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News Release from: BM TRADA Certification | Subject: BM TRADA Q-Mark Fire Door scheme
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 June 2006
Sage Gateshead gets BM Trada certified
fire doors
One of the founder members of BM TRADA's Q-Mark Fire Door scheme has been involved in supplying all the internal doors, including a large number of fire rated doors for the Sage in Gateshead
One of the founder members of BM TRADA's Q-Mark Fire Door scheme has been involved in supplying all the internal doors, including a large number of fire rated doors for an acclaimed new performance venue, located on Gateshead's rejuvenated waterfront Designed by Foster and Partners, Sage Gateshead stands close to the iconic new bridge and the Baltic Centre and was built by main contractor, Laing O'Rourke
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 3 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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BM TRADA's client, Noberne Doors Limited, worked in partnership with Bradford based joinery specialist, Abrahams and Carlisle to supply some 450 doorsets for the high profile project.
During the work which was phased over 12 months, Noberne produced around 40 different door types, all made to measure, and encompassing ash veneered doors.
While some of the doors were specified with special high acoustic performance, approximately two thirds had to be 60 minutes fire rated.
Director of Noberne Doors, Jonathan Agar, comments: "Being able to supply certified fire doors was an essential part of winning the contract to supply all the internal doors to Abrahams and Carlisle for the prestigious Sage Gateshead.
Q-Mark certification is a valuable credential for us in our specification work and we were one of the first companies to join the scheme back in the Eighties.
We always get the support we need from BM TRADA as well as being periodically inspected.
"As a member of the BM TRADA Quality Assurance Scheme As a member of the Q-Mark fire door scheme we are most aware of the problems associated with protecting lives and property from fire.
Our company supplies doors and doorsets to a wide range of clients including schools, hospitals and local authorities, as well as commercial and industrial concerns".
The scope of BM TRADA's Q-Mark fire door scheme not only offers certification on periods of resistance up to 120 minutes, but also encompasses four categories of membership.
They These are manufacturers of complete door-sets, companies who produce fire door blanks, and fabricators who turn the blanks into the finished article, as well as registered installers.
The Q-Mark Fire Door scheme also provides a unique means of identification for clients and building control officers with coloured plugs giving precise information on the type of door, the period of protection and the manufacturer.
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