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12.3.2019 New reaction to fire equipment at Efectis Nederland A new test facility is under preparation. This will be followed by a Round Robin series, organised by Egolf, relating to reaction to fire tests for building products... Read more

12.3.2019 CE marking requirements and UK market The European Commission has published an important notice, warning of the consequences that Brexit will have in the field of industrial products that are subject to CE Marking... Read more

12.3.2019 Fire Performance of facade The use of new and innovative products for facades has given rise to concerns about fire performance. Moreover, a number of recent fires (especially in high-rise buildings) in... Read more

19.2.2019 KFSD Training We organized two days of training with KFSD Efectis Era Avrasya has provided fire engineering training to the administrative team of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate, as part of... Read more

18.10.2018 A word from the president In September 2017, I announced the creation of Efectis UK/Ireland, a joint venture between Efectis and the University of Ulster. After a year of hard work updating the... Read more

18.10.2018 Extreme heat testing with the Mobifire in Amsterdam Tunnels are an essential part of the road and rail infrastructure, making it possible to connect goods and services and help economic regions grow. For this reason, it... Read more

18.10.2018 New BS8414 testing facilities in UK Following the Grenfell disaster, the fire behaviour of façades has been a topic of great interest and the demand for the fire testing of cladding has soared, as... Read more

18.10.2018 Modelling support of fire behaviour of passive fire protection in jet-fire test conditions Jet fires arising from high-pressure leakages represent a severe hazard in petroleum, petrochemical and gas plants, especially in offshore structures. These fires give rise to high convective and... Read more

18.10.2018 EN 1364-5 Fire resistance of air transfer grilles This spring, Efectis Nederland performed the first test series in accordance with the new EN1364-5 for air transfer grilles (ATG). This test is designed to test both passive... Read more

8.10.2018 Fire Information Exchange Platform (FIEP) Efectis recently signed a contract with the European Commission to form the Technical Secretariat for the Fire Information Exchange Platform (FIEP). The objective of the Fire Information Exchange... Read more

4.6.2018 Repair of the Mont Blanc tunnel: Efectis performed fire resistance tests of a concrete span Fire safety is one of the major concerns with regard to repair work in the Mont Blanc Tunnel. The spalling of concrete is a phenomenon which can affect... Read more

4.6.2018 Efectis has performed the hose stream test for IMO application Last February Efectis Nederland performed a hose stream test according to IMO Resolution MSC.307(88), FTP Code 2010, at the request of our customer InterDam. This test is an... Read more