Rutland Door Controls

We’re excited to announce another new addition to the team here at Rutland! Ola joins us as Accounts Assistant, and will be ensuring our customers receive a seamless experience when specifying our fire door hardware for their projects. Welcome to team Rutland, Ola! #newstarter #growingteam #welcome

Did you know? The Rutland ITS.11204 concealed closer is now named in Flamebreak’s 30-minute Field of Application. Renowned across the country for their lightweight door blanks, Flamebreak is a fantastic supplier for reliable 30- minute fire doors… particularly when specified with Rutland’s leading cam-action door closers! Flamebreak is also known for its sustainability credentials, complying with new EUDR legislation by identifying the geographical location of sourced timber. #Concealedclosers #Slimline #Flamebreak 

In our most recent webinar, we covered some of the door closing dilemmas faced in social housing, including vandalism, stiff doors and excessive air pressures. Take a look at this short clip where host Neil Smith talks about some common signs that suggest excessive air pressures, which can prevent fire doors from safely closing as intended.   Watch the full replay on-demand: https://lnkd.in/eYrN3wmT #webinar #firedoors #socialhousing

Happy birthday Cody Chow 🥳 Support through difficult times through to celebrating special days is important in a team. Message to the Rutland Door Controls team from Cody..... "Thanks for everyone in Rutland for your support to me. I really feel Rutland is a family more than company in my life." #TeamCelebration #RutlandFamily

A front entrance door needs to comply with an array of legislation for effective protection against fire, smoke, intruders, and even weathering. This video clip shows just one of the processes involved in testing a front entrance door for security protection. PAS24:2022 is the standard that determines effective intruder protection to meet approved Doc Q. In our recent webinar, we cover the essential qualifications of a fire door, and more. Catch up on demand: https://lnkd.in/eYrN3wmT #security #frontentrancedoor #compliance

The challenge of remaining compliant: Door opening vs closing forces. Together, BS8300 and Doc M set out the legal requirements for a fire door’s opening forces — ensuring accessibility for all users. The opposing factor for sufficient closing forces is set out in EN 1154. It’s important that both pieces of legislation are met, despite their opposing requirements. This can be tricky to achieve in certain scenarios where excessive air pressures are at play. The good news is, Rutland offers a range of power-adjustable door closers which allow the door closer’s power to be increased, and its closing speed to be decreased. Our technical team has a great deal of experience achieving compliantly installed fire doors. If you’re at all in doubt, please reach out! support@rutlanduk.co.uk #legislation #compliance #firedoors

Spot the difference! 🔥 As part of a live test, these two doorsets have been subjected to more than 30 minutes of extreme heat and fire. This video highlights the importance of keeping a fire door shut — the door should create a reliable barrier against smoke and fire long enough for building occupants to escape in a fire emergency. Despite witnessing countless fire tests each year, we’re always stunned by the contrast between each side of the door leaf during the reveal. These doors remain in good condition after the test, more than satisfying the required legislation for an FD30 fire door. #testing #firedoor #firesafety

Missed our latest webinar? Catch up on our ‘Door-closing dilemmas in social housing’ webinar on demand.   Host Neil Smith addresses some of the most common fire door challenges faced by housing managers and maintenance teams, including vandalism, air pressure issues, and hard-to-open doors — giving practical remedial advice. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/eYrN3wmT #socialhousing #doorclosers #firedoors

We are committed to supporting the social housing sector ensure safe, effective fire doors that protect residents. Our specialists are on-hand to help anyone installing, maintaining or specifying fire doors to overcome some of the most common saboteurs to safe door closing. Book up your support from Rutland: 👉 Request your 15-minute online snagging session to help remedy problems in your buildings 👉 Dive deeper by booking a training session (CPD) tailored to address your organisation’s fire door challenges Simply send us an email to get started: sales@rutlanduk.co.uk #socialhousing #training #sharingknowledge

Following the Autumn Budget 2024 announcement regarding remedial cladding, the government has reiterated its commitment to allocating funds for the rebuilding of 500 schools in the “greatest need”. £1.4 billion will be invested in rebuilding and a further £2.1 billion will be set aside to “improve school maintenance”. Responding to the statement, Mark Hardingham, Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) said: “We welcome the increase in funding for the school rebuilding programme and urge that fire safety is embedded into any plans to improve the school estate to secure the continued learning of children and afford greater protection to these vital community assets.” Industry reaction to the Autumn Budget has been mixed, with some concerns raised over the need to address the “root causes of poor fire safety standards” and the need for “additional training and regulatory oversight to ensure long-term fire safety improvements”. You can access the full Autumn Budget statement here: https://lnkd.in/eA2b6xjZ #budget #firesafety #lifesafety