Driving best practice in fire door specification and competence

Third-party certification of fire doors provides robust evidence of performance and traceability to aid compliance with the ‘golden thread’ of information required for higher-risk buildings post-Grenfell. New research reveals that while more professionals responsible for specifying fire doors recognise the value of third-party-certified fire doors and traceability, gaps in specification and in understanding of how to check the competence of installers remain.

By Helen Hewitt, British Woodworking Federation (BWF) on 31 August 2026