Real-World Proof of Theuma Fire Door Performance

At Theuma, we take pride in delivering high-quality fire doors that meet the highest safety standards. A recent incident at a student accommodation managed by Balfour Beatty Investments highlighted just how crucial reliable fire doors are in protecting lives and property. Nicholas Burch, Lead Mechanical Technician, shared his experience with us after a fire broke out in one of their kitchens. His email below speaks for itself:

From: Burch, Nicholas 
Sent: 20 March 2025 13:22
To: Ian Gooding 
Subject: Your fire doors.

Hi Ian

I hope I find you well.

I wanted to reach out and share some good news with you sir, and to say thank you really.

Last night we had a fire in one of our cluster flat kitchens, the doors within this space performed to the exact standard you would expect of a fire door to achieve.

The compartment which had the fire was never breached and the doors held the fire and smoke back.

I questioned one of the students on the evening and they reported no smoke was in the main exit corridor, this was due to the performance of the kitchen fire door, essentially doing its job well.

I hope you feel assured that the product you have sold us has been tested and passed, I have no doubt you would expect this already, regardless I felt the need to say thank you.

I really hope we don’t have to test these again anytime soon, hopefully never again, but if we do, I think we can be assured the doors will do their job.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely

Nicholas Burch

Lead Mechanical Technician | Balfour Beatty Investments ESRFML