Door Industry Journal - Winter 2012

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 45 THE door industry journal winter 2012 fire & security HOT NEWS - IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE! Late August saw BGID’s Fire Check Roller Shutter subjected to the intense heat of a 2 hour Fire Test to European Standard EN 1634-1 at the Exova Warrington Testing Facility. The door passed with flying colours (well glowing red colours as the picture shows!) The test was conducted with the door fitted with a tubular motor and safety brake - so BGID can now offer a Fire Rated Roller Shutter requiring the very minimum of headroom. Full details are available from Mark Tolley (mark@bgid.co.uk) Find out more about BGID on their website: www.bgid.co.uk Birmingham Garage & Industrial Doors Ltd. Units 3, 10 & 12, Griffin Industrial Estate, Penncricket Lane, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 0SN RAISING THE PERFORMANCE OF DOORS LPCB is launching two revised door standards to help re-inforce the message that doorsets, shutters and active smoke/fire barriers must be correctly maintained and installed in order to protect life, property and business. The importance of good installation of a fire door or shutter cannot be overemphasised. Poor installation can mean that an otherwise well-manufactured door fails to provide the required performance in the event of a fire i.e. preventing the spread of fire and smoke from one compartment to another in a building for a specified period. Similarly, regular inspections and maintenance of a life-safety product such as a fire door is imperative to ensure the continued protection of people and property. In order to meet the demands of a changing market, LPCB has updated LPS 1197 (Requirements for the LPCB Approval and Listing of Companies inspecting, repairing and maintaining fire and security doors, doorsets, shutters and active smoke/fire barriers) and LPS 1271 (Requirements for the LPCB Approval and Listing of Companies installing fire and security doors, doorsets, shutters and active smoke/fire barriers). LPS 1197 now includes inspection of fire doors and shutters and also the maintenance of security doors and shutters. Both schemes now also require that the approved companies issue numbered LPCB Certificates of Conformity which certify that the works were carried out in accordance with the installation rules applied. These schemes were developed to address the issues of poor installation and upkeep of doorsets, shutters and smoke/fire barriers. The basic principle of third-party certification schemes such as these is that they are entirely and are operated by bodies that have the necessary expertise to verify that products meet the agreed specification. To search companies that are approved to LPS 1197 and LPS 1271 as well as download free pdf versions of the standards, please visit www.redbooklive.com BRE Global’s mission is to ‘Protect People, Property and the Planet’ and is part of the BRE Group under the BRE Trust, the registered research and education charity. For further information please contact: BRE Global, Garston, Watford, WD25 9XX, Tel: 01923 664100, Fax: 01923 664910, Email: enquiries@breglobal.co.uk or visit www.breglobal.com EASYDOR OPENS THE DOOR TO EASIER ACCESS New Easydor is an eco friendly wireless door operator that also acts as a door closer. This heavy duty, low energy opener is designed for institutional, high traffic manual opening in applications such as Education, Healthcare and Leisure facilities, making access much easier. Wireless Easydor uses a regenerative drive system that charges its internal battery pack, eliminating the need for an electrical power supply. Easydor can be used on a door that will be cycled manually approximately 80 times a day and cycled automatically approximately 20 times a day. Fireco Sales and Marketing Director Wesley Kent believes that Easydor has huge potential to literally open up the automatic door opener market. “Easydor is wireless making it very easy to install by a competent person. There’s no wiring so no need to redecorate either, making it very cost effective. Reliability and confidence in the product is important too which is why the unit has a 12-year battery life.” For product information Fireco Ltd. 0845 241 7474 e: sales@firecoltd.com w: www.firecoltd.com