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Door Security DELIVERING MORE SECURE HOMES Andy Holland, Technical & Marketing Manager at Rapierstar discusses how a cross industry collaboration can give homeowners the confidence in the security of their homes in the event of a fire or break in. A technical collaboration involving Winkhaus, Rapierstar and major door set manufacturers is helping to ensure endusers can have total confidence that the doors installed in their homes will stand-up well in the event of a fire or burglary attempt. At the heart of the doorset solution is the Winkhaus FireFrame, a door outerframe system which has raised the bar in terms of its fire, smoke and security performance capabilities since it was launched in 2017. Since then, the development team at Winkhaus has been working to ensure the system enables door manufacturers to reliably replicate the performance characteristics across different types of door slab, with no margin for error. Designed to work with 44mm thick timber and composite fire doors, FireFrame is constructed from materials that have been successfully used in Europe for over 30 years. Its design allows for frames with visually appealing slim internal sight lines which assist wheelchair access, plus multiple glazing options and compatibility with industry leading low thresholds. FireFrame is a mechanically jointed system, allowing damaged individual frame members to be replaced as necessary. It enables doorsets to be created that have manufacture and installation audited by the independent third-party Q Mark certification scheme to ensure consistency in respect of fire and security performance. That means a completed doorset built with FireFrame will exceed the requirements of a 30- or 60-minute fire test and the PAS24 test which “It is a powerful combination that has unsurprisingly attracted strong interest, particularly from social housing specifiers seeking to maximise safety for their tenants” – Andy Holland demonstrates enhanced security and compliance with Approved Document Q of the Building Regulations for England and Wales. It has attracted strong interest, particularly from social housing specifiers seeking to maximise safety for their tenants. No longer do specifiers need to make a one or the other choice, with twelve leading doorset manufacturers already providing a dual-certified FireFrame based solution to customers across the UK. How Rapierstar assisted development Anyone who has witnessed independent fire, smoke and security testing will know that they subject doorsets to the toughest conditions in order to replicate real-world situations. As a result, these tests will quickly reveal the weakest point in any window or door construction. All too often, that weak point is a fastener, usually because the wrong type or size has been used, undermining the strength and durability of, for example, the hardware attachment to the door. It is an issue that the Winkhaus team were fully prepared for and took proactive steps to avoid, including by collaborating with Rapierstar. The glazing detail of the FireFrame solution Our technical team worked closely with Winkhaus to assess the requirements for every fastener Continued on page 32 30 T F JANUARY/FEBRUARY <strong>2022</strong> CONNECTING THE WINDOW, DOOR & ROOF FABRICATION SUPPLY CHAIN
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