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5.12.2024 Efectis is ready for the introduction of the intermediate scale test for facades! The Efectis Nederland laboratory performs many fire and smoke tests every year. The laboratory is accredited according to EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017. This standard includes requirements for independence and... Read more

5.12.2024 CE Marking: Awaiting standardization for Internal doorsets CE marking has been available for exterior, commercial and industrial doorsets for almost 10 years. It allows the free movement of these products within the European Union. However,... Read more

5.12.2024 New system of AVCP 3+ in Construction Product Regulation 305/2011 After several months of consultation and discussion, the European Commission published a delegated act 2024/2769 on the introduction of a new system of Assessment and Verification of Constancy... Read more

5.12.2024 Efectis presents at the 4th European Symposium on Fire Safety Science Efectis UK/Ireland recently presented groundbreaking research at the 4th European Symposium on Fire Safety Science, which took place in Barcelona, Spain between 9 – 11 October 2024. The... Read more

5.12.2024 Fire safety of CLT floors Efectis is currently contributing to the Dutch ‘TKI-HTSM residential separating CLT floors’ project in the field of fire safety. This contribution will be used to develop a framework... Read more

17.10.2024 The new RCC-F is now available! RCC-F is the reference fire code for nuclear power plants. This code has been used for the design of more than 120 nuclear power plants worldwide (France, China,... Read more

17.10.2024 Türkiye’s Nuclear Energy Program Update Türkiye’s nuclear energy program is advancing rapidly, aiming to diversify its energy mix and reducing its dependence on imported energy. Türkiye’s nuclear energy projects, including the Akkuyu Nuclear... Read more

17.10.2024 UK’s Growing Nuclear Demand: How Efectis Supports Fire Safety in Nuclear Expansion The UK government has announced the largest expansion of nuclear power in 70 years, aiming to reduce electricity bills, create jobs, and strengthen energy security. This ambitious plan... Read more

17.10.2024 Nuclear energy in the Netherlands The Netherlands currently has only one operational nuclear power plant, located in Borssele. It is a pressurised water reactor (PWR), built in 1973. The plant has a capacity... Read more

17.10.2024 ITER project: Containment means safety! ITER (‘the journey’) was a project to build the largest tokamak ever conceived, a machine designed to demonstrate that fusion – the process responsible for the vast energy... Read more

9.10.2024 Amendment regarding the activities of “Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance” of Sandwich Panels Subject: Amendment regarding the activities of “Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance” within the scope of EN 14509 (Self-supporting double-skin metal faced insulation panels – Factory made... Read more

1.10.2024 Storage Area Fire Safety Measures in Lithium Battery Factories Characteristics of Stored Batteries “Primary” batteries, also known as “primary cells”, are disposable batteries. Since the effect of the chemicals that produce electricity in primary batteries cannot be... Read more