Certified Fire Door Installations

Safeguarding lives and buildings with BM Trada certified fire door installations

Fully Accredited for your peace of mind

Certified Fire Door Installations

Safeguarding lives and buildings with BM Trada certified fire door installations

Fully Accredited for your peace of mind

Certified Fire Door Installations

Safeguarding lives and buildings with BM Trada certified fire door installations

Fully Accredited for your peace of mind

BM Trada Certified Fire Door Installers

At TECS, we excel in professional fire door installations, delivering certified, compliant solutions that protect lives and properties nationwide. Specialising in commercial, residential, and public sector projects, our skilled team handles every detail—from precise fitting to seamless integration—ensuring minimal disruption and maximum safety.

BM Trada Certified Fire Door Installers

At TECS, we excel in professional fire door installations, delivering certified, compliant solutions that protect lives and properties nationwide. Specialising in commercial, residential, and public sector projects, our skilled team handles every detail—from precise fitting to seamless integration—ensuring minimal disruption and maximum safety.

BM Trada Certified Fire Door Installers

At TECS, we excel in professional fire door installations, delivering certified, compliant solutions that protect lives and properties nationwide. Specialising in commercial, residential, and public sector projects, our skilled team handles every detail—from precise fitting to seamless integration—ensuring minimal disruption and maximum safety.

Tailored Fire Door Installation Solutions

We provide expertly installed fire door packages, customized to your building and compliance needs:

FD30, FD60, FD120 fire-rated doors

Composite, timber, or steel doors

Fire-rated hardware (hinges, closers, latches)

Intumescent seals and smoke strips

Internal and external systems

Ensure safety and durability with our high-quality, compliant fire door solutions. Contact us to protect your property today.

Tailored Fire Door Installation Solutions

We provide expertly installed fire door packages, customized to your building and compliance needs:

FD30, FD60, FD120 fire-rated doors

Composite, timber, or steel doors

Fire-rated hardware (hinges, closers, latches)

Intumescent seals and smoke strips

Internal and external systems

Ensure safety and durability with our high-quality, compliant fire door solutions. Contact us to protect your property today.

Tailored Fire Door Installation Solutions

We provide expertly installed fire door packages, customized to your building and compliance needs:

FD30, FD60, FD120 fire-rated doors

Composite, timber, or steel doors

Fire-rated hardware (hinges, closers, latches)

Intumescent seals and smoke strips

Internal and external systems

Ensure safety and durability with our high-quality, compliant fire door solutions. Contact us to protect your property today.

Fire Doors Matter

Why Fire Doors are Important

Fire doors are essential for building safety, designed to resist fire and smoke for at least 30 minutes. Here's why they're crucial:

Key Facts:

Preventing Fire and Smoke Spread

Fire doors contain flames, heat, and toxic smoke within compartments, slowing fire progression in buildings like apartments, offices, and schools. This allows time for evacuation and emergency response, saving lives and reducing damage.

Protecting Escape Routes
Ensuring Legal Compliance
Boosting Building Safety

Fire Doors Matter

Why Fire Doors are Important

Fire doors are essential for building safety, designed to resist fire and smoke for at least 30 minutes. Here's why they're crucial:

Key Facts:

Preventing Fire and Smoke Spread

Fire doors contain flames, heat, and toxic smoke within compartments, slowing fire progression in buildings like apartments, offices, and schools. This allows time for evacuation and emergency response, saving lives and reducing damage.

Protecting Escape Routes
Ensuring Legal Compliance
Boosting Building Safety

Fire Doors Matter

Why Fire Doors are Important

Fire doors are essential for building safety, designed to resist fire and smoke for at least 30 minutes. Here's why they're crucial:

Key Facts:

Preventing Fire and Smoke Spread

Fire doors contain flames, heat, and toxic smoke within compartments, slowing fire progression in buildings like apartments, offices, and schools. This allows time for evacuation and emergency response, saving lives and reducing damage.

Protecting Escape Routes
Ensuring Legal Compliance
Boosting Building Safety

#1 for Passive Fire Protection

Why Choose TECS for Fire Door Installations?

With highly skilled engineers and excellent back office support, you're in good hands

#1 for Passive Fire Protection

Why Choose TECS for Fire Door Installations?

With highly skilled engineers and excellent back office support, you're in good hands

#1 for Passive Fire Protection

Why Choose TECS for Fire Door Installations?

With highly skilled engineers and excellent back office support, you're in good hands

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a fire door installation?

Fire door installation involves the proper fitting of fire-rated doors, frames, and associated hardware (e.g., hinges, seals, closers, and glazing) to ensure they provide effective fire resistance and smoke control. This process must follow precise guidelines to maintain the door's integrity during a fire. BM Trada offers Q-Mark certified installation schemes that verify compliance through trained professionals. Digital tools like OneTrace software can be used to document the installation process, including asset tagging with QR codes and real-time logging for traceability.

Why is a correct fire door installation important?

Correct installation is essential for fire doors to perform as intended, containing fire and smoke to allow safe evacuation and limit property damage. Poor installation, such as incorrect gaps or hardware, can lead to failure, resulting in loss of life or legal liabilities. In the UK, non-compliance can violate building regulations and lead to penalties. BM Trada's certification ensures high standards, providing assurance to building owners. Using software like OneTrace enhances accuracy by enabling digital workflows, compliance tracking, and audit-ready records, reducing errors in the installation phase.

What UK legislation governs fire door installation?

Key UK legislation and standards include: - **Building Regulations 2010 (Approved Document B)**: Requires fire doors in new builds and alterations to meet fire resistance standards (e.g., FD30 for 30 minutes), with proper installation to Approved Document B guidelines. - **BS 8214:2016**: Code of practice for fire door assemblies, covering installation methods, tolerances (e.g., 2-4mm gaps), and hardware compatibility. - **Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022**: While focused on inspections, it indirectly impacts installation by requiring doors to be fit for purpose in high-rise residential buildings. - **Building Safety Act 2022**: Emphasizes accountability for fire safety in higher-risk buildings, mandating competent installation. - **2025 Updates (BS 9991:2024 and UKCA Marking)**: From June 2025, fire doors must be UKCA certified (replacing CE), tested to BS EN 1634-1 rather than BS 476-22. BS 9991:2024 updates fire safety for residential buildings, requiring sprinklers in new care homes and enhanced door standards. - **Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005**: Applies to non-domestic premises, requiring installations to support ongoing maintenance. Always engage certified experts like BM Trada to ensure adherence, especially with 2025 transitions to stricter testing and certification.

What is BM Trada's role in fire door installation?

BM Trada is a UKAS-accredited certification body that operates the Q-Mark Fire Door Installation Scheme, certifying installers to demonstrate competence in fitting fire doors compliant with BS 8214 and other standards. They provide training, audits, and third-party verification to ensure installations meet fire performance criteria. As part of Element Materials Technology, BM Trada also offers guidance on UKCA marking and 2025 updates. Certified companies often use digital tools like OneTrace, which integrates with BM Trada's frameworks for workflow management, real-time documentation, and compliance reporting during installation.

What are the requirements for fire door installation?

Fire door installation requirements vary by building type but generally include: - Use of certified components with matching fire ratings (e.g., FD30 or FD60) and UKCA marking from June 2025. - Adherence to BS 8214:2016 for fitting, including correct frame alignment, intumescent seals, and hardware installation. - Compliance with Approved Document B for locations like escape routes and compartments. - In high-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022, installations must be by competent persons with documented evidence. - BM Trada recommends risk assessments and manufacturer instructions. Tools like OneTrace can help meet requirements by providing digital checklists, photo evidence, and automated compliance logs to ensure all steps are followed and auditable.

What does a BM Trada certified fire door installation involve?

A BM Trada certified installation typically includes: - Pre-installation surveys to assess site conditions and select compatible components. - Precise fitting of doors, frames, and hardware, ensuring gaps (2-4mm), seals, and closers function correctly. - Verification against standards like BS EN 1634-1 and BS 8214:2016. - Post-installation testing for operation and fire integrity. - Use of digital software such as OneTrace for asset tagging with QR codes, digital logging of each step, location mapping, compliance categorization, and generation of reports with photos and annotations in formats like PDF. - A final certification report with BM Trada approval, ensuring alignment with UK legislation like the 2025 UKCA requirements and Building Regulations. This process guarantees regulatory compliance and long-term performance through expert oversight and efficient tools.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a fire door installation?

Fire door installation involves the proper fitting of fire-rated doors, frames, and associated hardware (e.g., hinges, seals, closers, and glazing) to ensure they provide effective fire resistance and smoke control. This process must follow precise guidelines to maintain the door's integrity during a fire. BM Trada offers Q-Mark certified installation schemes that verify compliance through trained professionals. Digital tools like OneTrace software can be used to document the installation process, including asset tagging with QR codes and real-time logging for traceability.

Why is a correct fire door installation important?

Correct installation is essential for fire doors to perform as intended, containing fire and smoke to allow safe evacuation and limit property damage. Poor installation, such as incorrect gaps or hardware, can lead to failure, resulting in loss of life or legal liabilities. In the UK, non-compliance can violate building regulations and lead to penalties. BM Trada's certification ensures high standards, providing assurance to building owners. Using software like OneTrace enhances accuracy by enabling digital workflows, compliance tracking, and audit-ready records, reducing errors in the installation phase.

What UK legislation governs fire door installation?

Key UK legislation and standards include: - **Building Regulations 2010 (Approved Document B)**: Requires fire doors in new builds and alterations to meet fire resistance standards (e.g., FD30 for 30 minutes), with proper installation to Approved Document B guidelines. - **BS 8214:2016**: Code of practice for fire door assemblies, covering installation methods, tolerances (e.g., 2-4mm gaps), and hardware compatibility. - **Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022**: While focused on inspections, it indirectly impacts installation by requiring doors to be fit for purpose in high-rise residential buildings. - **Building Safety Act 2022**: Emphasizes accountability for fire safety in higher-risk buildings, mandating competent installation. - **2025 Updates (BS 9991:2024 and UKCA Marking)**: From June 2025, fire doors must be UKCA certified (replacing CE), tested to BS EN 1634-1 rather than BS 476-22. BS 9991:2024 updates fire safety for residential buildings, requiring sprinklers in new care homes and enhanced door standards. - **Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005**: Applies to non-domestic premises, requiring installations to support ongoing maintenance. Always engage certified experts like BM Trada to ensure adherence, especially with 2025 transitions to stricter testing and certification.

What is BM Trada's role in fire door installation?

BM Trada is a UKAS-accredited certification body that operates the Q-Mark Fire Door Installation Scheme, certifying installers to demonstrate competence in fitting fire doors compliant with BS 8214 and other standards. They provide training, audits, and third-party verification to ensure installations meet fire performance criteria. As part of Element Materials Technology, BM Trada also offers guidance on UKCA marking and 2025 updates. Certified companies often use digital tools like OneTrace, which integrates with BM Trada's frameworks for workflow management, real-time documentation, and compliance reporting during installation.

What are the requirements for fire door installation?

Fire door installation requirements vary by building type but generally include: - Use of certified components with matching fire ratings (e.g., FD30 or FD60) and UKCA marking from June 2025. - Adherence to BS 8214:2016 for fitting, including correct frame alignment, intumescent seals, and hardware installation. - Compliance with Approved Document B for locations like escape routes and compartments. - In high-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022, installations must be by competent persons with documented evidence. - BM Trada recommends risk assessments and manufacturer instructions. Tools like OneTrace can help meet requirements by providing digital checklists, photo evidence, and automated compliance logs to ensure all steps are followed and auditable.

What does a BM Trada certified fire door installation involve?

A BM Trada certified installation typically includes: - Pre-installation surveys to assess site conditions and select compatible components. - Precise fitting of doors, frames, and hardware, ensuring gaps (2-4mm), seals, and closers function correctly. - Verification against standards like BS EN 1634-1 and BS 8214:2016. - Post-installation testing for operation and fire integrity. - Use of digital software such as OneTrace for asset tagging with QR codes, digital logging of each step, location mapping, compliance categorization, and generation of reports with photos and annotations in formats like PDF. - A final certification report with BM Trada approval, ensuring alignment with UK legislation like the 2025 UKCA requirements and Building Regulations. This process guarantees regulatory compliance and long-term performance through expert oversight and efficient tools.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a fire door installation?

Fire door installation involves the proper fitting of fire-rated doors, frames, and associated hardware (e.g., hinges, seals, closers, and glazing) to ensure they provide effective fire resistance and smoke control. This process must follow precise guidelines to maintain the door's integrity during a fire. BM Trada offers Q-Mark certified installation schemes that verify compliance through trained professionals. Digital tools like OneTrace software can be used to document the installation process, including asset tagging with QR codes and real-time logging for traceability.

Why is a correct fire door installation important?

Correct installation is essential for fire doors to perform as intended, containing fire and smoke to allow safe evacuation and limit property damage. Poor installation, such as incorrect gaps or hardware, can lead to failure, resulting in loss of life or legal liabilities. In the UK, non-compliance can violate building regulations and lead to penalties. BM Trada's certification ensures high standards, providing assurance to building owners. Using software like OneTrace enhances accuracy by enabling digital workflows, compliance tracking, and audit-ready records, reducing errors in the installation phase.

What UK legislation governs fire door installation?

Key UK legislation and standards include: - **Building Regulations 2010 (Approved Document B)**: Requires fire doors in new builds and alterations to meet fire resistance standards (e.g., FD30 for 30 minutes), with proper installation to Approved Document B guidelines. - **BS 8214:2016**: Code of practice for fire door assemblies, covering installation methods, tolerances (e.g., 2-4mm gaps), and hardware compatibility. - **Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022**: While focused on inspections, it indirectly impacts installation by requiring doors to be fit for purpose in high-rise residential buildings. - **Building Safety Act 2022**: Emphasizes accountability for fire safety in higher-risk buildings, mandating competent installation. - **2025 Updates (BS 9991:2024 and UKCA Marking)**: From June 2025, fire doors must be UKCA certified (replacing CE), tested to BS EN 1634-1 rather than BS 476-22. BS 9991:2024 updates fire safety for residential buildings, requiring sprinklers in new care homes and enhanced door standards. - **Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005**: Applies to non-domestic premises, requiring installations to support ongoing maintenance. Always engage certified experts like BM Trada to ensure adherence, especially with 2025 transitions to stricter testing and certification.

What is BM Trada's role in fire door installation?

BM Trada is a UKAS-accredited certification body that operates the Q-Mark Fire Door Installation Scheme, certifying installers to demonstrate competence in fitting fire doors compliant with BS 8214 and other standards. They provide training, audits, and third-party verification to ensure installations meet fire performance criteria. As part of Element Materials Technology, BM Trada also offers guidance on UKCA marking and 2025 updates. Certified companies often use digital tools like OneTrace, which integrates with BM Trada's frameworks for workflow management, real-time documentation, and compliance reporting during installation.

What are the requirements for fire door installation?

Fire door installation requirements vary by building type but generally include: - Use of certified components with matching fire ratings (e.g., FD30 or FD60) and UKCA marking from June 2025. - Adherence to BS 8214:2016 for fitting, including correct frame alignment, intumescent seals, and hardware installation. - Compliance with Approved Document B for locations like escape routes and compartments. - In high-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022, installations must be by competent persons with documented evidence. - BM Trada recommends risk assessments and manufacturer instructions. Tools like OneTrace can help meet requirements by providing digital checklists, photo evidence, and automated compliance logs to ensure all steps are followed and auditable.

What does a BM Trada certified fire door installation involve?

A BM Trada certified installation typically includes: - Pre-installation surveys to assess site conditions and select compatible components. - Precise fitting of doors, frames, and hardware, ensuring gaps (2-4mm), seals, and closers function correctly. - Verification against standards like BS EN 1634-1 and BS 8214:2016. - Post-installation testing for operation and fire integrity. - Use of digital software such as OneTrace for asset tagging with QR codes, digital logging of each step, location mapping, compliance categorization, and generation of reports with photos and annotations in formats like PDF. - A final certification report with BM Trada approval, ensuring alignment with UK legislation like the 2025 UKCA requirements and Building Regulations. This process guarantees regulatory compliance and long-term performance through expert oversight and efficient tools.

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Ready to discuss your Fire Door Installation needs?

Our team of highly knowledgable experts are ready to help

Ready to discuss your Fire Door Installation needs?

Our team of highly knowledgable experts are ready to help

Safeguarding lives and buildings

Contact Us

Tel: 0800 368 9954
enquiries@tecs-uk.com

Address

Unit 3 Focal Point
Lacerta Court
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 1FJ

BM Trada
Constructionline
Safecontractor

© Copyright TECS-UK Ltd 2025

Safeguarding lives and buildings

Contact Us

Tel: 0800 368 9954
enquiries@tecs-uk.com

Address

Unit 3 Focal Point
Lacerta Court
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 1FJ

BM Trada
Constructionline
Safecontractor

© Copyright TECS-UK Ltd 2025

Safeguarding lives and buildings

Contact Us

Tel: 0800 368 9954
enquiries@tecs-uk.com

Address

Unit 3 Focal Point
Lacerta Court
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 1FJ

BM Trada
Constructionline
Safecontractor

© Copyright TECS-UK Ltd 2025