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Fires s.r.o. - The Experts on Fire Safety - NewsFires s.r.o. - The Experts on Fire Safety - News

21.03.2012

NEWS FIRES 01/2012

See the first news from our company in year 2012, please, AFTER CLICKING THIS LINK
01.10.2011

NEWS FIRES 03/2011

You can see another news from our laboratory AFTER CLICKING THIS LINK
01.10.2011

NEWS FIRES 02/2011

You can see our news about cooperation with our customers from Turkey AFTER CLICKING THIS LINK
03.06.2011

NEWS FIRES 01/2011

We are very happy to introduce you our news from 2011, which you can see AFTER CLICKING THIS LINK
20.12.2010

POUR FÉLICITER 2011

Thank you very much for your favour in the foregone year and we wish you great health, happiness, personal and business success in the following year. We are also looking forward to cooperating with you in year 2011!
28.10.2010

NEWS FIRES 03/2010

You can see News from October 2010 AFTER CLICKING THIS LINK
26.07.2010

NEWS FIRES 02/2010

You can see News from July 2010 AFTER CLICKING THIS LINK
07.05.2010

NEWS FIRES 01/2010

You can see News from May 2010 AFTER CLICKING THIS LINK
17.09.2009

CONFERENCE FIRES 2009

In the days from 14. 10. 2009 till 16. 10. 2009, FIRES, s.r.o. organise by now 10th annual international conference FIRES. As every year, also this year the conference will be joined with Open Day in FIRES, s.r.o. laboratory, evening event of conference participants in restaurant U Tinkera (host FIRES, s.r.o.) and in case of interest, we prepared day hiking in High Tatras.

Please find program of conference and cultural activities as well as application form for conference in the links below:

Program of conference and cultural activities

Application form to conference
18.03.2009

DISCOUNTS FROM PRICE OF FIRE RESISTANCE TESTS STARTING FROM 15%

Since 18.03.2009, we started with afford of discounts from price of fire resistance tests for our customers. Discounts are starting from 15% and may be offered from first test. Condition for this discount is early execution of contract obligations by the sponsor of the test.
In case of your interest, we may provide you with more detailed information.
21.10.2008

E-MAIL ADDRESS info@fires.sk CANCELED

Regardig to reduced using of e-mail address info@fires.sk, we decided that this address will be canceled beginning 21. 10. 2008. For contact innformation, please visit our web page, part CONTACTS.
22.07.2008

LIVE ON-LINE STREAM OF FIRE RESISTANCE TESTS OF VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION

Beginning of July 2008 we prepared for you – our customers, unique speciality, which is unique within the European as well as worldwide laboratories which perform fire resistance tests.

We are proud that as a first laboratory, we may provide you with live on-line stream of fire resistance tests of vertical constructions using IP camera, which is fully controllable and allows observe specimen during the course of test also very detailed directly from your office, or observe the test together with your bussines partner. We believe that also with this step we contribute to improvement of our services and comfort for you.
02.06.2008

UNDERSTANDING WITH CERTIFICATION BODY OF ITB WARSAW

Testing laboratory of FIRES s.r.o. has signed the new version of Understanding with Certification Body of ITB Warsaw. This agreement means continuity in cooperation previously signed in 2005. There were no changes in the text of the Understanding, beside the update if the included information. The Understanding specify conditions for acceptance of tests carried out by FIRES s.r.o. Batizovce (accredited or non accredited) for certification purposes of ITB Warsaw.
24.04.2008

TERMINATION OF PCA ACCREDITATION (POLAND)

Testing laboratory finished the accreditation by PCA (Poland) since 22. 04. 2008.
Our testing laboratory was maintaining multi-accreditation almost decade. The reasons for such unusual practice were overcome in the present.
The PCA, as well as the SNAS (Slovakia), are signatories of multilateral recognition agreement ILAC-MRA (more info about agreement on www.ilac.org). Our testing laboratory has signed the agreement with certification Body of ITB which remain still valid. Validity of test reports issued by our laboratory for our costumers will not be limited. These changes are further evidence of integrated European market.
29.10.2007

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FIRES 2007
25. and 26. October 2007
Hotel HUBERT Gerlachov

Company FIRES s.r.o. Batizovce, organised on 25. and 26. of October 2007 the VIII. annual international conference FIRES, joined with possibility to visit the test laboratories.

The conference visited manufacturers of construction products and construction materials, fire safety experts, represantatives of state administration and european test institutions. Following lectures with their presentations had significant contribution to the agenda:

Ing. Katarína Bzovská, MVRR SK,
Revision of directive 89/106/EHS (Construction product directive). Amendment of act No. 90/1998 Z. z. of construction products as amended in later regulations.

Dipl. Ing. Milan Hajdukovič, ZAG Ljubljana, Slovenia
Fire performances of sandwich panels.

prof. Miroław Kosiorek DrSc, mgr. inž. Bogdan Wróblewski, ITB Warsaw, Poland
Fire resistence of timber roofs.

Dipl. Ing. Jorge Gomez, I.F.I. Aachen, Germany
Testing smoke and heat exhaust ventilators according EN 12101-2, testing facilities in I.F.I Aachen.

Ing. Štefan Rástocký, FIRES spol. s r. o., Batizovce, SK
Development of european test standards for fire resistance, news in test laboratory of FIRES s.r.o. Batizovce.

Ing. Viliam Fusek, APPO SR, SK
Association for passive fire protection of Slovak republic; installation of construction products with fire resistance to buildings.

We believe, that apart of important technical information about fire safety and conformity attestation, the participant of conference FIRES 2007 has taken many of enjoyable experiences from the autumn stay under the High Tatras.

Organiser of conference has issued Text book of all presentations, it is possible to order it in CD form, in case of interest. Price for the CD with presentations is 15 EUR and your orders are immediately proceed by Mrs. Silvia Zajacová (zajacova@fires.sk).
14.8.2006

ALL FIRE RESISTANCE TESTS RECORDED BY THERMO-CAMERA

Charging fees for the use of thermo-camera by our supplier has passed away. From now on, our clients can use our own thermo-camera FLIR ThermaCAM with wide angle 61° objective lens, and a filter up to +900°C. The use of thermo-camera by our clients is free.

Pictures taken by thermo-camera (thermograms) are stored in our archive. For a small fee we provide our clients with thermograms with a freeware program, enabling to view thermograms and to find temperatures at any spot on the specimen at the moment of thermogram snapshot (of course including the possibility of setting the surface emissivity).

Thermo-camera enables our clients to "look inside" the specimen and to visualise thermal bridges and potential design or technological flaws before they are displayed during the fire test.

1.7.2006

SELECTED TESTS FOR 15% DISCOUNT - extended

We have extended our special offering for the manufacturers of fire doors and partitions. We offer 15% discount of fire resistance test price on condition that: - tests are carried out until 20.12.2006; - we determine the test date or several test dates to choose from. The discount will not be combined with bulk discount (10% or 20%) which is granted to anyone based on revenues made.
1.7.2006

CE MARKING FOR SANDWICH PANELS

European technical specification for self-supporting insulating (sandwich) panels EN 14509: 2006 was approved by CEN in the spring of this year.

We have several years experience in the testing and conformity assessment of mentioned products. We will become the Notified Body immediately after the standard will be published. Our clients will be able to use CE mark on their products and use the test results and issued documents of the conformity assessment in all EC countries. We are preparing the workshop on the autumn of this year. We will inform you about the date and the program in due time. You can send your contact data by e-mail to zajacova@fires.sk in case you are interested to participate.
1.7.2006

SECOND HORIZONTAL FURNACE OPERATING

One month guarantee for fire tests is possible due to starting of second horizontal furnace. At this moment we can provide fire tests on three test furnaces:
• 1 vertical furnace (3 x 3 x 1,3) m
• 2 horizontal furnaces (4 x 3 x 2) m

Length of test furnaces can be made lower than 4 m, and height larger, up to 4 m. Both horizontal furnaces are identical (size, lining, load bearing construction). Advantages of two identical furnaces are obvious:
• possibility to perform test shortly after order also in case of sophisticated products;
• possibility to prepare two specimens at the same time;
• time saving, shorter time of your workers during specimens installation;
• greater flexibility planning test dates;
• way of specimen mounting and installatioin does not change if test is moved to the other furnace;
• possibility to prepare specimens in the furnace even if longer drying (conditioning) time of used materials is needed;
1.5.2006

ALL FIRE RESISTANCE TESTS UNTIL ONE MONTH - GUARANTEED

Beginning May 2006, we guarantee execution of tests until one month since delivery of the specimens for all type of fire resistance tests. Up till now, we have been able to guarantee this period of time for vertical specimens only.

Obviously, this rule cannot be applied to specimens prepared by wet process which have to be conditioned for one month after installation. However fire resistance tests on such types of specimens are normally planned well ahead and are performed shortly after the required drying-up period.
24.4.2006

STATIC LOADING FRAME UPGRADED FOR TESTING HEAVY MASONRY WALLS

Test equipment for testing load-bearing walls was upgraded to exert total force of 100 tons (330 kN/m).
At the same time, number of load-bearing frames was increased so that several specimens of walls can be built at the same time, left to dry-up and tested one after another in a short time period.
24.1.2006

VERTICAL SPECIMENS TESTS 15% DISCOUNT - time limited

We have a limited time special offering for the manufacturers of fire doors and walls/partitions. We offer 15% discount of fire resistance test price on condition that:
- tests are ordered until 30.6.2006;
- we determine the test date or several test dates to choose from.
The discount will not be combined with bulk discount (10% or 20%) which is granted to anyone based on revenues made.
24.1.2006

FURNACES RECONSTRUCTED

Reconstruction of furnaces at regular intervals is more than a usual operation for us. It is rather an opportunity to implement improvements collected during the past interval. This time we decided to make some changes to both the horizontal and the vertical furnace:
- change of lining - additional protection for long fire tests and enabling to use less heating power;
- change of viewing ports;
- change of horizontal furnace walls to make it more versatile;
- improvement in the fixation of plate thermometers;
24.1.2006

PRICE LIST IN EUR

Due to increasing demand for invoicing in EUR we decided to roll in an official price list in EUR currency. The price list is available upon request. You can still choose the currency from SKK or EUR - corresponding price list will be applied. Please use the appropriate bank account number accordingly (EUR or SKK bank account number should be presented correctly on invoices).
2.1.2006

AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIAN CERTIFICATION CENTRE CNIISK MOSCOW

In a wide range of construction products we can act as an entry gate to Russian market for European manufacturers. Based on an agreement with the private Russian certification centre CNIISK Moscow our laboratory can be used for performing all the necessary fire resistance tests needed for product certification in Russia in collaboration with CNIISK representatives. Advantages of performing all the tests in our laboratory instead of Russia need not be mentioned.
20.12.2005

AGREEMENT WITH iBMB MPA Braunschweig

After we reached an agreement with iBMB MPA Braunschweig we can offer our clients assistance to enter the market of Germany. If you want to have your product certified in Germany or use our test results any other way in Germany please ask us. We will be happy to provide you with moire detailed information upon request.
13.7.2005

NEW WEB SITE

As you probably noticed, our website has a new design to facilitate a quicker and a simpler access to important information you may need...more
4.5.2005

NEW AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING CABLES

DIN 4102-12 is used throughout Europe for testing electric cables or cable protection systems for integrity in fire conditions under electric current...more
26.4.2005

PYROMETER AT OUR CLIENTS' DISPOSAL

As a free service during fire resistance tests we provide our clients with pyrometer used for remote measurement of specimen surface temperatures...more
18.11.2004

NEW CONFORMITY MARKS FIRES

FIRES can grant a conformity mark FIRES to tested and certified products within his accredited activities...more
18.11.2004

REACTION TO FIRE TESTS ENHANCED BY EN ISO 1182

We offer tests according to standard EN ISO 1182 (non-combustibility) to our customers since November 2004.
14.9.2004

SMOKE CONTROL AND MECHANICAL TESTS PERFORMED AFTER SPECIMEN SINGLE INSTALLATION

On completion of new equipment for mechanical testing of doors and a smoke control chamber adapter we can carry out almost all tests required for doors after the installation of the specimen in supporting construction (test wall) with no necessity of dismounting and installation in other test frames/walls.
1.9.2004

THE END OF VAT BILLING FOR EU BASED CLIENTS

Since 1st September 2004, based on the offical opinion of Slovak national revenue authority, we make out invoices to EU based clients with no VAT.
5.8.2004

VKF REGISTRATION

As the first laboratory amongst the new EU members, our organisation has been officially registered by VKF Switzerland (Vereinigung Kantonaler Feuerversicherungen).
1.8.2004

NEW FIRE RESISTANCE TEST METHODS

Since July and August 2004 we carry out additional fire resistance test methods.
1.6.2004

NEW REACTION TO FIRE TEST METHODS

Since July 2004 we carry out the SBI test (EN 13823) and the Small Flame test (EN ISO 11925-2) as accredited services.
1.6.2004

ACCREDITED INSPECTION BODY

Since July 2004, inspection of factory production control is performed by our inspectors as an accredited service.
1.6.2004

NEW CERTIFICATION RULES FOR DOORS

Since July 2004 we updated our conformity attestation procedures for doors comprising various types of doors including fire resistant and smoke control closures.
1.6.2004

ADVANCEMENT TO THE FINALS OF QUALITY CONTEST IN SLOVAKIA 2004

In 2004 we applied for the Award for quality of the Slovak Republic, in the category of Small Service Businesses.
1.6.2004

CLASSIFICATIONS TO NEW EUROPEAN CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS

In 2004 new European classification standards have been published: EN 13501-1 for reaction to fire and EN 13501-2 for fire resistance.
1.6.2004

EXTENDED WORK HOURS - FROM 6:00 TO 21:00

To facilitate greater flexibility and faster response with regard to early dates for tests, we introduced double-shift work days and work hours from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
4.5.2004

FIRES s.r.o. in EUROPEAN UNION

Only just few days after entry of Slovakia to the European Union we obtain number of notification assigned to our company by European commission.

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