HARDWARE&SECURITY
VBH Adds Yale Blade
Window Lock to Range
lock behind the striker plates on the frame.
Because the rotating blade covers much of
the length either side of the gearbox there
is good flexibility in the positioning of the
striker plates, which speeds up production
time and cuts down on keep positioning
errors.
When in the open position the rotating
blade is fully retracted into the Eurogroove
housing. The lack of mushroom cams
reduces the instances of multi-system
fabricators needing to stock different versions
for each profile; only the backset is variable.
VBH has added Yale’s Blade security
window lock to its range of locking
systems for outward opening windows.
Instead of traditional mushroom cams and
shootbolts, the product features a rotating
blade that projects from the Eurogroove to
Blade is quick to fit with central fixings
and a single screw fixing at either end as
standard. This reduces screw consumption,
although double screw end fixing is available
to special order if preferred.
Sold with a 12 year Yale guarantee, Blade is
suitable for sashes from 250–1599mm and is
also available with an offset handle position
to order.
Call VBH on 01634 263300,
www.vbhgb.com
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FIRE DOOR TRAINING COURSE
WILL ADDRESS CONCERNS
A new fire door training programme has been launched
to answers concerns over fire door defects in buildings.
The Fire Door Education Programme for
professionals involved in the inspection,
installation and repair of fire doors has been
jointly launched by BRE and the Door &
Hardware Federation (DHF).
It has been developed following widespread
publicity and concerns that the integrity of
fire doors is being compromised in residential
apartment blocks and public buildings.
BRE provides expertise on every aspect of
the built environment and the DHF represents
the leading manufacturers and installers of
industrial and commercial doors, shutters and
building hardware.
The programme consists of a series of
one-day courses. Delegates who successfully
pass the exam following each course will be
awarded the Fire Door Education Programme
Training Certificate.
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Said Michael Skelding, DHF general
manager and secretary: “These concerns
have led BRE, in partnership with the
DHF, to develop the programme specifically
for those already actively involved in the
inspection, installation and repair of fire
doors.
“The correct specification and installation
of passive fire protection is critical to the
safety of building occupants. The role of
inspection professionals is vital in ensuring
that appropriate products are installed to
the proper standard. This training scheme
will significantly add to their knowledge of
fire doors.”
Those attending the Fire Door Education
Programme courses will include building
control officers, facilities managers, safety
inspectors, insurers, fire risk assessors and
‘The correct
specification and
installation of passive
fire protection is
critical to the safety of
building occupants’
other fire professionals involved in the
installation, inspection and repair of fire
doors.
The programme comprises four modules:
fire door inspection; the installation and
maintenance of timber fire doors; steel hinged
fire doors; and fire shutters.
The next fire door inspection course will take
place on Tuesday, April 15. Installation and
maintenance of timber doors courses will be
held on Thursday, May 8 and Friday, June 13.
They all take place at BRE Watford.
To book places, please visit: http://www.bre.
co.uk/eventdetails.jsp?id=7610
www.dhfonline.org.uk
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