The UK Fire Door Think Tank
The UK Fire Door Think Tank is an independent, not-for-profit, mission‑driven community. We bring together knowledge and action to work towards improving safety, standards and innovation across the UK fire door sector.
Grenfell Tower Silent Walk - 7 years June 2024
It's time to end complacency across the fire door safety chain
The UK Fire Door Think Tank unites research, stakeholder engagement and advocacy to create a collaborative platform. Our mission is to advance fire door safety, share knowledge and establish standards that are future‑proofed across the UK built environment.
We aim to ensure that the products, processes and policies supporting fire doors are fit for purpose today and resilient enough to protect lives and communities for generations to come.
Our role in fire door safety
The UK Fire Door Think Tank provides a trusted, independent space to share knowledge and tackle difficult questions. Together, we’re creating a 360‑degree view of fire door resilience and shaping a more inclusive future for everyone who depends on fire door systems - from residents and building managers to manufacturers and regulators.
Working together this Think Tank offers opportunity to learn, reform and rebuild fire door safety.
Why the UK Fire Door Think Tank exists
Established by Hannah Mansell, a leading expert in passive fire protection and former spokesperson for Fire Door Safety Week, the UK Fire Door Think Tank was born out of necessity. The fire door sector doesn’t just need incremental improvement - it demands seismic change.
The Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 was a devastating milestone in the history of fire door use in buildings and emergencies. There have been previous tragedies where fire door failings were exposed, but none so devastating. Grenfell is the catalyst for reform with profound lessons to be learned from it and other incidents.
The UK fire door industry must recognise and collaboratively harness these learnings to engineer a safer and more resilient future for the UK fire door sector, the built environment and for the end users of fire door products.