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About Warringtonfire Warrington
Located on Holmsfield Road in Warrington, Warringtonfire Warrington is a dedicated centre for reaction to fire testing and related classification and certification services, helping you demonstrate compliance, reduce product risk and access UK and international markets with confidence.
The facility has been part of the local area for more than 50 years and has evolved into a specialist hub for reaction to fire testing, supported by dedicated technical experts. The site continues to be developed, with ongoing investment in equipment and testing capacity. This includes the addition of a second fully independent Single Burning Item (SBI) kit, along with a backup control system.
Whether you are a manufacturer, product developer, contractor or industry stakeholder working with construction, rail, marine or defence products, you can access testing and technical support designed to help you meet increasingly complex regulatory requirements, reduce compliance risk and bring products to market faster.
Backed by decades of industry expertise and Element's global network, our experienced Warrington team supports customers from across the globe through independent reaction to fire testing services that help demonstrate the safety, quality, compliance, and performance of materials and products.
Testing Services
- Reaction to Fire Testing
- Cone Calorimetry Testing
- Construction Fire Testing
- Defence Fire Testing
- Marine Fire Testing
- Plastics and Surface Material Testing
- Rail Fire Testing
- Roof Testing
- Single Burning Item (SBI) Testing
- Fire Technical Services
Certification Services
- Fire Certification
- CE Marking
- UKCA Marking
- Certifire
- European Technical Assessments (ETA)
- EWCL5
- Marine Certification
- UK Conformity Mark for Marine Equipment
- Wheelmark Certification
Accreditations & Policies
Classification Standards
- EN 13501-1 – Fire Classification of Construction Products and Building Elements using Data from Reaction to Fire Tests
- EN 13501-5 – External Fire Exposure Classification
Test Standards
- EN ISO 1182 – Non-Combustibility Test
- EN ISO 1716 – Determination of Gross Heat of Combustion (Calorific Value)
- EN ISO 11925-2 – Ignitability (Single Flame Source) Test
- EN 13823 – Single Burning Item (SBI) Test
- EN ISO 5658-2 – Surface Spread of Flame
- EN ISO 5659-2 – Smoke Generation (Smoke Density) Test
- EN ISO 9239-1 – Radiant Panel Test for Floor Coverings
- ISO 5660 – Heat Release (Cone Calorimeter)
- IEC 60695-11-10 – Flammability Test
- CEN/TS 1187 (Test 4) – Burning Brand, Wind and Radiation Test
- IMO Part 2
- IMO Part 5
- EN 45545-2 Rail
EXAP Standards
- EN 15725 – Extended Application of Reaction to Fire Test Results
- Building materials and products
- Roof covering systems, including integrated PV solar panels
- Marine materials and products
- Rail materials and products
- Temporary protective coverings and scaffold sheeting