Fire Safety & Security

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland has continued to support Fire Door Safety Week (23 – 29 September 2019) by launching a Fire Door Guide to help guide specifiers, building owners and facilities managers in the best practices when … Continue reading →

The ASSA ABLOY Door Hardware & Access Control Group is pleased to announce the launch of a new intumescent kit range, which ensures the integrity of a fire doorset is not compromised by morticed ironmongery. These new kits will be … Continue reading →

Fire doors are often the first line of defence in a fire, yet the strict specification, maintenance and management of these doorsets is still not fully understood. This is something that ASSA ABLOY is passionate about changing. So, to coincide … Continue reading →

Extra safety has been incorporated into an extra care housing development for over 55s courtesy of GEZE UK. A natural smoke ventilation system which combines automated smoke and heat extraction has been installed into Lawson House – a new independent … Continue reading →

FIREX International returns to ExCeL London on 18-20 June 2019 with a packed agenda of timely, informative and entertaining seminars, presentations, case studies and educational sessions…and the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is at the heart of it all. FIREX … Continue reading →

FIREX International returns to ExCeL London on 18-20 June 2019 with a packed agenda of timely, informative and entertaining seminars, presentations, case studies and educational sessions…and the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is at the heart of it all. FIREX … Continue reading →

Each Peach Childcare in Hove, East Sussex, provides quality childcare and education for children from new babies to five years old. “We have 70-80 children on an average day here at Each Peach so it is a very lively environment,” … Continue reading →

Fire safety is often overlooked as, luckily, fires don’t happen all the time. Companies that don’t have the right precautions in place are more likely to lose stock, property and even their business. In the worst circumstances, lives can be … Continue reading →

Leading lights in fire safety have been appointed by the International Fire Safety Standards Coalition [IFSS] to help improve building safety worldwide. A core group of twenty-two leading fire safety experts was appointed to the coalition’s standards setting committee that … Continue reading →

New liquid able to quickly extinguish all classes of fire (A, B, C, D, E, & F). Environmentally friendly, cools to touch, and requires small volumes to put out a fire. The time it takes to extinguish a fire has … Continue reading →

Despite the shocking tragedy of the Grenfell fire in London last summer, an online poll has revealed that 50% of tradespeople don’t feel confident in advising customers on fire door safety. Despite extensive media coverage about the dangers of inadequate … Continue reading →

ASSA ABLOY UK, the global leader in door opening solutions, has issued its whitepaper in response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, following the Grenfell Tower incident of 2017. The whitepaper summarises practical recommendations … Continue reading →

Chubb Fire & Security Limited, a leading provider of security and fire-safety solutions, is helping to protect the historic Grade I listed Chester Cathedral from potential vandalism and anti-social behaviour with the installation of a new CCTV system.Chubb is a part of … Continue reading →

A school in Kent has installed Agrippa fire door holders to protect teachers and pupils in the event of a fire. When the school’s existing sound activated door retainers were becoming damaged by pupils, the Weald of Kent Grammar School … Continue reading →