Is your new concept viable?

We can investigate the theoretical mechanism of fire retardancy and temperature effects.

Do your current performance data stand up to a critical review?

Are there clues to potential improvements?

We can perform that review and suggest how performance might be improved.

Do your products and processes need improvement in order to achieve the required performance?

Do you know how to screen various ideas in enhancing performance?

We can guide you in making improvement in performance. This might even be how you build your test samples.

Do you know the tests and classifications required for your target markets?

We can guide you to the correct reaction to fire testing for market entry and then further testing for more niche markets.

Have you identified who can provide these and the details of the tests?

For European harmonised testing, you could potentially have this done at an accredited facility anywhere in Europe.

Have you determined the coverage of applications you require?

You should try to identify all the variations you want covered, before you start testing.

Have you identified the most cost-effective manner of achieving this coverage?

The cost of fire testing and classification can be significant. Discussions on how to minimise, but not eliminate tests should be had with the facility providing the testing.

Have you considered independent auditing of your processes involved in producing your test samples?

Any fire classification without evidence of sampling is in danger of being rejected from the Declaration of Performance required for the CE Marking by a Construction Products Regulation Notified Body.

Do you know the national regulations you need to comply with?

Your fire test data should help you identify the applications in the Building Regulations for individual countries.

Do you know the international market regulations you need to comply with?

Under the Construction Products Regulation, the person placing the retardant enhanced timber onto the market has a duty to place on it a CE Marking.

Do you know who can approve your products?

Approvals can be required for specialist niche markets. They are also marketing tools to promote your products.

Do you know how to produce a dossier of data to achieve approvals to help sell your products?

Approvals will require submission of data, including in some cases unique tests. The approval bodies will need to be approached for the up to date procedure, as the criteria are frequently updated.