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Julian Vollans – The Noberne Group
September 20 th 2012

o Julian Vollans – General Manager for The Noberne Group o Noberne Doors Ltd – Established in 1975 in Leeds. Manufacture bespoke High Performance Specialist
Doorsets; including FD30, FD60, FD90, FD120, X-Ray and Bullet Resistant.
o Founder Members of the BM TRADA “Q-Mark” Scheme and ASDMA (Architectural and Specialist Door
Manufacturers Association).
o Our products are designed for use in the Healthcare and Education sectors.
o ISO9001:2008 Quality Standard & Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) Accredited.

o Fire Doorsets vs Fire Door Assemblies (or kits) o Why choose Doorsets o Approved Installation o The importance of Primary Test Evidence & 3 rd Party Accreditation o Summary

• Fire doors are essential in passive fire protection
• – A requirement in compartmenting a building
• – Protecting escape routes
• Must be tested to show the design will work in a fire.
• – Certification
• Can only work correctly when
• – Fitted with the correct compatible components
• • Door + frame / linings
• • Closers, Hinges and other ESSENTIAL ironmongery
• • Seals
• • Glazing
• –I.e. the fire doorset

o Definition – Doorset
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The British Standard BS EN 12519 provides the following definition: ‘complete unit consisting of a door frame and a door leaf or leaves, supplied with all essential parts from a single source’.
• This means that a door leaf is factory pre-hung in its frame, with hinges, glazing system, fire and (when required) smoke seals, and ironmongery. It is supplied as a complete unit.
• A fire doorset is a fully finished, from a single manufacturer, with all components matched and pre-assembled in the factory and is covered by a single fire certificate.
Source – BWF Certifire website

• Definitions
• Fitting together the various component parts including; door leaf or leaves, frame, glazing system (factory fitted only), essential ironmongery and fire and (when required) smoke seals from one or more sources.
• This means the compatibility of each product needs to be scrutinized to ensure they
ALL comply.

1. Frame
Versus
Doorset Kit

• You have to coordinate the purchase and supply of the door, frames, intumescent seals, hinges and other ironmongery.
• Who will provide the important fire test certificate you need?
• Is it cost effective?
• What about quality?
• Will the components be compatible?
• Next year CE Marking on fire doorsets could make this method obsolete.
• The responsibility becomes yours. You have to do your research correctly, get it wrong and it could cost lives!

• A doorset manufacturer will;
• Provide the door, frame, seals and essential ironmongery as one package.
• Have had products tested by a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) laboratory as a complete set to BS476 Part 22: 1987 or EN1634-1:2000 – The same set you will receive on site.
• Have undergone stringent audit processes to achieve 3 rd Party Accreditation and Factory
Production Controls, ensuring consistent quality products.
• Supply you with documentary evidence with a valid fire test certificate.
• Provide innovation, design and provide a future proof solution.
• Offer better technical advice & after sales – They know about the whole doorset.

• “The fire doorset is a complex product, however. Every component - the door leaf or leaves, the frame in which the door is hung, essential hardware, intumescent and smoke sealing devices – must be correctly designed and installed”.
• Peter Barker – Chiltern International Fire

Case Study – Hotel, Sheffield

• Case Study – York College

• To ensure fire door safety make sure you ONLY specify or use third-party certificated and accredited fire doorsets.
• Check that ALL components are compatible with the fire doorsets test evidence.
• Check the certificate is relevant to the door and components that are fitted to the door.
• Never cut apertures on site .

• Use approved installers, don’t break the chain!
• Take Advice!
• Take Control!

• The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into force in England and
Wales from October 2006; transferring the responsibility for Fire Safety from the fire authorities to whoever has day-to-day control of building premises. YOU?
• The managing agents of a block of flats, in Paddington, London, fined £100,000 and ordered to pay almost £13,000 costs after pleading guilty to three breaches of fire safety law.
• A residential landlord given a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay more than £10,000 in costs - investigators found there were no fire alarms or detection in
the common areas of the property, inadequate fire doors.

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• Through 3 rd Party Accreditation and Factory Production Controls, you will receive a product that is constantly the same standard time after time. ISO9001:2008 is a basic requirement of the BM TRADA “Q-Mark” Scheme
• Peace of mind, knowing that you will have a Fire Certificate proving you have undertaken your duty of care on behalf of the building user.

On product identification, giving confidence to building users

• Buy Doorsets once from a 3 rd Party Accredited Manufacturer.
• Reduce your responsibility and gain peace of mind.
• Use approved installers.
• Insist on 3 rd Party Accreditation.
• Any Questions?

• Noberne Doors Ltd
• Lupton Street
• Leeds, LS10 2QP
• www.nobernedoors.co.uk
• 0113 2778577