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Contractor’s Fire Doors DO NOT meet fire safety regs!

A report lists various technical problems on fire doors installed by 'Kier Stoke', stating many of them do not open and close properly.

Devastating fire at Cornish Hotel

A devastating fire has ripped through a Hotel in Liskeard, Cornwall. Smoke was seen coming from the roof of the Great Trethew Manor Country Hotel in Horningtops, near Liskeard, on Tuesday ... Read more »

Fire Door Safety Week – Get Involved

It's just 4 weeks to the start of Fire Door Safety Week. Join us in supporting and promoting Fire Door Safety by pledging your support for the campaign, and by requesting the promotional kit ... Read more »

Fire Door Safety Week – logo now available

The logo promoting Fire Door Safety Week is now available for use. If you would like a copy, please contact us, and we'll be happy to send it to you. A dedicated website is currently under ... Read more »

Fire Door Safety Week – September 16th

Organisations and companies across the Fire Door industry are gearing themselves up for Fire Door Safety Week – September 16th to 21st. The aim is to draw attention to the crucial ... Read more »

BWF joins with ASFP in regional Passive Fire seminars around the UK

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has announced plans for a series of regional CPD seminars around the UK, starting in Manchester on 26 September 2013. Held in ... Read more »

Elderly residents left homeless after fire at care home

More than 30 elderly residents of an East Sussex Care Home were led to safety after a major fire in the 6-storey building in St Leonards-on-Sea on Sunday (28th July). East Sussex Council has ... Read more »

Lack of appropriate fire doors is 2nd highest RRO issue

An analysis of 100 prosecutions under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO) has highlighted “a lack of appropriate fire doors” as the second highest common charge under the ... Read more »

Question of the week – Must a Fire Door now be CE Marked

Any door used for external purposes has to be CE marked, BUT because there is currently no harmonised European standard for fire performance, it cannot have a performance declaration for fire. ... Read more »

Learn why Fire Doors are SO important

What to look for when specifying them. What the Building Regulations say.