Trail Group Awarded New Accreditation for Passive Fire Safety in Social Housing
We are pleased to announce that Trail Group has been appointed to the new NHMF Frameworx Planned Maintenance, Net Zero Carbon and Passive Fire Safety Works 2025 Framework. The evaluation process for this specialist four-year framework was rigorous so housing providers and contracting authorities can be confident that we have been identified as one of […]
Trail Group Achieves BM TRADA Q-Mark Certification for Fire Door Installation and Maintenance
Trail Group has further strengthened its fire safety credentials, achieving BM TRADA Certification under the Q-Mark scheme for the installation and maintenance of timber and composite fire doors. This new certification follows a detailed and independent assessment and sits alongside Trail Group’s existing FIRAS certification, giving clients an even greater level of assurance in the […]
Review of 2024 – A Look Back at Some of our Highlights of the Past Year
As we reach the end of the year, we have been reflecting on our highlights of 2024 and the diversity of projects we have delivered for our valued clients. Our work has included: Fire door installations for care homes and social housing New fire alarm systems for a major museum Car park upgrades Pest control […]
Social Value Update – A Review of our Community Initiatives in 2024
Delivering social value is central to everything we do at Trail Group. We want to make a difference at every level – from helping our clients improve the standard of social housing to promoting building and fire safety to keep our communities safe. We are also fortunate to be in a position to give back […]
How to Ensure Fire Doors are Safe and Compliant – 7 Key Checks for Property and Facilities Managers to Implement
This is the second in our series of articles about fire doors which perform such a critical role in saving lives in the event of a fire. Here are 7 important checks for property and facilities managers to ensure are carried out regularly: Check the door – Measure the spaces between the fire door leaf […]
Trail Group Delivers Major Fire Door Installation Project for Care Home in Berkshire
The latest care home project to be delivered by Trail Group’s Fire Protection Division was to install over 50 fire doors for a care home in Berkshire. The Trail team installed replacement fire doors for the 76-bed home including both entrance and communal doors at Clara Court in Maidenhead. Appointed by Housing Solutions, four of […]
How Fire Doors Save Lives
The reason buildings have fire doors is simply to save lives. They prevent the spread of fire to allow occupants to escape and the fire to be put out. Fire doors are a critical part of a building’s passive fire protection and are a requirement for most buildings – residential, public buildings such as schools […]