Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has called upon fire door manufacturers to address safety failings after several doors from five suppliers failed fire safety tests.

The Secretary of State for Communities has instructed all major suppliers to meet this week and agree a clear plan of action to tackle the failings which have been identified.

"I want to see a clear plan of action to rectify existing problems and ensure such failures are not repeated in the future," he said.

"Whilst our Expert Panel assures me the risk remains low I want to assure the public that the government is doing everything it can to ensure construction products are of the highest safety standards and accurately tested and marketed."

-- Advertisement --

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government began investigating the fire door industry after it was found that a glazed, composite fire door from Grenfell Tower manufactured by Manse Masterdor failed a 30 minute fire resistance test after approximately 15 minutes.

Following further investigations, the products which have failed government tests to date were glazed and unglazed doors supplied by Manse Masterdor and Masterdor Limited and glazed composite doors supplied by Specialist Building Products Limited, trading as Permadoor; Solar Windows Limited; and Birtley Group Limited, trading as Bowater by Birtley.

Secretary Brokenshire has also asked National Trading Standards to oversee local investigations which are taking place. MHCLG will also work with third party certification bodies to develop minimum standards of assurance to provide building owners with greater confidence in the fire doors they purchase.

(LM)