Hurst Plastics says it has responded to the latest Home Office figures for fire related fatalities in England by bolstering its composite fire door offer.
Howard Wilson, Hurst Plastics’ composite manager, explained: “At Hurst, we’ve seen a marked rise in demand for composite fire doors and they now account for a large percentage of our business. We were, however, aware that some customers were nervous about composite fire doors because they were put off by complicated price guides, poor marketing and technical support, long lead times and unreliable deliveries. We developed a package to overcome all of these hurdles and to help customers to buy high quality composite fire doors with ease.
“Technical knowledge is at the heart of what we provide. The specifier has a legal responsibility to get their specification right and we are there to guide them through every stage of their composite door specification.”
In addition to technical support, Hurst has created a full marketing support package, which includes a re-vamped composite fire door brochure, individual retail price guides, personalised leaflets and tenants choice forms. Hurst also supplies pilot doors, samples and swatches for customers to demonstrate to tenants, specifiers, contractors and householders.
The new composite fire door brochure features a wide range of door styles and a number of frame, colour and glass options, including Pyrodur Plus glazing. The 44mm thick Hurst composite fire door leaf consists of a solid high performance core, which incorporates fire retardant phenolic foam and a high-density hardwood perimeter to provide a full half hour fire rating. The core is faced in a GRP colour finished skin, which is outwardly indistinguishable from Hurst’s standard composite doors. The skin is available in a four standard colours and any RAL Premium shade.
The new retail price guide is said to make pricing a composite fire door easier than ever before. A ‘one-stop’ price list, it features four simple price groups and prices for optional extras for colours, glass and ancillaries.
Hurst Plastics’ range of composite fire doors includes FD30, FD30S, FDSBD and FD60 which have reportedly been audited and certified by Warrington Exova BM Trada to guarantee quality and performance. The fire doors have also been fire and smoke tested for up to 30 minutes by Warrington Exova to ensure they conform to BS476: Part 22: 1987
The doors satisfy the requirements of the Q-Mark enhanced security scheme. They also comply with PAS023/PAS024 security accreditation and the requirements of Secured by Design. Hurst Plastics says it supplies every composite fire door with controlled door closers as standard to meet BS EN 1154.
