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Dual certification offers safer, more secure housing
Hannah Mansell, Group Technical Director at Masonite UK and Door-Stop International, explains what the social housing sector needs to consider when specifying fire doorsets, and how Door-Stop’s latest product — the Fire and Security Dual-Certificated Doorset — can help those responsible for managing fire door safety. hen we launched the Fire and Security DualCertificated Doorset last year, we wanted to provide the social housing sector with a product that they could install into the homes of residents with confidence that it would perform as intended in the event of a fire. We spent a significant amount of time undertaking research and development testing to create the robust primary test evidence base that is used in our certification. This helps us to understand not only what makes a door pass a furnace test, but also the contributory factors that make a
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The four panel doorset in green with an arched glazed panel and TS 008 security and fire rated letter plate
The new Door-Stop Fire and Security Dual-Certificated Doorset in grey with a one square glazed panel
product fail. It is essential that those working with fire doors in high-risk residential buildings also know what they should be looking for when choosing a new product. Fire doorsets are complete systems, so it’s important to understand the interplay and impact that every component — even something as tiny as a screw or fixing — has
on the system as a whole. That’s why transparency, traceability and technical support are integral to our approach.
Confidence in the specification When choosing a new fire doorset, consideration must be given to how the Responsible Person and the Principal
