Clearview National January 2020 - Issue 218 | Page 56

Hardware Extra
HARDWARE SUITE MEETS FD60, AND FURTHER
PROVES COMMITMENT TO FIRE DOORSET SPEC
Committed to improving fire safety in
residential, commercial and public buildings,
Yale Door and Window Solutions has
successfully tested a number of its products
to meet the FD60 fire door specification.
» FIRE DOORS ARE ONE OF
the most fundamental elements of
a building’s passive fire protection,
acting as the first line of defence
in a fire. They provide those vital
minutes for occupants to evacuate
the building safely.
The FD60 specification tests
doorsets to withstand at least 60
minutes protection against fires.
Yale’s AutoEngage multi-point
door lock, KM TS007 1-star
Cylinder, TS008 letterplate
and TS007 2-star handle were
collectively fitted and tested on
a 54mm door with Lorient’s
intumescent seal, passing the test
requirements of BS 476-22:1987
and exceeding the FD60 time test
by an additional 25%.
This doorset assembly now
allows architects, specifiers and
OEMs to be FD60-compliant,
helping to defend buildings
against the spread of fire.
When designing and
developing this suite of hardware
Yale worked closely with its sister
company Lorient, utilising its
indicative furnace to test product
performance. The furnace allows
fire resistance properties of
building materials to be tested
in accordance with BS 476-22
(method of test for determination
of the fire resistance of elements
of construction) and EN 1363-1
(fire resistance test standard).
Brett Evans, Technical Director
for Door Hardware at Yale
Door and Window Solutions,
comments: “Here at Yale, we have
a wide range of products that are
designed to assist with fire doorset
accreditation. Each product
can make a critical difference,
as without these seemingly
small pieces of hardware, the
effectiveness of a fire doorset can
be significantly reduced.
“All of us at Yale are incredibly
proud to have this suite of
hardware far exceed the FD60
test, further reinforcing our
responsibility to our fire door
safety commitments.”
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‘this combination
of Yale hardware
provides assured
security, safety and
peace of mind’
Paul Atkinson,
Sales & Commercial
Director for Yale, adds:
“Meeting FD60 in doorsets
with so many of our products
helps to reinforce the quality of
our door hardware and is another
example of our continued effort
to provide customers with
products they can trust.
“This certification is a
recognised guarantee of product
performance, letting our customers
know that our products have been
independently tested to ensure
they conform to the required
standards. For architects, specifiers
and OEMs looking for a complete
doorset solution, incorporation of
this combination of Yale hardware
provides assured security, safety
and peace of mind.”
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