Door Industry Journal - Winter 2018

116 THE door industry journal winter 2018 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Fire & Security UNION shortlisted for ‘Security Hardware Manufacturer of the Year’ award UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, has been shortlisted as ‘Security Hardware Manufacturer of the Year’ in the prestigious Security and Fire Excellence Awards. Held in partnership with IFSEC and FIREX International, the Security and Fire Excellence awards honour the best products, manufacturers and projects in the fire and security sector. The Willenhall-based lock and security solutions provider received the nomination due to the strength and popularity of its extensive product range. Crucial to this nomination was UNION DoorSense, the battery- operated standalone system that allows fire doors to be kept open for access and automatically close during alarms. CE marked to EN 1155 standards, DoorSense meets the legal requirement for fire doors to be kept open and react fast in the event of a fire, while also assisting building access and providing greater movement when required. The Security and Fire Excellence Awards 2018 will take place at Park Lane’s London Hilton on Wednesday 21st November. For further information about UNION’s product range, including DoorSense, please visit www.uniononline.co.uk . Half hour test success for SWA creates new openings for steel doorsets A painstaking programme of development and testing, conducted by the Steel Window Association’s technical committee, has led to the UK’s top-rated fire testing centre granting a half-hour test certificate for both single and double W20 doorsets. Ongoing work by SWA member companies over the past eight months has culminated in the full fire test, carried out at the facilities of Exova Warrington, under BS 476:Pt 22: resulting in a 30-0 rating. Where such tests are normally carried out on fire doors set into masonry or gypsum boarded wall constructions, the SWA opted to mount both the single and double doorsets within a glazed screen, replicating the situation in which they are routinely specified by architects and interior designers. This now means that installations of single or double doorsets as part of full internal steel screens can be carried out in full compliance with building regulations; but will only be available through companies belonging to the Steel Window Association. Search ‘SWA’ online at blog.doorindustryjournal.co.uk to read more detail about the fire test. For further information on the Steel Window Association, please visit www.steel-window-association.co.uk or call 020 8543 2841.