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BWF wins Association of Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) Fellowship ‘Advocate for Fire Safety’ Award

Hannah Mansell was awarded the Association for Specialist Fire Protection ASFP Fellowship Award 'Advocate for Passive Fire Protection 2017' at their inaugural awards dinner held at the Tower of London

BWF statement following the release of the interim Hackitt Review report

The British Woodworking Federation, whose members manufacture approaching three million fire doors in the UK each year, welcomed Dame Judith Hackitt's interim recommendations on the regulatory ... Read more »

Fire Door Safety Week – The success of the 2017 campaign

2017's Fire Door Safety Week attracted its highest number of supporters ever, including 273 organisationsfrom all parts of social housing, the private rented housing sector, the construction ... Read more »

Fire doors in flats and HMOs – 10 top tips to arm landlords and tenants with the knowledge they need

Two new factsheets for tenants in privately rented flats, apartments, bedsits, hostels and Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) are published this week in a bid to increase both landlords' and ... Read more »

UK’s first fire door installation qualification pilots at NPTC Group of Colleges

NPTC Group of Colleges is piloting a new fire door installation qualification. Aimed at improving fire safety by ensuring that all fire doors are correctly installed by qualified tradespeople, ... Read more »

Do the 5 Step Check – new interactive fire door checker gives power to the people

A new quick and easy-to-use fire door checker been launched in Fire Door Safety Week to help boost the knowledge and confidence of [social housing / local authority / private rented sector] ... Read more »

Travis Perkins confirms its commitment to Approved Fire Door Centre expertise

A major initiative within the builders' merchant sector is set to boost fire safety knowledge and the installation of properly certificated fire doors in a huge range of building projects, large ... Read more »

7 Deadly Sins – Common faults lead to fire door failure in less than five minutes

A fire door test which replicates the seven most common defects spotted in social housing flats and apartments shows just how quickly those doors will fail if incorrectly specified and installed.

Social landlords staying silent on fire safety

Three months on from Grenfell, new research reveals that tenants still feel left in the dark when it comes to fire safety. 40% of renters say there is not a clear fire escape route displayed in ... Read more »

Are you Fire Door Sure? Seminar, London, 28th September

A CPD accredited seminar hosted by the British Woodworking Federation BWF-Certifire Fire Door Scheme and industry partners to mark, Fire Door Safety Week, a national safety awareness campaign.