Andrew Thompson, business development manager for Gerda Security, spoke to FIREX TV about how compliance and the ‘golden thread’ of accountability and traceability guide Gerda’s design, manufacture and supply processes.
Gerda Security is a UK manufacturer of fire safety and security products and services. This includes flat-entrance doorsets, also discussed in the video below, and the subject of guidance published by DHF, SBD and FIA.
The independently-owned Gerda group of companies supplies products for buildings in sectors including housing, property management, residential care, transport & infrastructure, heritage, manufacturing, healthcare, environmental, commerce and leisure. They work closely with leading authorities in fire safety and the Fire & Rescue Service nationwide as well as Secured by Design, the official UK police initiative aimed at ‘designing out crime’.
Gerda tests its product ranges extensively with the help of UKAS-accredited test houses to achieve third-party certification with recognised UK notified bodies.
Fire doors PODCAST: Gerda’s Zoe Bond joins Dave Calvert and Tom Gilbert
In the podcast below, topics included fire door tests, double-sided door issues and residents’ understanding and misunderstandings of fire doors.
At FIREX 2018 Gerda highlighted the dangers of smoke with live demonstrations.
Andrew Thompson spoke to FIREX TV about what the tests involve and what they can tell us about the dangers posed by smoke when fire breaks out. He also shows the contrast in effectiveness between a fully compliant Gerda fire door and one from another brand.
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