Ahmarra exceeds expectations in Ministry of Housing fire door test
In 2017, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) announced that FD30 composite fire doors manufactured by Manse Mastador failed essential safety tests. The doors should have resisted fire for 30 minutes, but lasted just 15 minutes – half the time they were intended to. These poorly performing doors were the same type installed in Grenfell Tower. As such, they’re one of the factors blamed for the rapid spread of the blaze which led to the tragic disaster that killed 72 people.
Issues have since been identified with similar doors, and in July last year, the Government announced that following further tests, composite fire doors made by another five manufacturers had been taken off the market.
As a result, the MHCLG requested that UK fire door manufacturers have their products tested to ensure they comply with the mandatory legal safety standards set out under Approved Document B of the Building Regulations.
Ahmarra Door Solutions recently supplied sample timber fire doors for the Ministry of Housing test. Our doors not only reached the required 30 minutes, but went beyond expectations and achieved a full 56 minutes, make our’s one of the top performing fire doors! To see the Government’s full timber fire door test results, click here. As well as regular fire testing, Ahmarra undergo a rigorous auditing process, both of which are carried out by BM Trada – an impartial, third-party certification body. As such we are a certified member of the BM Trada Q-Mark Fire Door Manufacturer and Fire Door Installer schemes.
Each fire-rated doorset we manufacture and install is fully complaint with Q-Mark certification. Fire safety is at the core of what Ahmarra do, as such our team are continually striving to improve product performance, delivering a range of doors you can depend on. To learn more about our fire doors, click here.
ABOVE: Staff from Ahmarra Door Solutions attended the test at BM Trada – Joshua Ballingall (left), Igor Sporszyl (right) and Vicki Boulton (centre).
BELOW: Ministry of Housing fire door test carried out by BM Trada.
