Data Driven Fire Door Safety

Sue Corrick of Allegion UK reviews the expanding role of digital information in building safety and how its use is transforming fire door hardware from passive fire protection to an active data source.

Data drives informed decisions, and in the built environment, the role of information is growing. Where fire safety is paramount to building design, the adoption of digital practice - combined with modern legislation - proceeds to have a greater impact on standards and is reshaping the landscape as we know it.

Before the tragic events of the Grenfell Tower fire, the fire door safety...

How the new project data standard ends the ‘reporting fatigue’ of fire door inspections

For fire safety managers and building compliance officers, the monthly reporting ritual is a well-known source of fatigue. You pull fire door inspection records from one system, maintenance logs from another, and compliance documentation from a third. You spend hours, sometimes a day, massaging mismatched data into a spreadsheet, only to find the figures rarely line-up.

In the context of fire door safety, fragmented data is more than an administrative burden, it’s a potential risk. When records are siloed, the gap between a defect being spotted and a door being repaired widens.

The Government’s Programme and Project Data Standard, launched by Government Project Delivery...

Tradition Meets Tech: How Joinerysoft’s Journey Mirrors the Evolution of Fire Door Compliance

Fire door manufacturing is no longer simply a matter of skilled joinery — it is a matter of provable compliance.

In recent years, the regulatory landscape surrounding fire safety has tightened significantly, with greater scrutiny placed on accountability, traceability and demonstrable compliance throughout the supply chain. Further regulatory changes are anticipated, reinforcing the need for manufacturers to evidence that their doorsets remain within tested and certified parameters.

Train and educate to reduce the risk to safety, says Fire Aware

Growing fire safety organisation Fire Aware is highlighting the need for further training and education across the hospitality industry at all levels to help improve prevention and improve fire safety across the built environment.

The fire safety sector is currently facing significant shortages of qualified staff, made worse by the need for specialist skills to manage the new legislation introduced under the Building Safety Act.

UK Fire Door Training Publishes National Study on Competence Gaps in the Fire Door Sector

New practitioner survey finds widespread uncertainty around evidencing competence nearly four years after the Building Safety Act

A new white paper published by UK Fire Door Training highlights significant and persistent gaps in how competence is understood, evidenced and applied across the fire door sector.

The State of Fire Door Competence 2026 is based on a national survey of 126 fire door practitioners working in installation, inspection and maintenance roles in England. Conducted in January 2026, the research examines how competence is interpreted in practice following post-Grenfell regulatory reform.

The findings indicate that while the language of competence is now widely recognised, the...

We are facing one major threat across many sectors, says Fire Aware

Growing fire safety organisation Fire Aware is emphasising the need for cultural change across multiple sectors which are particularly vulnerable to fire risk.

The industry body – which is attracting more members as it seeks to unite members beyond legislation – is highlighting the sectors of relevance as well as property and construction including hospitality, healthcare, the public sector and retail.

Fire Aware CEO Gavin Skelly said: “Fire...

UAP strengthens team with a series of key strategic appointments

UAP Limited, a leading British door hardware supplier, has announced a number of new appointments across product design, technical support and business development, further strengthening the business as it continues its growth and innovation journey.

Paul Collins joins UAP as Senior Product...

Competency, compliance and fire door training

Nicola John, Managing Director of FDM – Training & Development, explores why the future of fire door safety depends on practical, assessed competency across the fire door supply chain.

Eight years on from Grenfell, the conversation about fire doors has shifted. Not because we have suddenly discovered that fire doors matter, we always knew that, but because the bar for proving competence is rising. Compliance is no longer something that can be assumed, it has to be evidenced.

That shift affects everyone involved in fire door safety, including installers, inspectors, maintainers, landlords, specifiers and Responsible Persons. The question is no longer simply...

UAP LAUNCHES THE FULLEX CRIMEBEATER AUTOLOCK - ADVANCED SECURITY AND COMPATABILITY FOR FIRE DOORS

UAP Ltd has announced the launch of its Fullex Autolock Rose, an innovative evolution of the popular Fullex Slam Shut Autolock, designed to...

Mann McGowan and KuhnOdice Ltd Complete Merger to form KuhnOdice UK Ltd Your vital partner for fire safety

Aldershot, 12th January 2026 Mann McGowan and KuhnOdice Ltd (formerly CH Materials) are

pleased to announce the successful completion of their merger, officially uniting under the new company name KuhnOdice UK Ltd.

The move brings together decades of expertise, technical innovation, and...

FDM celebrates a standout year for fire door training

FDM – Training & Development (FDM by UAP Ltd) is celebrating a landmark year of growth and operation with national recognition across construction, glazing and fenestration. Highlights include the launch of two new GQA Level 3 Diplomas, sector-wide convening on fire door competence chaired by FDM Managing Director Nicola John, with Dame Judith Hackitt appearing as a guest speaker, and the announcement of a second training academy in partnership with the Fire Protection Association (FPA), opening January 2026.

FDM’s year closes with three major award wins including Fire Solution of the Year at the 2025 London Construction Awards, Training and Development Initiative of the Year at the G25 Awards, and Training Company of the Year at the...

ROBUST UK PARTNERS WITH HOPPE (UK) TO OFFER EXCLUSIVE PANIC EXIT HARDWARE ON SECURITY DOORS

Robust UK, one of the UK's leading manufacturers of steel door solutions, and HOPPE (UK), a specialist manufacturer of window and door hardware, have collaborated to create new cost-effective, security...

IDSL Group welcomes Fire Doors Rite, strengthening UK leadership in fire door compliance and services

Mansfield, UK — XX January 2026 [LDC-backed] IDSL Group today announced it has acquired Fire Doors Rite, a specialist provider of fire door inspection, maintenance and installation services, strengthening the Group’s position in the UK fire door market. The acquisition deepens Mansfield-based IDSL Group’s nationwide compliance coverage, capabilities in critical infrastructure environments and adds experienced teams and technology that help building owners and responsible persons evidence and maintain compliance more easily.

Ash Malhan, Group Chief Executive Officer, IDSL Group, said: “We are building the UK’s leading fire‑door‑focused testing, inspection, certification and compliance business. Welcoming Fire Doors Rite accelerates our strategy in...