Fire Door Manufacturers’ Schemes

Fire door certification provides independent reassurance to specifiers and purchasers that your products are manufactured to a consistent quality.

There is a legal requirement for manufacturers of fire doors to provide proof of the ability of their products to resist the passage of fire through the provision of test evidence.

The BM TRADA Q-Mark schemes for fire door manufacturers provide added assurance that your products are fit for purpose through ongoing compliance with the certified product specification and scheme requirements.

What the schemes aim to achieve

• Raise the ongoing standard of fire door manufacturing
• Ensure continued compliance based upon the original product specification
• Maximise the product's service life
• Provide peace of mind that the manufacturer is consistently producing a quality product to an agreed specification through independent verification by a UKAS accredited third party certification body
• Offer a clear route for Q-Mark certified companies to help meet regulatory requirements, such as fire safety legislation and building regulations, through testing conducted to standards including BS 476: Part 22, EN 1634-1, EN 1634-3 and the EN 13501-2 classification system.

Benefits of our Q-Mark certification schemes for fire door manufacturers

• Facilitates certification of doorsets based on National or European classification applications
• Enables continued supply of BS classified doorsets to market, while providing a competitive advantage by allowing early adoption of EN classification
• Generates new business by enabling you to tender for the increasing number of projects that specify third party certified fire doors
• Invites repeat business by enhancing your reputation for quality, leading to customer loyalty
• Ongoing assessment through Factory Production Control audits and periodic audit testing demonstrates that your product continues to meet intended fire resistance requirements, affirming your commitment to regulatory compliance and due diligence in product safety
• Provides long-term value as the awareness of Q-Mark and the demand for third party certification continues to rise
• Aligns your products with BM TRADA, the widely recognised leading provider of third party certification

Our specialist manufacturer certification schemes

BM TRADA’s three newest Q-Mark EN 13501-2 schemes for doorset manufacturers (covering timber, metal and composite materials) and the revised scheme for systems houses will give companies a clear pathway to certification based on the EN classification framework, while manufacturers can continue to provide third party certified doors and doorsets under existing certification schemes.

The following technical information sheets are available for download in the related content section below:

• Q-Mark Certification: EN 13501-2 Schemes for Doorset Manufacturers (078, 088, 098)
• Q-Mark Certification: Systems House Scheme (171)

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