Fire Door Ironmongery Made Simple

If you have a fire door, you will need to install compliant fire door ironmongery. Specifying the right ironmongery and door hardware is crucial to ensure that the fire rating of a door is maintained and for the safety of the building’s occupants. 

Whether you run a commercial or a domestic property, you will no doubt have a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties that you will need to comply with to ensure that you are providing complete safety for all its users, including fire drills in commercial properties. This list will have been extended following the tragic events of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, where, following a chain of preventable circumstances, 72 people lost their lives, changing the fire safety landscape forever.

At Door Controls Direct we understand the weight of responsibility for installing and maintaining fire door closers and locks for fire doors, and the importance of getting it right first time. This is where our ironmongery kits for fire doors can help by taking the confusion out of it. We also have other blogs that focus on fire door ironmongery, that support our dedication for Fire Door Safety Week, which happens each autumn.

The fire door closer kits and fire door lock sets in this section of the website are designed as an all-in-one solution to meet fire door regulations for hinged fire doors. The right, compliant ironmongery can be a safety feature. Whether your project requires a basic specification, a high specification or even anti-microbial ironmongery specification, we offer a range of kits to suit all projects. 

These fire door kits have been designed to accommodate different door usage and locations, such as office doors, classroom doors, bathrooms, and corridors. All of the fire rated door ironmongery kits contain everything that you will require for your fire doors, including fire rated door closers, fire rated hinges (including intumescent hinge pads for full compliance), locks for fire doors, plus appropriate fire door signage. The only additional product you will need is plain intumescent fire seals or combined fire and smoke seals to install around the door itself.

We understand that ironmongery can be confusing. Some products are compatible, some are not, some are suitable for fire control doors, some are suitable for fire escape doors, some for both, some for neither. Fire door hardware, when purchased separately, can get lost in transportation and translation. Our ironmongery kits provide a straightforward, easy solution for site installation and maintenance, with relevant products tested to the recent UKCA marking standard. 

Whether you have a single entrance door into a flat or a large commercial building, our staff are on hand to share their knowledge and offer solutions which keep people safe and secure.  You can contact our GAI trained team of ironmongery experts who can produce a detailed, door by door specification that will provide products that meet all current regulations for fire doors.

Our sales and specification teams have been educated in door hardware, with rigorous training through the GAI, the only trade body that represents the whole ironmongery industry, plus years of hands on experience in the trade. This means that you can buy from us with the confidence, that the products we specify will meet all of the latest standards and regulations to keep your properties, and the people that use them safe and secure.