Doors and Gates

Changing climatic impacts, increasing demands on the safety and fitness for use of doors and gates as well as new European regulations demand testing and evaluation of characteristics carried out by a notified body. ift Centre Doors - Gates - Safety and Security conducts such tests and provides verification for all characteristics, as required by product standards.

Also contained in the services are special tests determining the resistance of window and door elements to flood water and the shock resistance of glazing and planking exposed to ball impact. Additional tests and inspections are conducted in accordance with customised requirements, and testing programmes matching each application. Complementing the assessment of individual performance characteristics according to product standards, are product certifications, based on ift certification schemes for evidence of superior product quality and enhanced characteristics.

Accessories and vendor parts for doors and gates are all tested, classified and certified according to the same procedure.

Burglar Resistance, Associated Hardware

A burglary occurs every three seconds in Germany and most of the time burglars force open windows and doors. Additionally, today’s globalisation and the resulting consequences lead to a feeling of insecurity and accordingly there is a growing tendency to attempt to increase the level of security at home. The construction industry has witnessed a growing interest in security related products.

The burglar resistance characteristics of almost all products with security features in Germany are tested by ift Rosenheim. ift Rosenheim also chairs the corresponding national and European Standardisation Committee and is represented in the Fox Club in which Europe’s leading testing bodies for burglar resistance have joined together. These factors ensure the highlevel of acceptance of ift’s testing results all over Europe.

Complementing these tests, ift also offers product certifications based on ift certification schemes, which verify superior product quality combined with improved product characteristics. Burglar resistant building components, based on ift’s certification schemes are accepted in the KPK directories (KPK, Kommission Polizeiliche Kriminalprävention, Commission for Criminal Prevention) of the Landeskriminalämter (Land Offices of Criminal Investigation) and referred to by the clients’ council. In addition to the tests, ift offers material-related evaluations of construction details and security concepts. Beyond this, ift performs tests of door and window fittings - from mortise dead locks to window handles.

Information booklet Doors and Gates - [125 KB]
Information booklet Burglar Resistance, Associated Hardware - [147 KB]