Social landlords carry the most clearly defined fire door duties in England. Under Regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (in force 23 January 2023), responsible persons for multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres must check communal fire doors at least every three months and use best endeavours to check flat entrance doors at least every twelve months, recording the outcomes. The Fire Safety Act 2021 put flat entrance doors squarely within the fire risk assessment, and the Building Safety Act 2022 added accountable person duties and the golden thread of building information for higher-risk buildings of at least 18 metres or seven storeys.
We are building our offer around exactly this workload: phased flat entrance door replacement programmes, communal doorset ranges from FD30s upwards, and riser and service cupboard doorsets — every doorset we supply will carry third-party certification and arrive as a complete factory-assembled unit with traceable labelling. For flat entrance positions we will offer FD30s doorsets with self-closers, with enhanced security variants available where the specification combines fire performance with PAS 24 or Secured by Design requirements.
Because inspection and record-keeping at portfolio scale is where compliance programmes succeed or fail, we will hand over per-door documentation with every installation: certificate references, specification data, ironmongery schedules and maintenance guidance, structured so it can feed your fire door register, Regulation 38 handover pack and golden thread records without re-keying.
What this sector needs from a doorset partner
- Flat entrance doorset replacement programmes with resident liaison built into delivery
- FD30s flat entrance doorsets with self-closers, and enhanced-security variants where PAS 24 or Secured by Design is specified
- Communal corridor and stairwell doorsets supporting quarterly Regulation 10 check regimes
- Riser, service cupboard and bin store doorsets across FD30 to FD120 ratings
- Per-door handover documentation ready for fire door registers and golden thread records
- Installation aligned to BS 8214 with photographic evidence and certificate references per opening
Standards & guidance we work to
- Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, Regulation 10
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Article 17
- Fire Safety Act 2021
- Building Safety Act 2022 (golden thread, accountable persons)
- Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations 2010
- BS 8214 (installation code of practice)
- PAS 24 / Secured by Design (where dual certification is specified)
Frequently asked questions
How often must fire doors in our blocks be checked?
In England, for multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres, Regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 requires communal fire doors to be checked at least every three months, and flat entrance doors at least every twelve months on a best-endeavours basis, with outcomes recorded. Below 11 metres, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 still requires fire doors to be maintained in efficient working order, with frequency driven by the fire risk assessment.
What documentation will you provide for our golden thread records?
Every installation will come with per-door documentation: the doorset's third-party certificate references, full specification (leaf, frame, seals, glazing, ironmongery), installation details and maintenance guidance. We will structure this data so it can be loaded into your fire door register and, for higher-risk buildings, your golden thread information under the Building Safety Act 2022, and included in Regulation 38 handover packs where building work triggers that duty.