What are fire doors and how do they work?
Fire doors are specially designed doors that help prevent the spread of fire [...]
How long can fire doors withhold fire and smoke?
There are various components which make up a fire door; you will typically [...]
Why are fire doors important?
In reality, people are more often affected by smoke before the fire itself. [...]
Are fire doors and the maintenance of fire doors a legal requirement?
Yes! The Fire Safety Act 2021, which applies to all non-domestic, domestic communal [...]
How often must fire doors be serviced?
British Standards (namely BS 8214 and BS 9999) recommend having a fire door [...]
Who should service fire doors?
Like all of your passive and active fire safety equipment within your building, [...]
What do I do in between maintenance service visits?
Something that is largely overlooked is checking fire doors in-between services. We recommend [...]
Where do fire doors need to be?
Fire doors are needed in all public, commercial and multiple occupancy buildings. (So, [...]
