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Fire safety specialists Efectis France and Ulster University have opened a new full-scale UKAS accredited fire testing facility in the Jordanstown Campus<\/h2>\n

A collaborative approach between academia and industry offers construction businesses from across the UK and Europe a comprehensive range of commercial fire testing services accredited to British and European standards.<\/p>\n

The partnership between Efectis France<\/a> and Ulster University<\/a> specialises in assessing the fire performance of products, systems and entire construction projects is underpinned by cutting-edge research in fire safety<\/a>. The fire testing facility will assess fire resistance, reaction to fire, extinguishing systems and equipment.<\/p>\n

Equipped with a 600m2<\/sup> burn wall the fire testing facility is the only UKAS accredited facility on the in Ireland that allows for full-scale fire research including BS8414 fa\u00e7ade tests, to address fire safety issues in high-rise buildings<\/a>, alongside wall and floor furnaces for multi-scale investigations in relation to fire and fire resistance testing.<\/p>\n

The facility aims to improve the quality of fire safety provisions with particular focus on the behaviour of new and innovative materials and building components for a range of industries including domestic and commercial construction and transport.<\/p>\n

Tim Brundle Director of Research and Impact at Ulster University said: \u201cAs a world leading provider of knowledge and expertise in fire safety engineering, our researchers have explored the science behind fire and fire safety and having recently secured UKAS accreditation can now facilitate full-scale testing for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe partnership with Efectis will help improve fire safety on the island of Ireland and across the UK and Europe to reduce the number of fire-related tragedies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Talal Fateh, General Manager of Efectis France added: \u201cWe can provide construction businesses with accredited testing services and peace of mind, we want to avoid tragedies like Grenfell Tower<\/a> and to guarantee the safety of buildings, including schools and we want to maintain and sustain FireSERT as a centre of excellence in the field of fire safety science.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe already have enquiries from firms in Ireland, across the UK and Europe. Efectis France is actively recruiting staff to meet the anticipated demand.\u201d<\/p>\n

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