Fire Resistance Testing

Fire Resistance Testing

Warringtonfire is a global leader in fire resistance testing for the construction, furniture, marine and rail sectors. It specializes in testing passive fire protection products, including fire doors, structural steelwork protection and fire stopping products.

We provide independent, locally accredited fire resistance testing services for passive fire protection products and systems for both commercial and domestic building types. By replicating real-world scenarios through destructive fire testing, we help manufacturers demonstrate the performance of their fire safety products under realistic conditions.

We undertake fire resistance testing to British, European and international standards, in line with CE, UKCA and CE+UKNI marking requirements and third-party certification, at our UKAS-accredited testing facility in Birchwood Park and our BELAC-accredited testing facility in Gent.

What is Fire Resistance Testing?

Fire resistance can be determined through destructive fire testing, designed to replicate the product’s intended end-use. The specimen to be tested is built into an appropriate supporting construction within a restraint frame and mounted onto  a front of a furnace. The temperature within the furnace is controlled according to an internationally accepted time/temperature regime.

Products We Test for Fire Resistance

Our fire resistance testing includes the following products: building materials, doors and shutter assemblies, ducts, dampers, cable trays, floors, glazing, pipes and penetrations, intumescent paint, intumescent seals, load bearing and non-load bearing elements, suspended ceilings, walls and partitions.