Housing 2023: a date with the housing sector! We’re excited to be exhibiting at CIH’s Housing conference in Manchester this week. Housing 2023 is Europe’s largest housing festival – a key event in the calendar that brings together local authorities, housing associations, suppliers, government, housebuilders and developers. It’s always a ‘must attend’ for us – a great place to soak… Continue readingHousing 2023: a date with the housing sector!
The problem of compromised entrance doors…and a solution! We know that at a time when budgets are already under strain, frequent replacement of front doors after forced entries by the police is a real challenge for councils, housing associations and other social landlords. If such doors aren’t replaced quickly, residents’ security can be compromised, but so too can their protection… Continue readingThe problem of compromised entrance doors…and a solution!
Getting to grips with the language of fire door testing Fire door testing has its own collection of terms and acronyms that can be bewildering to the uninitiated. Here we explain some of terms you are most likely to come across. 1. Field of Application (FOA) A Field of Application report (sometimes referred to as a Global Assessment) outlines the… Continue readingGetting to grips with the language of fire door testing
Secured By Design and PAS 24 – what’s the difference? ‘Secured By Design’ and ‘PAS 24’ often crop up together, which can lead to a bit of confusion about the role of each. Here, we try to clear up exactly what each term refers to. We’ll take PAS 24 first. PAS 24PAS stands for ‘Product Assessment Specification’ and is a… Continue readingSecured By Design and PAS 24 – what’s the difference?