After the fire: the post Grenfell trials and tribulations of the composite fire door industry

26 Sep 2019
10:00 - 10:30
Theatre

After the fire: the post Grenfell trials and tribulations of the composite fire door industry

An on-going and continuously unfolding event, Andrew Fowlds, as CEO of Distinction Doors, Britain’s largest door manufacturer and Chair of the Association of Composite Door Manufacturers, has been at the centre of the GRP composite fire door industry’s campaign to end a post-Grenfell enquiry, self-imposed moratorium on the supply of composite fire doors and to find a solution to bring product back to the market in the public sector.

Transformed overnight from technical talking shop to embattled industry collective, Andrew narrates the story so far of the ACDM’s efforts to assimilate government demands, marshal an industry and respond appropriately to official channels, commercial interests and the international press; and always against the backdrop of those affected by a terrible tragedy.