About this Event
This educational, hands-on event offers architects, specifiers, and building professionals a behind-the-scenes look at how fire, smoke, and acoustic sealing systems are designed, manufactured, and tested.
Each event includes:
- A guided factory tour through Lorient’s manufacturing facility.
- Live product demonstrations in our newly renovated showroom.
- A comparative FD30 fire test – sealed vs unsealed door assemblies.
- Two RIBA-approved CPD seminars led by Lorient’s technical specialists.
CPD sessions:
• Understanding the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• The Golden Thread: How it Impacts the Specification Journey
Places are free but limited to 20 delegates per day, with a waiting list available once full.
Complimentary lunch and refreshments are included.
Accessibility Information
Most areas of our facility are fully accessible. However, please note that a small section of the factory tour involves stairs and does not have lift access. All other areas, including the showroom, seminar space, and visitor facilities, are accessible.
If you have specific accessibility requirements, please let us know when registering or contact us in advance so we can make appropriate arrangements.
Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Registration, Welcome, Refreshments
Host: Kerry Hicks
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Health & Safety Brief
🕑: 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
Lorient CPD Presentation
Host: Sarah Lewis
Info: Understanding the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
🕑: 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM
Factory Tour Showroom & Product Demonstration
Host: Phil Woodrow
🕑: 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM
Refreshments & lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lorient CPD Presentation
Host: Peter Ashworth
Info: The Golden Thread: How it Impacts the Specification Journey
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Indicative Fire Test of a FD30 door
Host: Doug Law
Event venue & nearby stays
Lorient, Fairfax Road, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
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