New fire safety regulations are set to come into effect for multi-occupancy buildings as a result of the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower tragedy. 

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 will make it a legal requirement from 23 January 2023 for responsible persons for all multi-occupied residential buildings in England with storeys over 11 metres in height to:

• undertake quarterly checks of all fire doors (including self-closing devices) in the common part
• undertake – on a best endeavour basis – annual checks of all flat entrance doors (including self-closing devices) that lead onto a building’s common parts.

The regulations will also require responsible persons to provide to residents of all multi-occupied residential buildings with two or more sets of domestic premises (that have common parts) information on the importance of fire doors to a building’s fire safety.

Executive Director, Peter Bowes, said: “Bridgman IBC Ltd are members of the Q mark scheme and regularly undertake audit fire tests of our products to ensure compliance with fire regulations.

“We fully support The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 which become a legal requirement from 23rd January 2023 in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.”

Click the link below to read the Fire Doors (regulation 10) Fact Sheet in full:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022/fact-sheet-fire-doors-regulation-10

Bridgman IBC are happy to announce that our supply chain agreement with Morgan Sindall Group has been extended from 1st January 2023 through to the end of 2025. 

As part of this agreement we have also been included on the Muse Developments supply chain for the first time.

Muse is one of the UK’s leading names in mixed-use development and urban regeneration, with a range of major commercial and residential schemes across the country.

They are part of the Morgan Sindall Group. 

Our relationship with Muse Developments will mean that our team can be involved at pre-tender stage assisting contractors, clients, architects and designers with the project specification which will help ensure more confidence on prices through the bid process.

Bridgman IBC hope that over the coming years this relationship will be hugely beneficial to our turnover as we work to strengthen that relationship.  

We will be working closely with the ironmongery company of choice for Muse, to again ensure that certifications and specifications are correct before construction begins.

We would like to thank Morgan Sindall Group for their confidence in Bridgman IBC and we look forward to working with them over the next 3 years.  

For more information about Muse Developments please visit their website:

 https://www.musedevelopments.com/

Here at Bridgman, we are setting our focus on 2023, which marks our 19th year at the helm of the business. A business that started as IBC Ltd back in 1982 and before that was a section of an international PLC with over 100 years of history.

We are thankful for the exceptional team here at Bridgman; our team has the desire for the business to succeed and provide outstanding customer service.

We also thank our suppliers without whom we simply wouldn’t be able to achieve great levels of customer service.

We have a large number of loyal customers who have supported us up to and throughout 2022. We take this opportunity to thank them for their ongoing support and look forward to working with them in 2023 and beyond.

Our business, like any other, is not immune to the challenges that the cost of living & energy crisis causes, and this has meant a review of our energy use.

We have worked with industry specialists to develop several energy saving projects that will bear fruit in 2023. These projects should help reduce the impact of higher energy costs by reducing our overall usage.

We have retained our FSC, PEFC, Q Mark, ISO14001 & 9001 accreditation and are now striving towards our sustainability goal of reaching net zero.

Also, we celebrate two of our team members Tony Phillips and Val Ridgeway achieving 50 years’ service in 2022 which is an achievement that few are likely to repeat.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

Mick Butler

With the assistance of Warrington Fire, we recently undertook a 60 minute fire test of our in-house, traditionally manufactured, flax, stile and rail doorset. are delighted to announce that we passed that test with a 13% overrun achieving 68 minutes overall.

Peter Bowes, Executive Director, said:

“An outstanding result. With Bridgman IBC Ltd being a proud member of the BM Trada Q-mark scheme, this means that we are required to have our products rigorously audited and fire tested at regular intervals. This result further strengthens our position in the market with specific regard to reliable certification. Well done to all the team.”

The Q-Mark is the product certification scheme for building and construction products and is regarded as one of the most rigorous certification processes available.