Fire Door Training with FDM
In February 2024, we opened our doors to our GQA-accredited, state-of-the-art training facility to train Fire Door inspectors, installers and maintainers to meet and exceed UK Fire Door regulations.
FDM’s courses are designed for practical-minded individuals, blending theory with hands-on experience, stepping away from the conventional written formats typically seen in other Fire Door training.
Why choose FDM?
Full compliance
All our courses are written with latest legislations in mind, to give our learners the latest information. This improves their skills knowledge and behaviour, surrounding fire door safety.
We work closely with fire door manufacturers and other stakeholders
to raise standards and safety within the industry.
We collaborate with industry experts
We engage with industry experts, to ensure that all our courses content and practical sessions include information and hands on practical involving leading manufacturers who provide essential products to the UK fire door sector
State-of-the-art training facility
upskilling Fire Door inspectors, installers and maintainers to meet and exceed UK Fire Door regulations.
Our fire door inspection, installation, and repair and maintenance courses are written with third party accreditation in mind
If your organisation is already our thinking of becoming third party accredited, rest assured our courses are written to conform with onsite audits.
We offer both bespoke and accredited training programmes
based on customer requirements.
Achievements & Accreditations
GQA Accredited Courses
The attendees who complete the training course successfully will get a certificate or a skills card to show they have passed the end-of-course assessment.
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The CPD Certification Service
We're thrilled to announce that FDM is expanding our commitment to excellence in fire door safety and maintenance. By adding The CPD Certification Service membership to our current GQA Qualifications Ltd, we're ensuring our learners continue to meet the highest standards of knowledge and expertise.
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Training Provider Partners
Improving safety and compliance across the industry
Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
Enforced in January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 regulations set new legal duties for those who own or manage multi-occupied residential buildings over 11m high. These include new procedures for checking fire doors to make sure they are still suitable after their original fire risk assessment.
The person legally responsible for a building’s fire safety, known as the ‘responsible person’ must carry out annual inspections on all flat entrance doors, and quarterly checks on fire doors within communal areas and which cross corridors. A responsible person is usually the building’s landlord or manager.
The overall aim is to ensure fire doors are in good working order, including checking for any defects which could undermine their ability to prevent fire and smoke from spreading.
Section 156 of the Building Safety Act
Comes into effect 1st October 2023
- The fire risk assessment must be a written document
- Policies and procedures must also be a written documents
- Residents must have access to relevant fire safety information
- The name and UK address for the responsible and accountable people
- The identity of any person making assessments on behalf of the responsible person e.g. who has carried out the Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Extinguisher checks, Fire Alarm checks, Sprinkler checks etc.
- Outgoing/Incoming responsible people must pass all relevant fire safety information (written records)
- Must be adequate cooperation between responsible people (communal areas)
For higher risk buildings (over 18M) the term “Risk Based” has been removed and “Proof” is now required
- This applies to all types of buildings (not just residential!)
- The Fire authorities will be responsible for building inspections.
- The Fire authorities are allowed to request all the above written documentation in advance of any building inspection.
- Failure to supply the written documentation will be a breach of the rules.
- A breach will most likely result in a prosecution and fines.
Partners & Collaborators
Do you need your fire doors inspected and maintained?
At Fire Door Maintenance, we are able to offer full UK coverage to inspect and maintain your fire doors, with access to over 400 operatives who have been fully trained at our Academy of Excellence.
We undertake fire door asset checks in line with up to date Government guidance and legislation, and we are able to carry out large contracts no matter how many fire doors need inspecting.
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"I stumbled upon your company by complete chance when looking for a new provider for fire door inspections as a lot of course providers don’t seem to provide a great deal of information aside from the module basics, or provide online learning courses, which wouldn’t be ideal in demonstrating understanding when working with fire doors. Dan and Sara have both been amazing in helping provide more information about the course, what skills this will provide the engineers with, how this can be used and arranging the course.
I spoke with our engineers to get some feedback following training and I had overwhelmingly positive feedback from the team. They stated that out of the many training courses we send our team on, this was one of the most informative, hands-on courses they had done. Usually, they would be shown a couple of doors, but the showroom had a wide range of doors for them to look over. They were worried about the testing aspect of the course, but after spending the whole day on site, they found it achievable, with all the information that was given to them throughout the day. They are already asking when they can come for the repair and maintenance course to upskill themselves further!"
The launch of FDM's Training Academy is exceptionally timely, coinciding with a significant phase of introspect ion within the construction industry.
This introspection, fuelled by the demands of the Building Safety Act 2022, aims to enhance overall quality, compliance, and competence following a series of tragic events resulting in devastating loss of life.
A fire can cause devastating damage, resulting in property loss, injury, and even loss of life. That’s why we offer comprehensive services to ensure our clients have the best protection against fires and we have recently partnered with a local company FDM who have a likeminded attitude and passion towards the safety of all buildings and more importantly the people within.
I recently had the pleasure of a tour at UAP Limited, including the new FDM training facility. Keeping up to date with the learning pathways on the market is integral to what I do, so this was a visit well worth while! I absolutely love seeing forward thinking & collaboration used to effectively communicate the message for continued education around fire door safety. The facility offers an immersive learning experience, catering for different learning types with practical hands-on scenarios and resources.
FDM’s training facilities are industry leading. Having sat their Inspection course personally, I can say with confidence that this is the ‘go to’ practical/theory training centre in the UK. I strongly recommend anyone that is involved within the fire safety sector in the UK, to expand their skill set with FDM’s help and industry leading knowledge and accredited training courses.
The establishment of the UK's first practical fire door training centre by FDM represents a landmark development in fire safety education and practice. The comprehensive range of courses offered, coupled with the facility's focus on practical, hands-on learning, reflects a deep understanding of the complexities involved in fire door safety and maintenance.
As part of our commitment to improving fire safety across the industry, we are proud to be working with FDM in the creation of the Strongdor installation training programme.
The programme will enable our installers to complete an independently accredited training course in the installation of Strongdor Fire doors. Ensuring quality, accuracy, and peace of mind for our customers.
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"I stumbled upon your company by complete chance when looking for a new provider for fire door inspections as a lot of course providers don’t seem to provide a great deal of information aside from the module basics, or provide online learning courses, which wouldn’t be ideal in demonstrating understanding when working with fire doors. Dan and Sara have both been amazing in helping provide more information about the course, what skills this will provide the engineers with, how this can be used and arranging the course.
I spoke with our engineers to get some feedback following training and I had overwhelmingly positive feedback from the team. They stated that out of the many training courses we send our team on, this was one of the most informative, hands-on courses they had done. Usually, they would be shown a couple of doors, but the showroom had a wide range of doors for them to look over. They were worried about the testing aspect of the course, but after spending the whole day on site, they found it achievable, with all the information that was given to them throughout the day. They are already asking when they can come for the repair and maintenance course to upskill themselves further!"
The launch of FDM's Training Academy is exceptionally timely, coinciding with a significant phase of introspect ion within the construction industry.
This introspection, fuelled by the demands of the Building Safety Act 2022, aims to enhance overall quality, compliance, and competence following a series of tragic events resulting in devastating loss of life.
A fire can cause devastating damage, resulting in property loss, injury, and even loss of life. That’s why we offer comprehensive services to ensure our clients have the best protection against fires and we have recently partnered with a local company FDM who have a likeminded attitude and passion towards the safety of all buildings and more importantly the people within.
I recently had the pleasure of a tour at UAP Limited, including the new FDM training facility. Keeping up to date with the learning pathways on the market is integral to what I do, so this was a visit well worth while! I absolutely love seeing forward thinking & collaboration used to effectively communicate the message for continued education around fire door safety. The facility offers an immersive learning experience, catering for different learning types with practical hands-on scenarios and resources.
FDM’s training facilities are industry leading. Having sat their Inspection course personally, I can say with confidence that this is the ‘go to’ practical/theory training centre in the UK. I strongly recommend anyone that is involved within the fire safety sector in the UK, to expand their skill set with FDM’s help and industry leading knowledge and accredited training courses.
The establishment of the UK's first practical fire door training centre by FDM represents a landmark development in fire safety education and practice. The comprehensive range of courses offered, coupled with the facility's focus on practical, hands-on learning, reflects a deep understanding of the complexities involved in fire door safety and maintenance.
As part of our commitment to improving fire safety across the industry, we are proud to be working with FDM in the creation of the Strongdor installation training programme.
The programme will enable our installers to complete an independently accredited training course in the installation of Strongdor Fire doors. Ensuring quality, accuracy, and peace of mind for our customers.
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