Reaction to Fire Testing Laboratory
Fire testing built on 25 years at the forefront of standardisation
intersciencefire is a modern, agile, well-equipped laboratory testing products and materials for ignitability, heat release, smoke production, toxic gas production and flame spread — in accordance with British, European and international standards.
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About the laboratory
Scientific credibility, from instrumentation to standardisation
- 25+
- years in fire testing and standardisation
- 23
- reaction to fire test methods
- 7
- standards bodies, from BS to ASTM
Our team have been involved in fire testing standardisation, instrumentation, research and testing for more than 25 years, representing the UK at BS, ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC and ASTM. We are well versed with — and can advise on — national and international standards, codes and regulations.
intersciencefire test instrumentation was sourced from Fire Testing Technology (FTT), the global leader in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of reaction to fire testing instrumentation.
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Reaction to fire testing for your market
Construction Products
The EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is the basis of construction products regulations used in all member states including the UK. This Regulation requires construction products to be classified using a set of reaction to fire test methods. These products include all wall lining, flooring, roofing and other fixed products such as linear pipe thermal insulation products and electric cables.
Electric Cables
All electric cables used in EU member states are tested using the same test methods and classified using the same classification system. Cables are tested using five test methods and classified by the provisions of EN 13501-6, a parallel standard to EN 13501-1 covering electric cable requirements.
Railway
In order to facilitate interoperability of railway rolling stock within Europe, railway rolling stock is constructed to meet the performances specified in several EN standards. The EN 45545 suite describes these requirements, and EN 45545-2 lists all the fire performance requirements and test methods that products must meet to be used in various rolling stock applications — covering structural products including flooring, seats, cables and non-listed items.
Marine
intersciencefire offers testing in accordance with the IMO FTP Code — the International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures — covering non-combustibility, smoke and toxicity, surface flammability, textiles and films, upholstered furniture, bedding components and fire-restricting materials for high-speed craft.
Plastics
Plastics used in most industrial and transport applications, and particularly those used in higher fire hazard environments, are compounded with flame retardants to enhance their fire performance.
Aviation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulates aircraft operating in the US but its guidelines are followed worldwide. Fire tests for materials used in passenger aircraft are detailed in the FAA Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook.
Find a Fire Test
23 test methods. Three ways to find the right one.
Browse by the market your product is used in, by what the test measures, or search directly by standard — including common abbreviations such as SBI, FRP and OI.
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Led by two of the most experienced names in reaction to fire testing
Stephen Grayson co-founded Fire Testing Technology in 1989 and is Editor in Chief of the Fire and Materials Journal. Dr Sean Gregory spent 15 years as Managing Director of FTT, with a PhD in Fire Science focused on fire calorimeter instrumentation. Both work extensively in national, European and international standardisation committees.
Meet the founders
Non-Executive Chairman
Managing Director
Not certain which test your product needs?
Our technical team has more than 25 years of experience in fire testing and standardisation. Tell us about your product and market, and we will identify the correct test.