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ALARMING NUMBER OF BUILDINGS
BREAKING FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS
»»NEW RESEARCH HAS
revealed that commercial
buildings are more likely to
be breaking fire door safety
regulations and putting people
at risk.
The survey of 860 trade
professionals, conducted ahead
of Fire Door Safety Week (26
September - 2 October 2016),
revealed that over the past
few years 93% of tradespeople
have spotted a fire door being
propped open illegally with a
door stop when they have been
working on a commercial or
public building.
Commercial buildings
containing small or medium
sized businesses are the worst
offenders with 72% likely to
prop doors open illegally,
followed by commercial
buildings housing large
businesses (64%) and public
buildings (42%). Tradespeople
are also more likely to witness
this offence in older, traditional
buildings (56%) than in new
builds (15%).
The study, which was carried
out by IronmongeryDirect,
a leading supplier of
ironmongery products, also
found that 74% of tradespeople
have come across a fire door
that was blocked or obstructed
and 58% have spotted
STRONG SYNERGY
»»ASSA ABLOY HAS
acquired Trojan Holdings
Limited, suppliers of
residential door and window
hardware. Through this
acquisition, ASSA ABLOY
UK plans to further expand
its product offering for its
customers.
Given the strong
commercial synergies between
Trojan Holdings Limited
and ASSA ABLOY Limited,
in particular with the Yale
Door and Windows Solutions
business unit, the acquisition
will create opportunities for
both businesses to leverage
their respective capabilities
enabling them to service
and develop their combined
customer base more
effectively into the future.
Trojan Holdings, formed
in 1993, has sales of circa £20
million a year and employs 65
people in its facilities in the
West Midlands. It will continue
to operate as an autonomous
business unit, retaining the
existing, strong commercial
and operational team that has
made the business successful
today.
Announcing the acquisition,
Neil Vann, Market Regional
Manager of ASSA ABLOY
UK, said: “Trojan has a
strong track record of growth
and innovative product
development. It offers
comprehensive ranges of door
and window hardware, which
complement and extend the
ASSA ABLOY offering and its
wealth of experience in the
residential market will further
strengthen our team and
businesses in the UK to the
benefit of our customers.”
accessibility issues with fire
doors in commercial or public
buildings.
When respondents were
asked to reveal the most
common faults they found
when checking or maintaining
fire doors, 73% said the biggest
problem was that many did not
have intumescent seals, which
are vital for the fire door’s
performance.
Other common breaches
are doors not closing properly
(63%), incorrect signage (49%),
general wear and tear (47%) and
loose or faulty latches (30%).
In light of these findings,
IronmongeryDirect has created
a fire door safety checklist to
make it easy for people to spot
a dodgy fire door and check
that it is in full working order.
The handy checklist covers all
of the essential components
that are required to make a
fire door fully operational and
can easily be taken on the job
by tradespeople who have
been tasked with installing or
maintaining a fire door.
Wayne Lysaght-Mason,
managing director at
IronmongeryDirect, said:
“Fire safety is clearly still a
significant problem concerning
commercial and public
buildings in the UK so having
robust safety procedures in
place is extremely important to
ensure that building occupants
and users are safe.”
http://www.ironmongerydirect.
co.uk/landing/fire-doorchecklist
SECUSTRIP
ANTI-JEMMY
STRIP
NEW TO ZERO, THE SECUSTRIP PLUS
ANTI-JEMMY STRIPS FEATURE TWO
INTERLOCKING STEEL PROFILES THAT
ARE FITTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE
DOOR TO PROTECT THE GAP BETWEEN
DOOR AND FRAME AGAINST INTRUSION.
UPON CLOSING THE DOOR, THE TWO
STEEL STRIPS FIT TOGETHER, AND ARE
INGENIOUSLY DESIGNED TO MAKE ATTACK
BY JEMMY, CROWBAR OR SCREW DRIVER
MORE DIFFICULT ON THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE DOOR. THEY CAN ALSO BE FITTED
TO WINDOWS. THIS PROVEN PRODUCT IS
MANUFACTURED IN HOLLAND AND OVER
4 MILLION SECUSTRIPS HAVE BEEN SOLD
IN HOLLAND TO DATE.
THE PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE FROM STOCK IN
WHITE AND BROWN IN TWO DESIGNS; TYPE 2
FOR INWARD OPENING DOORS (TYPICALLY
FRONT DOORS) AND TYPE 3 FOR OUTWARD
OPENING DOORS.
TYPE 2
TYPE 3
FIXINGS ARE SUPPLIED FOR WOODEN DOORS
BUT SECUSTRIP PLUS MAY BE FITTED TO
ALUMINIUM, STEEL AND PVC DOORS.
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