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28.9.2023 A tunnel dedicated to large-scale tests As part of its full-scale testing activities, Efectis has now acquired a new tool for transport industries and its stakeholders. The tool is a semi-circular tunnel that is... Read more

27.9.2023 A holistic approach to fire safety for the Grand Paris Express The Grand Paris Express (GPE) is a transport and development project that has been designed to make suburb-to-suburb travel easier and faster, without necessarily having to pass through... Read more

27.9.2023 Testing tunnel safety doors using the Efectis/RWS test procedure Tunnel safety doors are crucial tunnel-infrastructure components because they make it possible to evacuate people safely and protect technical installations when fires break out. Tunnel safety doors should... Read more

27.9.2023 In situ, on-site fire tests with MobiFire® in the Leonardtunnel in Belgium At the beginning of 2023, Efectis Nederland carried out multiple fire tests in the Leonardtunnel in Belgium. These tests were carried out in the lower of the two... Read more

27.9.2023 Resilient transportation Efectis as fire and explosion safety expert is transversally active to all type of sectors and not only buildings. In that respect, a newsletter has been dedicated to... Read more

25.7.2023 The new standards in our scope including the ISO 1182 Efectis UK/Ireland has recently been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for the international standard BS EN ISO 1182:2020. The ISO 1182 equipment provides a procedure... Read more

25.7.2023 Electric vehicles and fire safety The climate crisis and depletion of fossil resources have compelled our generation to seek and propose sustainable alternatives in order to maintain our quality of life. Electric vehicles... Read more

11.7.2023 Efectis Approvals & Market Access in the Middle East Efectis Approvals & Market Access in the Middle East Secure Market Access to United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman,... Read more

19.6.2023 Fire risk analysis for Turkish industrial buildings Due to the population increase in Türkiye and the world as a whole, the need for production is also on the rise, while the increasing consumption demand and... Read more

19.6.2023 Testing innovative aircraft containers Since September 2022, Efectis has been performing research and development tests on aircraft containers for Inflight Canada. The containers are different from the containers Efectis has tested in... Read more

19.6.2023 Wildfires In the context of building and infrastructure protection against wildfires, Efectis Research & Innovation (R&I) has performed a series of full-scale calorimeter tests on burning conifer. This experimental... Read more

19.6.2023 Fire behaviour of fire retardant façade covered with reed ‘When you drive through the polder landscape in the autumn, the waving reed collars with their characteristic plumes forms a beautiful backdrop’, according to the website of the... Read more