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The British Standards Institute has just published a revision of the BS 8214 – the Code of Practice that relates to the specification, design and performance of fire-resisting and...

Year on year we see the increasing influence of Fire Safety Engineers, which we expect to become stronger during 2026. This influence could also include increasing involvements in decisions...

ASDMA wishes to emphasise that there is no good reason to question specialist fire doors backed by supporting test evidence and third-party product and process certification based on BS...

ASDMA has been a strong champion of third-party product and process certification (TPPPC) since starting its development in the 1980’s. TPPPC is exactly the type of process Sir Martin...

Following on from one of the most important weeks in fire door safety, we summarise the key communications below: The Grenfell Tower Inquiry The second and final report has...

Amendments to the AD B 2019 edition (as amended 2020 and 2022) have been published by DLUHC (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) on 29th March 2024, following...

ASDMA wish to reinforce the confidence that still applies from the specialist fire door manufacturing sector in the effectiveness of the well-established British Standard BS 476 Part 22 test...

After the extreme horror of the Grenfell Tower tragedy – no one can possibly forget the importance of specialised, properly designed fire doors in every building, whatever the purpose...

Third-party product and process certification (TPPPC) linking the design and production of product systems with testing and factory control now very much forms the strong and flexible backbone of...