The Architectural and Specialist Door Manufacturers' Association represents the interests of manufacturers of custom-made specialist and performance timber doors, as well as allied industries whose products are used with or in doorset assemblies.

The Association aims to promote the safety benefits of independently tested and quality assured doors that meet all fire resistance and other performance criteria. It also encourages the development of workable standards, incorporating the best of British Standards, technology and usage in European and international standards and regulations.

Architectural and Specialist Door Manufacturers' Association
Burnside House, 3 Coates Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP13 5EY

Formed in 1975, the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) represents over 50 of the UK's major manufacturers and contractors, as well as regulatory and certification bodies, and overseas associates involved in structural steel fire protection and penetration sealing/fire stopping.

The ASFP is dedicated to the protection of life, property, the environment and our heritage from the ravages of fire. In order to achieve this aim, the Association promotes the continuous improvement of all aspects of the passive fire protection industry.

Association for Specialist Fire Protection
Tournai Hall, Evelyn Woods Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2LL

The BRE Group is an independent world leading research, consultancy, training, testing and certification organisation committed to delivering sustainability and innovation across the built environment and beyond.  BRE (incorporating LPCB) has over 50 years history of solving fire related problems for government, insurers and industry.  The breadth of knowledge, experience and understanding of fire safety engineering and fire science is used to resolve problems in many sectors of industry, including construction, transport, offshore, manufacturing, consumer products, insurance and process industry.  Extensive testing facilities include the UK’s largest fire calorimeter, state of the art equipment for fire resistance and reaction to fire testing and classification.  Certification, which addresses the concerns of the insurance industry, is offered for installers, products and management systems to satisfy the requirements of CE marking and various Loss Prevention Standards.

British Research Establishment
Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford, Herts WD2 7JR

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is the leading representative body for the woodworking and joinery manufacturing industry in the UK. It currently has over 500 members drawn from manufacturers, distributors and installers of timber doors, windows, conservatories, staircases, all forms of architectural joinery including shop fitting, timber frame buildings and engineered timber components, as well as suppliers to the industry.

The Federation has developed the BWF-CERTIFIRE Fire Door and Doorset Scheme, in partnership with Warrington Certification, the certification arm of Bodycote Warringtonfire. The scheme is designed to ensure that all fire door assemblies are properly installed and maintained. It provides the most rigorous and comprehensive third-party certification of fire door assemblies. The scheme provides for simple to understand identification of installed assemblies and ensures individual products are fully traceable..

British Woodworking Federation
55 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QL

The Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) represents virtually all of the key players in the industrial and commercial doors and shutters sector and the leading manufacturers of building hardware and architectural ironmongery.  It was formed in January 2004 following the amalgamation of two established trade associations, the Door and Shutter Manufacturers' Association and the Association of Building Hardware Manufacturers, which have taken the lead in creating British and European standards for members' products.

The DHF is dedicated to upholding its members' standards of technical competence, professional integrity and quality.  It ensures they meet the technical and commercial needs of customers, specifiers and end users.

Door and Hardware Federation
42 Heath Street, Tamworth, Staffs B79 7JH

FM Approvals certifies products and services with a unique focus on:

Objectively testing property loss prevention products and services and certifying those that meet rigorous loss prevention standards;

Encouraging the development and use of FM Approved products and services that improve and advance property loss prevention practices.
FM Approvals offers worldwide certification and testing services of industrial and commercial loss prevention products.

Recognized and respected across the globe, FM Approvals certification assures customers that a product or service has been objectively tested and conforms to the highest national and international standards.

Product Certification
FM Approvals offers certification services to manufacturers of fire protection equipment, electrical equipment, hazardous location equipment, fire detection, signalling and other electrical equipment, materials, roofing products and smoke detection. Products that earn approval are listed in the Approval Guide.

FM Approvals is a Notified Body for CE certification and testing under the EU Construction Products Directive (CPD) for many construction products, including wall panels and roofing materials.

 Specification Testing
Narrower in scope than the FM Approvals program, FM Approvals specification testing allows manufacturers to test a single performance characteristic of a system or assembly.

ISO 9000 Registration Services
FM Approvals is an accredited ISO 9000 registrar, conducting the audits necessary for ISO 9000 registration.

Global Certification
FM Approvals holds mutual agreements with testing and certification labs around the world. When you participate in FM Approvals' global certification program, your product is tested according to global standards, making it easier and more cost-efficient for you to obtain international certification.

RoofNav
This complimentary online system greatly simplifies the process of configuring and installing roofing assemblies that meet the requirements of FM Approvals.

Email enquiry contact details cpd@fmapprovals.com

FM Approvals Limited
1 Windsor Dials, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1RS

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers was founded in 1961 to promote standards in integrity and excellence in the business of architectural ironmongery. It aims to encourage, promote and assist persons and companies engaged in the industry, and to increase co-operation.

Acting as a national point of reference for the architectural ironmongery in the UK, the Guild plays a leading role in establishing standards, principles and practices of trading for the industry.

Guild of Architectural Ironmongers
8 Stepney Green, London E1 3JU

The Fire Resistant Glazing Group, one of the specialist glass groups within the Glass and Glazing Federation, aims to stimulate the correct specification and purchase of fire-resistant glazed systems and components, either installed or supplied by members.

The group's central objective is to advance and encourage all aspects of best practice concerning the specification, use and installation of fire-resistant glazed systems. It provides information on the benefits of such systems, as well as technical advice and practical guidance.

Glass and Glazing Federation
44-48 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XB

The Gypsum Products Development Association (GPDA) first started in 1893, as a UK association for gypsum manufacturers. In 1956, it was reformed under the name of the GPDA and expanded to cover the UK and Ireland.

The primary function of the GPDA is to develop and encourage the understanding of gypsum-based building products and systems and to pioneer new applications for these products. It also has an ongoing commitment to advise on matters of environmental impact, energy conservation and health and safety, wherever gypsum-based products are used.

Gypsum Products Development Association
PO Box 35084, London NW1 4XE

IFC Certification is an internationally recognised provider of high quality, customer focused third-party certification for fire safety related products.

The company assesses a client's products for compliance with its scheme documents and any relevant standards, and checks compliance with the Factory Production Control systems. These checks ensure the quality and traceability of the client's manufactured goods.

Certification not only applies to manufacturers but also those companies that install fire products, such as doors and vision panels.

IFC Certification Limited
20 Park Street, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire HP27 9AH

Established in 1982, the Intumescent Fire Seals Association (IFSA) is the leading trade association for companies engaged in the science and application of intumescent-based passive fire protection systems. It is the source of expert advice on fire door seals, smoke seals, glazing seals and penetration/gap sealing.

IFSA provides a technical advisory service to architects, services engineers, building control officers, fire officers and those concerned with safe building design and construction. The Association also publishes The IFSA Code, the definitive guide to the effective sealing of all types of gaps and penetrations in buildings to restore integrity and maintain fire compartmentation, as well as a series of technical information sheets.

Intumescent Fire Seals Association
20 Park Street, Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27 9AH

BM TRADA Certification is a certification body accredited by the UK Accreditation Service. With a history dating back to 1934, the organisation has been actively involved in independent assessment and certification since the early 1970s.

BM TRADA provides a wide range of third-party audit services, including product certification (against BS or EN standards, CE marking, technical approvals); personnel certification (competence of timber grading operatives and fire door installers); health and safety management (OHSAS 18001); and consumer protection schemes (DTI quality mark, HVCA, NFB, kitchen installers).

BMTRADA Certification Ltd
Stocking Lane, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Bucks HP14 4ND

Lutyens House, Billing Brook Road, Weston Favell, Northampton, NN3 8NW

26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT

Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade HQ, Copenhagen Street, WR1 2HG

Hampton House, 20 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TJ

c/o Doncaster MBC, 2nd Floor, Danum House, St Celpulchre Gate, Doncaster, DN1 1UB