Mark West

Mark West is a Technical Manager at Warringtonfire, leading testing and certification programmes for security products, building hardware and life-safety-critical doorsets. He is based at our Wednesbury facility. 

Experience

With more than 25 years of experience in the construction products sector, Mark is Technical Manager at Warringtonfire. He leads specialist testing laboratories and certification schemes supporting manufacturers of security products, building hardware and life-safety-critical escape route doorsets.

After beginning his career in product design and manufacturing within the door and window industry, Mark developed extensive expertise in product performance, testing, certification and regulatory compliance. Since joining Warringtonfire, he has helped manufacturers navigate complex certification requirements, supporting CE and UKCA conformity as well as Certisecure certification across a wide range of products.

In his current role, Mark provides technical oversight for testing and certification activities while representing Element across industry bodies, standards committees and trade associations. His work helps drive best practice and supports the ongoing development of security, safety and performance standards throughout the built environment.

Career Highlights

• Played a key role in developing the Element Wednesbury test laboratory into the UK's largest provider of door and window testing services. What began as a small operation within the Willenhall hardware testing laboratory has grown into a market-leading facility.
• Led the development and growth of the Certisecure certification scheme, helping secure recognition from Secured by Design and supporting its inclusion within Approved Document Q of the Building Regulations. This has contributed to raising security and safety standards across the built environment.
• Represents Element at UK and European standards committees, industry associations and technical working groups, helping shape the future of building hardware, security products and third-party certification. 

Specialisms

• Fire Resistance Testing
• Certisecure Service
• Doors and Windows Testing
• CE marking for Construction

Qualifications

• BEng (Hons) in Materials Engineering from University of Nottingham.
• CertiAH Certificate in Architectural Hardware from the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers, winning the award for top student in the 2025-year group.

Memberships

• Professional Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) and is committed to advancing standards through representation at UK and European standards committees, supporting the construction products industry, and ensuring the continued strength and integrity of third party certification.
• Representative for Element at trade associations such as The Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) and Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) and he sits on the technical committee of the British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC).