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3.3.2026 Ethics in Fire Safety: Beyond compliance Norms, expert judgements and professional responsibility Decisions in fire safety often sit at the intersection of regulatory compliance and real-world risk control. While building regulations are designed to... Read more

3.3.2026 Important Update on Fire Dampers: Mandatory Double-Sided Testing With the new EU Delegated Regulation (EU 2024/1681), fire dampers (EN 13501-3:2025) are now required to be tested from both sides. As a result, the term “fire direction”... Read more

3.3.2026 Strengthening Fire Safety: Our new testing facility fully operational A new building dedicated to fire reaction testing has been fully operational since December 2025. It mainly has two SBI test benches that can perform more than ten... Read more

31.10.2025 Fair ’Façade Goyer ®: a new generation of mixed wood/aluminum fire-resistant façades In a context where environmental and regulatory requirements are becoming increasingly stringent, Goyer introduces Fair’Façade Goyer ® a groundbreaking innovation in the field of lightweight façades. This concept... Read more

31.10.2025 SEIFBois project: Fire Safety for Wooden and Bio-Based Buildings Efectis is one of the partners of the SEIFBois program, which is led by the FCBA Technological Institute (project management) and the laboratories Efectis and CSTB, as well... Read more

31.10.2025 Successful fire test of CLT ceiling with penetrations Once again, a special series of fire tests took place at Efectis. At the beginning of September, CLT ceiling elements with vertical installation penetrations from VDL De Meeuw... Read more

31.10.2025 The Timber Boom: Opportunities and Fire Challenges The global push for sustainable construction has brought timber to the forefront of architectural innovation. From residential buildings to large-scale commercial projects, timber is prized for being renewable,... Read more

26.8.2025 External fire exposure test for roofs: Versatile and photogenic! What happens to the products on my roof if my neighbour’s barbecue gets out of hand? Manufacturers of roof mounted products increasingly want to know what happens to... Read more

25.8.2025 Full-Scale Modular Construction Fire Test Conducted for International Consortium Efectis UK/Ireland successfully facilitated a full-scale modular building fire resistance test at the Kilroot site in Northern Ireland on 9 July 2025. The test involved a total of... Read more

25.8.2025 Fire and Explosion Testing of Fuel Tanks: Technical Expertise and Integrated Solutions from Efectis Whether you are developing fuel storage tanks for hydrogen-powered vehicles, gaseous fuel systems, or liquid fuel applications, fire and explosion safety is a critical design parameter. Efectis provides... Read more

25.8.2025 SPARKLE: four-party agreement signed for car park fire safety The SPARKLE project, for Safe PARKing for all recent vehicLEs, brings together the expertise of leading French organizations to propose a standardized national methodology based on a full-scale... Read more

19.8.2025 Join free breakfast seminar in Belgium 4 & 5 November 2025 Efectis invites you to a seminar focused on navigating fire safety with Efectis’s Expertise as Notified Body. Explore how Efectis’s advanced fire safety solutions and expert judgments provide... Read more