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Update on fire doors investigation – risk to public safety remains low

Posted on May 17, 2018 by ASDMA in News No Comments

Housing Secretary updates Parliament on the fire doors investigation and confirms experts advise the risk to public safety remains low: Update on fire doors investigation  

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Government advice issued for building owners on assurance and replacing of flat entrance fire doors

Posted on May 17, 2018 by ASDMA in News No Comments

The 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    

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ASDMA’s response to the fire door issue identified at Grenfell Tower

Posted on March 16, 2018 by ASDMA in News No Comments

There 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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ASDMA article in Fire Magazine

Posted on February 20, 2018 by ASDMA in News No Comments

Click on View Post to download our recent article in Fire Magazine

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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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