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Traceability key for fire doors and fire rated glass

Date: 10/01/2020

The report into the cause of the fire at The Cube student accommodation building in Bolton, and how it spread, will help to shed light on how compatible modern approaches to construction with the delivery of effective fire protection.

Supply chain scrutiny key to minimising fire door risks

Date: 26/04/2019

Promat UK explains why scrutinising the origin of components and raw materials with a thorough understanding of where any supply chain risks lie, is crucial to delivering assurance and peace of mind to fire door customers.

Time to go back to basics with fire rated glass

Date: 08/03/2019

Fire resistant glazing plays a key role in creating buildings that give occupiers or users safe routes of escape in the event of an emergency, but it is vitally important that what we think we know is correct with fire resistant glazing.

Fire protection needs a complete system approach

Date: 14/02/2019

Considering how many stages are involved in the design, manufacture and installation of fire resistant glazing, how confident can we be that the end result lives up to the original design intent?

Fire safety depends on sticking with the specification

Date: 18/01/2019

Dame Judith Hackitt’s assertion that the building industry routinely puts cost before quality will come as no surprise to architects and contractors who often see their specifications being challenged, just to save a few pounds.

Why fire resistant glazing is ‘Specified for a Reason®’

Date: 13/01/2019

Despite the potentially catastrophic consequences of changing a specification for fire-resistant glazing, doors and windows, specifications are still being routinely altered just to save a few pounds, according to Promat UK.

Intumescent seals: Signed, sealed and delivered

Date: 14/11/2018

Following the Grenfell disaster, rebuilding confidence in fire rated doorsets needs a focus on every element of its construction, with one of the most critical elements being the intumescent seal.

Reliable passive fire protection can make every week a ‘Fire Door Safety Week’

Date: 11/09/2018

Promat UK is urging fire door producers and specifiers to use the focal point of the 2018 Fire Door Safety Week to take a fresh look at the design of their doors, and scrutinise every detail to eliminate risk..