Fire Safety Event 2026
28th - 30th April 2026
Stand 4/J65
United Kingdom Testing & Certification will be exhibiting at the Fire Safety Event 2026 and we're delighted to continue our partnership with the event organisers to bring back the Fire Test Experience seminar area.
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Forming part of our exhibition space, the Fire Test Experience will play host to a number of immersive presentations. This year, we have our ever-popular live fire test experience as well as CPD sessions on Reaction to Fire Euroclass Classifications and Extended Field of Application Reports.
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Check out the schedule of events below and register your interest to receive exclusive updates from UKTC.
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Schedule subject to change.
2025 Fire Safety Event Highlights
Tuesday 28th April
Fire Resistance
Doorset Test
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10:45 - 11:30am
UKTC's Head of Testing, Daniel Fitzsimmons will deliver live commentary of a fire resistance test. The doorset test will provide a real insight of the operations of a fire resistance laboratory.
Daniel Fitzsimmons
Head of Testing
PRESENTED BY
Follow a product's journey towards achieving a reaction to fire BS EN 13501-1 classification. Learn how to read and understand a products classification directly from the team that run the UKTC reaction to fire laboratory.
Operations Director
Andrew Hutchison
PRESENTED BY
A Practical Guide to BS EN 13501-1 Euroclass Classifications
11:45 - 12:30pm
Tom will take you through the process of developing an Extended Field of Application report and the benefits of starting the process early ahead of the 2029 regulatory changes.
Technical Services Officer
Tom Smith
PRESENTED BY
The EXAP Journey for Manufacturers
12:45 - 1:30pm
Facade Fire Safety: PAS 9980
1:45 - 2:30pm
Patrick Murray & Sarath Gopi of SOCOTEC UK & Ireland will present an overview of PAS 9980 and Fire Risk Appraisals. The presentation will include working examples of existing research and discuss the need for further research and testing.
PRESENTED BY
Patrick Murray & Sarath Gopi
SOCOTEC UK & Ireland
AVAILABLE PRESENTATION SLOT
2:45 - 3:30pm
If you're interested in presenting at the Fire Test Experience area. Contact our Marketing Manager, Andrew McGhee, Andrew.McGhee@uktestcert.com, for more information.
Wednesday 29th April
The EXAP Journey for Manufacturers
10:45 - 11:30am
Tom will take you through the process of developing an Extended Field of Application report and the benefits of starting the process early ahead of the 2029 regulatory changes.
PRESENTED BY
Tom Smith
Technical Services Officer
Fire Resistance
Doorset Test
11:45 - 12:30pm
UKTC's Head of Testing, Daniel Fitzsimmons will deliver live commentary of a fire resistance test. The doorset test will provide a real insight of the operations of a fire resistance laboratory.
Daniel Fitzsimmons
Head of Testing
PRESENTED BY
Understanding Fire Test Reports
12:45 - 1:30pm
This session will take you through Fire Test Reports and how to interpret and act on both test and classification reports, giving you the tools to understand and identify what matters most.
PRESENTED BY
Lee Lambley
Specification Director - North, Knauf (UK)
Panel: The Transition to EN Testing
1:45 - 2:30pm
We will discuss the transition from BS to EN, the hidden risks to manufacturers and discuss what manufacturers should do ahead of 2029. This discussion will offer view points from across the passive fire protection industry.
Final panel to be confirmed.
Andrew Hutchison will explore the importance of third-party certifications, the pitfalls of legacy schemes and what real change looks like with UKTC ensure.​
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PRESENTED BY
Andrew Hutchison
Operations Director
The Importance of Transparent Certification
2:45 - 3:30pm
Thursday 30th April
Follow a product's journey towards achieving a reaction to fire BS EN 13501-1 classification. Learn how to read and understand a products classification directly from the team that run the UKTC reaction to fire laboratory.
Operations Director
Andrew Hutchison
PRESENTED BY
A Practical Guide to BS EN 13501-1 Euroclass Classifications
10:45 - 11:30pm
AVAILABLE PRESENTATION SLOT
11:45 - 12:30pm
If you're interested in presenting at the Fire Test Experience area. Contact our Marketing Manager, Andrew McGhee, Andrew.McGhee@uktestcert.com, for more information.
Fire Resistance
Doorset Test
12:45 - 1:30pm
UKTC's Head of Testing, Daniel Fitzsimmons will deliver live commentary and insight of a fire resistance test. The doorset test will provide a real insight of the operations of a fire resistance test.
Daniel Fitzsimmons
Head of Testing
PRESENTED BY
AVAILABLE PRESENTATION SLOT
1:45 - 2:30pm
If you're interested in presenting at the Fire Test Experience area. Contact our Marketing Manager, Andrew McGhee, Andrew.McGhee@uktestcert.com, for more information.
Register your interest in presenting at the Fire Test Experience Area
Make the most of our presentation theatre and host your own presentation on our stand. Register your interest by contacting our Marketing Manager, Andrew McGhee, or by completing this form.