International

International Fire Consultants Ltd (IFC) are a multinational team and have a large involvement in International activities. Among others IFC:

• Can communicate in English, German, French, Dutch and Greek.
• Have an International approach to fire prevention policies in buildings, installations and on board ships
• Can assess the behaviour of materials and structures, on the basis of national and European standards.
• Provide expertise in international fire safety regulations: ISO, CEN.
• International fire standards.
• Advice on foreign fire safety requirements when exporting from the UK to other countries.
• Advice on acceptance of foreign test reports when importing into the UK.
• IFC supplies documents with respect to extended application of fire test results.
• Guidance and liaison with fire test laboratories in foreign countries.

IFC use recommended methodologies in accordance with national and European standards.

IFC also provides guidance on extending the application of test results in accordance with national standards and in accordance with European standards.

IFC builds bridges between countries in respect of mutual acceptance of test results and provides the necessary communication skills to overcome unnecessary differences between national test standards in Europe.

IFC smoothes the way for companies, who have their work field in Europe, in order to achieve the most from the European Common Market.

IFC provides information over the application of test results in 15 European countries: the variations in the construction and the limits of use in each country are given with respect of national defined performance characteristics.