regulatory Review – ASDMA’s contribution

Posted on December 2, 2017 by ASDMA in News No Comments

The 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 […]

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The Regulatory Review – Fire Sector Federation Response

Posted on November 24, 2017 by ASDMA in News No Comments

The 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 […]

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Fire Sector Federation (FSF) backs calls for third-party certification

Posted on October 18, 2017 by ASDMA in News No Comments

Making 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 […]

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ASDMA responds to the Government’s call

Posted on October 18, 2017 by ASDMA in News No Comments

Last 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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The CE Marking of Internal Doorsets – UPDATE on 24 July 2017

Posted on July 24, 2017 by ASDMA in News No Comments

Progress? The expectation was that by now the wheels of the European system for the official approval of EN harmonised standards would be turning, and at last the end of the tunnel could be seen for the CE marking of internal doorsets to EN 14351-2 together with the fire resistance standard EN 16034 (but still […]

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Announcement: Grenfell Tower Tragedy

Posted on June 16, 2017 by ASDMA in News No Comments

ASDMA wishes to convey its sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower tragedy, as well as profound regret for those who have lost their homes and belongings. We would also like to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of the fire service and other emergency response services. […]

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BS8214:2016 Timber-based fire door assemblies is now available

Posted on June 12, 2017 by ASDMA in News No Comments

BS 8214, the British standard for timber-based fire door assemblies, has been completely revised and has now been published in November 2016. Copies are available here: BSI Group:8214 ASDMA have produced a bulletin below, which details important aspects and considerations relating to the new standard: Asdma_Bulletin_BS8214

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Update on the use of beech timber as a component material for fire door manufacture

Posted on December 20, 2016 by ASDMA in News No Comments

Please find attached a letter from the Beech Timber Fire Door Industry Task Group regarding limitations on the use of Beech timber components within doorsets requiring a fire resistance performance of 60 minutes or greater, along with a testing and assessment protocol to allow the use of Beech components. As you are aware, there are […]

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Further confusions for the CE marking of doorsets

Posted on April 28, 2016 by ASDMA in News No Comments

Update issued on 28th April 2016 There is yet further uncertainty, confusion and delay once again over the intended start of CE marking of doorsets for fire resistance. At a recent meeting, the responsible committee, CEN and the Commission failed to agree. The original target of 1 September for introduction of the necessary standard EN […]

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UK Fire Doors Ltd acquires the Leaderflush Shapland plant at Langley Mill

Posted on March 3, 2016 by ASDMA in News No Comments

Please find below an update from one of our member companies, UK Fire Doors Ltd: UK Fire Doors is pleased to announce the acquisition of all plant and machinery at the Langley Mill site, previously occupied by Leaderflush Shapland prior to it entering into administration in December 2015. UK Fire Doors has also negotiated a […]

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