CLM Fire Testing Announces Partnership with The FPA

CLM Fire Testing, part of CLM Group, a leading provider of fire safety solutions, proudly announces its partnership with the Fire Protection Association (FPA) for the establishment of a cutting-edge, UKAS accredited fire testing laboratory. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing fire safety standards and fostering innovation within the fire protection industry.

In collaboration with the FPA, CLM Fire Testing will provide our clients and supply chain with premier access to essential fire testing. We are dedicated to leading the industry with our facility, offering equitable prices, superior service availability and are completely independent and impartial – ensuring all products and bespoke details are tested rigorously and to the appropriate standard.

Tom Gilbert, CLM Group CEO said: “CLM’s commitment to improving the built environment is unwavering. Our significant investment in much needed testing capacity in the UK will enable our clients to access our UKAS accredited laboratory, conveniently and without excessive lead times.

We have identified that Tier 1 contractors working in partnership with us on the largest and most complex projects in the UK, require a far higher level of assurance than ever before and our relationship with these contractors will ensure a seamless approach to accessing the highest quality testing available.

It was important to me that our offering was impartial, and partnering with the Fire Protection Association will give clients and regulators complete assurance that the tests administered within our furnaces are appropriately conducted and conflict free. We very much look forward to working with the FPA over the coming years.”

Dr Gavin Dunn, FPA Managing Director said, “I’m thrilled to be moving forward with this collaboration which expands our fire resistance testing services into a new market segment and complements our existing partnership with UL Solutions. CLM’s investment in two furnaces at the FPA’s fire testing laboratory will support a new range of clients in scientifically proving and impartially checking specific construction details and systems for safety and effectiveness. This is a crucial step in building an ecosystem within the industry that ensures the delivery of safe buildings we can all trust, and underscores our commitment to excellence and innovation in support of industry reform and regulatory compliance. I’m eagerly looking forward to working with CLM in the coming months and years.”

Reaching temperatures in excess of 1000°C, the large scale (3m wide x 3m high) vertical furnace and smaller scale (2m wide x 2m high) vertical furnace can test to a range of fire resistance standards for numerous product types including: