I’m sure at some time we have all accidentally caught our fingers in a closing door – and can all testify to the painful experience it is – especially as a child! Official research figures state that over 30,000 children trap and injure their fingers in a door every year – even resulting in some […]
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Securing your building – one door at a time
Facilities managers may soon be facing rising crime rates alongside the growing list of challenges caused by inflation and crippling energy costs. James Saunders, Managing Director of Enfield Speciality Doors, explains why it’s wise to address potential security issues now. Food and energy prices are soaring and, unfortunately, the upshot of these economic conditions is […]
Read MoreWhy Seek Advice From A Fire Door Specialist?
In any commercial building, or residential buildings that house multiple occupants, fire safety is both a legal and moral obligation and necessity. An important part of a building’s fire safety strategy and plan is the installation of specialist fire doors – they reduce or prevent the spread of flame, heat, and potentially toxic smoke into […]
Read MoreThe Additional Benefits Of Fire Doors
As most people are aware, all public buildings must have appropriate fire doors installed to meet the legal, mandatory compliance of building health and safety requirements. These compliance rules do not apply to individual household residences (with the exception of houses used for multiple occupation, such as student accommodation), but that doesn’t mean that you […]
Read More4 Characteristics Of Fire Doors
Most doors for commercial buildings must be manufactured and installed to a specific standard to adhere to, and comply with, the mandatory safety specifications for fire prevention and control. These are legal requirements designed to protect the occupiers, visitors to, and users of, the building as well as the building itself. These fire rated doors […]
Read MoreEducating Staff About Fire Safety And Fire Doors
All businesses should, by law, have fire safety equipment, strategies, and procedures in place to deal with a fire outbreak emergency. That said, these procedures are of little value if the company staff are uneducated in how to use the equipment and what to do in such an emergency! These plans are established to protect […]
Read MoreWhich Areas Of A School Need Fire Doors
One of the main responsibilities in our schools is the health and safety of all the pupils and staff working within these buildings, of which fire safety is a major consideration. There are very clear guidelines to govern this safety issue and full fire risk assessments and codes of practice with which all schools must […]
Read MoreWhen to use FD30 vs FD60
Fire safety is a vital consideration in all buildings but especially so in buildings for public use and larger residential occupation. There are many legal, mandatory stipulations for such buildings to ensure the best possible egress from a populated building in the event of a fire outbreak. Amongst the many important components of a building’s […]
Read MoreFire door hinges are a key part of the door performance
We are all aware of the importance of safety and security within public buildings, including the threat of fire outbreak. Many residential buildings also require fire doors of specific standards to be installed – wherever fire doors are installed there are specific guidelines and minimum standards of safety required for them to be effective. It […]
Read MoreSchool doors for schools – their importance to security and safety
When parents send their children to school, they are delivering their care and welfare into the hands of the school staff – and the school MUST ensure that these children are, not only given a rewarding and, hopefully, enjoyable education experience, but they are also kept safe and secure. There are many different and important […]
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