What happens if your fire doors don’t pass an inspection?

A failed fire door inspection can feel alarming. It is also very common. Analysis of more than 100,000 inspections carried out in 2021, found around three quarters of fire doors...

How often should fire doors be inspected by law in the UK?

How often to inspect fire doors is a question that can have serious consequences for anyone responsible for fire safety in a building. Leave inspections too long and defects can...

What to expect from a professional fire door training course

Professional fire door training should do more than give you a certificate. It should arm you with the knowledge to understand how a fire door works, recognise problems and make...

Fire Door Safety Week 2026

This Fire Door Safety Week we are looking at the current state of the fire door safety sector. Are we in a better place now than we were when Fire...

The top 5 reasons facilities managers need fire door courses

For facilities managers, fire doors can be easy to overlook until something goes wrong. They are part of a building’s fabric, but their role in fire safety is critical: helping to contain fire...

Fire door gap requirements: why are they important?

Fire door gaps are one of the most commonly found non-compliances on fire door inspections. Why? Well, the difference between a compliant and non-compliant fire door may be only 1...

Who is the responsible person for fire door safety?

In fire safety, the term ‘responsible person’ is used regularly, but it still causes confusion. Under UK fire safety law, the responsible person is the individual or organisation with control over a building, or...

Fire door inspections: what they are, why they matter and how to get them right

Fire door inspections have been around for quite some time. I first became aware of their place in the mainstream of building safety around 2012 when I saw that the...

Fire door inspections: what they are, why they matter and how to get them right

FDC founder Neil Ashdown explains why fire door inspections matter, what a competent inspection should cover and how Responsible Persons can choose the right inspector and act on the findings....

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Barratt Redrow plc

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Karlyon Care Ltd

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DV Security Cleared

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Ruskin Mill Trust

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Surrey Groundwork Contractors

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What happens if your fire doors don’t pass an inspection?

How often should fire doors be inspected by law in the UK?

What to expect from a professional fire door training course

Fire Door Safety Week 2026

The top 5 reasons facilities managers need fire door courses

Fire door gap requirements: why are they important?

Who is the responsible person for fire door safety?

Fire door inspections: what they are, why they matter and how to get them right

Fire door inspections: what they are, why they matter and how to get them right