Door Industry Journal - Spring 2017

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk THE door industry journal spring 2017 fire & security feature fire, a door should be fixed within the frame by either a latch or a lock. Latches should hold the door firmly in place without rattling. Locks should be fitted with the correct intumescent seals. Both locks and latches should always be CE marked and must comply with BS EN 12209. Seals To prevent smoke escaping through gaps, it is vital that effective seals are fitted around the door perimeter. Intumescent seals react to heat in the event of a fire and can expand up to ten times their original size. These should be continuously fitted around the door, with brushes or fins to prevent smoke escaping. Any door glazing should have intumescent seals well attached to the frame and be free from damage. A drop down seal should also be fitted to prevent cold smoke from leaking beneath the door. Signage Correct ‘Fire Door Keep Shut’ signage should be clearly displayed on both sides. For more information, visit: www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/landing/fire-door-checklist IronmongeryDirect has over 15,500 products available and in stock. Orders can be placed as late as 8pm for next working day delivery, and by 3pm on a Saturday for Sunday delivery. Free, no quibble returns are available on all products. For free advice on fire door fitting or information on any products visit www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk or call their team of specialist advisors on 0330 222 03 23. IronmongeryDirect, Scimitar Park, Basildon, Essex SS13 1ND W: www.IronmongeryDirect.co.uk T: 0808 168 28 28 E: sales@IronmongeryDirect.co.uk SECUREFAST PRODUCTS TESTED TO DHF TECHNICAL STANDARD TS010:2016 FOR ELECTRO-MAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICES Leading UK security and hardware company, Securefast Plc, are one of the first in the industry to test products to the new Technical Standard TS010:2016 for the Electro - Magnetic locks, ensuring that specifiers and their clients have the assurance and confidence that, by specifying Securefast locking devices, the products meet the very latest performance standards and have been fully certified by a third party test house. Many manufacturers and distributor’s print a value in their literature with a holding force of “x” without providing any certified test evidence. The simplified test, which many in the industry carry out, consists of a direct pull test on a test table; however this method has been shown not to accurately represent how the product would react in the normal working conditions. To correct this anomaly the method of testing under TS010:2016 addresses this issue by ensuring that the holding force registered is as near to true value of that which would be recorded when the product is installed onto a door and frame. The Securefast electro-magnetic lock range comprises face to face, mortice and transom housed locks in both monitored and unmonitored options. Securefast electro-magnets have been approved and certified to TS010:2016, in addition to providing supporting fire test evidence for 30 and 60 minute fire doors. The new DHF Technical Standard TS010:2016 for electro-magnetic locking devices is a performance requirement standard that will give specifiers and manufacturers of doorsets the confidence that the electro-magnetic locking device will perform to the required standard and covers face to face fixed, mortice, shear and external electro-magnetic devices. To read the full article, including a listing of the classifications, please continue online at: https://goo.gl/bnWCrD . 105 Locks and Latches Seals Signage