Specialist expertise in doors, windows, fire rated products and building performance http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/latest-news en Copyright; Chiltern International Fire and BM TRADA Group 2002 - 2010. All Rights Reserved News As one of the UK’s leading testing bodies, Chiltern Dynamics will be promoting a better understanding of the impact of changes to Approved Document L (ADL) on air tightness requirements for all new buildings. Our E...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/chiltern-dynamics-at-ecobuild---better-understanding-of-part-l/2012-01-23Building on last year’s success, Chiltern Dynamics is offering a further series of free, one-hour webinars ‘Air Tightness Testing for new Part L – Preparing for change’ on the following dates in 2...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/chiltern-dynamics-repeats-free-air-tightness-webinars/2012-01-16With more housebuilders and developers feeling the impact of the 2010 revisions to Approved Document L (ADL), Chiltern Dynamics has introduced an easy to use comparison table highlighting the key differences between the ...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/more-free-information-on-part-l-changes-from-chiltern-dynamics-/2011-12-16BM TRADA Certification has been selected to be part of a UKAS pilot programme to determine the requirements certification bodies will have to meet to become accredited to certify installers to eventual Green Deal scheme ...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/ukas-selects-bm-trada-certification-for-green-deal-pilot/2011-12-14Jon Osborn, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Chiltern International Fire (CIF), will extend his role to cover sister company TRADA Technology. As part of the BM TRADA Group, the two companies work closely together and ha...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/jon-osborn-takes-on-wider-group-role/2011-12-14Chiltern International Fire (CIF) has invested more than £26,000 in its Compartment Fire Behaviour Training facility, as part of an ongoing improvement programme. As Head of Section Fire Behaviour Philip Howard exp...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/26k-investment-in-compartment-fire-behaviour-training-facility-/2011-12-14Just a year after teaming up with leading builders’ merchants Buildbase to offer air tightness and acoustic testing through its 112 branches in England and Wales, Chiltern Dynamics is to expand the range of service...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/chiltern-dynamics-to-expand-energy-assessment-service-offering-through-buildbase/2011-12-14BM TRADA Certification is the first Independent Agency to register products under the British Fenestration Ratings Council (BFRC) Door Energy Rating (DER) scheme for Q-Mark certified doorset fabricator, Door-Stop Interna...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/door-energy-rating-first-for-bm-trada-certification/2011-12-14Chiltern International Fire (CIF) is adding a new regional event to its training calendar for 2012, aimed at the Responsible Person (RP) under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO), ‘Fire Protection Mea...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/what-is-the-resposible-person-responsible-for/2011-12-14Blankfort doors, from Baillargeon of Quebec, have been tested by BM TRADA Group companies since 1995, although Baillargeon’s UK technical consultant Bob Williamson has been using the Group testing and consultancy f...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/blankfort-carries-out-acoustic-testing-at-chiltern-dynamics/2011-12-14‘Fire Protection in Buildings Explained – The Role of Passive Fire Protection Products’ is the new name for the successful Chiltern International Fire (CIF) CPD training course ‘Passive ...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/fire-protection-in-buildings-explained---dates-for-2012/2011-12-14Chiltern International Fire (CIF) has updated its free Technical Information Sheet TI-0803 Reaction to Fire: Testing and Classification.Reaction to fire (RTF) performance relates to the combustibility and ignitability of...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/reaction-to-fire-testing-and-classification/2011-12-14With more housebuilders and developers feeling the impact of the 2010 revisions to Approved Document L (ADL), Chiltern Dynamics has introduced an easy to use comparison table highlighting the key differences between the ...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/chiltern-dynamics-provides-free-information-on-part-l-changes/2011-12-14For your chance to win £50 of John Lewis vouchers, find the missing words in the text below (all text is taken from the stories featured in this issue of our E-News) and then find the answer in the w...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/competition-50-john-lewis-vouchers/2011-12-14NHBC (National House-building Council), the UK’s leading warranty provider and standards setting body for new build homes, has booked almost 50 places with Chiltern International Fire (CIF) for its Fire Doors Expla...http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/news/article/fire-doors-explained-meets-nhbc-training-needs/2011-12-13