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Third party certification Case study – Gerda Security Products
FOR MORE than 20 years, SBD member company, Gerda Security Products of Suffolk, has been established in the fire safety market. It specialises in the housing sector and was one of the first fire doorset manufacturers to achieve third party certification for both fire and security across its various doorset ranges. Gerda is a strong advocate of primary
test evidence for complete doorset designs at UKAS accredited test houses. Complete doorsets from a certified manufacturer for both fire and security means the customer has traceability. Achieving both sets of certification has led to Gerda doorsets being used in various burglary prevention and fire safety programmes throughout the UK. The company recently launched its externally mounted Access Control Box
including the fire service and manufacturers, to achieve practical solutions to overcome possible conflicts between fire and security. The fact that Part B and Part Q carry equal
weighting under the building regulations in England has major implications not only for manufacturers, but also for the construction industry, local authorities and approved inspectors, who all need to make sure fire and security work alongside each other. As Part Q only applies to new dwellings
and change of use to part or a whole building from a non domestic use to a dwelling or dwellings, the fire and security regulations are most likely to come together
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(ACB), specifically designed for switch protection in new build, multi occupancy residential accommodation. As well as limiting illegal access to buildings, it enables the fire service to gain immediate entry by deactivating external doors and internal doors secured by electronic or electrical systems using Gerda’s key management technology. This product was a finalist in the 2017 Security and Fire Excellence Awards. Managing director Alastair Thompson said: ‘Realising a solution to meet the needs of fire safety and security for access control protection has not been without its design challenges, but we are very pleased with the end product. The fact that the ACB has been recognised in these Awards is a great achievement and makes all of the hard work worthwhile.’
in developments of flats. The dual requirements here are to ensure that residents are secure by keeping uninvited people out, whilst enabling residents to escape in the event of an emergency and providing unrestricted access to the fire service. Flats have many different types of
doorsets, such as main communal entrances; doorsets into individual private flats; those within the communal areas to restrict movement and help prevent fire spreading – known as compartmentation; those from a balcony or into an underground car park; and exits from
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