ARE YOUR FIRE DOORS
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DOOR A
PASS
MITIGATE RISK, PROTECT LIVES AND SAFEGUARD YOUR REPUTATION For those responsible for managing buildings,
BM TRADA is a UKAS-accredited certification
fire safety is critical. With recent changes
body which provides independent third-party
in legislation and more stringent rules set
certification services for manufacturers,
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to be enforced in coming years, the serious
installers and maintainers of fire resisting doors
consideration of fire safety is not just a moral
and installers of fire stopping solutions. We also
obligation or a box-ticking exercise, it is law –
offer UKCA/UKNI + CE** marking certification.
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and those who breach the legislation,
Our third-party certification schemes are
could be prosecuted.
provided under the Q-mark brand and aim to provide added assurance that the product will be capable of maintaining the stated level
60+ minutes
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of fire resistance, throughout its life time. Our experience and expertise in testing and certifying construction products is what sets us apart, and, as we can offer the full suite of services required for certifying construction products, customers benefit from overall efficiency in addition to convenient access to
ARE YOUR FIRE DOORS
our expert team.
SAFE AND COMPLIANT? TESTING
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DOOR DOOR B B = = PASS PASS
*These times are for illustrative purposes only and may vary.
C LASSURANCE IBUILDING CK H ESOLUTIONS R E FOR A ADVISORY
Building assurance in the minds of our customers and offering solutions for a complex world underpins everything that we do at BM TRADA. To consistently deliver on our promise, we work to three guiding principles, technical excellence, operational excellence and customer excellence.
COMPLEX WORLD CER
TIFIC ATIO N
F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N , V I S I T B M T R A D A . C O M
INSPECTIO N
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DOOR A
PASS
BM TRADA is a UKAS-accredited certification
fire safety is critical. With recent changes
body which provides independent third-party
in legislation and more stringent rules set
certification services for manufacturers,
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to be enforced in coming years, the serious
installers and maintainers of fire resisting doors
consideration of fire safety is not just a moral
and installers of fire stopping solutions. We also
obligation or a box-ticking exercise, it is law –
offer UKCA/UKNI + CE** marking certification.
No missing intumescent materials No missing intumescent materials No missing intumescent No missing intumescent materials materials No missing intumescent No missing (60+ minutes) No missing intumescent materials materials (60+ minutes) (60+ minutes)materials intumescent (60+ minutes) (60+ minutes) (60+ minutes)
and those who breach the legislation,
Our third-party certification schemes are
could be prosecuted.
provided under the Q-mark brand and aim
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FAIL
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60+ minutes
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DOOR B
MITIGATE RISK, PROTECT LIVES AND SAFEGUARD YOUR REPUTATION
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to provide added assurance that the product will be capable of maintaining the stated level
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of fire resistance, throughout its life time.
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certifying construction products is what sets
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us apart, and, as we can offer the full suite of services required for certifying construction
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products, customers benefit from overall efficiency in addition to convenient access to
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our expert team.
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TESTING
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DOOR DOOR B B = = PASS PASS
*These times are for illustrative purposes only and may vary.
Building assurance in the minds of our customers and offering solutions for a complex world underpins everything that we do at BM TRADA. To consistently deliver on our promise, we work to three guiding principles, technical excellence, operational excellence and customer excellence.
BUILDING ASSURANCE SOLUTIONS FOR A COMPLEX WORLD CER
TIFIC ATIO N
F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N , V I S I T B M T R A D A . C O M
INSPECTIO N
Perimeter intumescent intumescent Perimeter Perimeter intumescent Perimeter intumescent specification correctas asper specifi cation correct Perimeter intumescent specifi cation correct as per Perimeter intumescent specifi cation as per Perimeter intumescent per manufacturer’s tested manufacturer’s tested specifi specifi cation correct correct asspecifi per cation manufacturer’s tested specifi cation correct as per manufacturer’s tested specifi cation specifi cation correct as per cation specification manufacturer’s tested tested specifi specifi cation manufacturer’s (60+ minutes) manufacturer’s tested specification cation (60+ minutes) (60+ minutes) 60+ minutes (60+ minutes) minutes) (60+ (60+ minutes)
ADVISORY
2-4mm 2-4mm
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DOOR DOOR A A = = FAIL FAIL
**CE marking is provided by Element Materials Technology Rotterdam B.V.
P RO U D TO B E PA RT O F
G LO B A L L E A D E R S I N T E ST I N G , I N S P E C T I O N & C E R T I F I C AT I O N
The Element Materials Technology Group is one of the world’s leading global providers of testing, inspection and certification services for a diverse range of materials, products and technologies in advanced industrial supply chains where failure is not an option. Headquartered in London, UK, Element’s team of more than 6,000 expert scientists, engineers and technicians operate from around 200 locations across five continents, delivering an extensive range of solutions to customers in critical industries including Aerospace, Connected Technologies, Construction, Defense, Energy, Environmental, Life Sciences and Transportation. Everything we do is designed to help our customers to develop better products, get them to market on time, save time and money, and to minimize the risk to their business from their materials and product development and production activities.
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