UKTC return to the Fire Safety Event

UKTC returned to Birmingham’s NEC in April for the 2026 edition of the Fire Safety Event. The leading event for fire safety professionals in the UK attracts thousands of visitors each day and offers the perfect opportunity to network with likeminded individuals, colleagues and prospects.

UKTC’s engaging stand offered plenty of information regarding its fire testing capabilities and featured a fire door and penetration seal display to offer passers-by an insight into the destructive power of a UKAS accredited laboratories furnace. These displays epitomise the importance of fire test laboratories and the scrutiny that passive fire protection products face before entering the market.

UKTC ensure™, a third-party certification scheme for passive fire protection products and installers, was also demonstrated across the stand demonstrating its importance to the industry in the face of calls for clearer labelling and accountability.

There was also a presentation space, dubbed ‘The Fire Test Experience’, where several of the firm’s knowledgeable fire testing experts shared their accrued competencies with gathered on-lookers, interested in learning more.

This included Dan Fitzsimmons, Head of Testing, providing live commentary over a fire resistance test, Andrew Hutchison, Operations Director, discussing the road to achieving a reaction to fire BS EN 13501-1 classification, as well UKTC’s Senior Technical Services Officer, Tom Smith, talking through the process of developing Extended Field of Application reports, ahead of the incoming 2029 regulatory changes.

Other talks came from Mark Garfield, UKTC’s National Sales Director, as he walked the audience through the importance of third-party certification, while representatives from SOCOTEC, the Fire Door Association (FDA) and Knauf rounded out the lineup, which also featured a panel discussion regarding the transition to EN testing, featuring contributions from the likes of ASFP, Quelfire, Isoclad and Robust UK.

UKTC will be bringing the Fire Test Experience seminar area to the London Build Expo in November later this year. It’s not to be missed!

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