{"id":44504,"date":"2024-08-22T23:54:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/new-fire-testing-facility-in-cape-town-aims-to-boost-fire-safety-across-africa-20240822\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:57:56","slug":"new-fire-testing-facility-in-cape-town-aims-to-boost-fire-safety-across-africa-20240822","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/new-fire-testing-facility-in-cape-town-aims-to-boost-fire-safety-across-africa-20240822\/","title":{"rendered":"New fire testing facility in Cape Town aims to boost fire safety across Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ignis Fire Testing has launched Africa\u2019s largest privately-owned fire testing facility in Cape Town to address the growing need for fire safety testing.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The facility collaborates with Stellenbosch University to support fire engineering research and education, aiming to improve fire safety standards across the continent.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>This new facility offers a wide range of fire safety tests and is positioned to play a significant role in addressing the challenges posed by climate change, green energy, and urban development.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A host of fire-related challenges are set to hit the world over the coming years, with climate change, rising poverty, and green energy some of the most pressing issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire testing is at the heart of a fire-safe environment; yet minimal modern testing facilities exist in Africa to meet this demand. This is the reason behind the launch of the privately-owned Ignis Fire Testing, which is stepping up to fill the gap (and save lives in the process).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/fire-coat-saves-lives-20240819\" target=\"_blank\">Fire-resistant homes save settlement from disaster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ignis Fire Testing\u2019s expanded laboratory and workshop was officially launched on Monday, 19 August, in Blackheath, Cape Town, and attended by numerous industry stakeholders. This multi-million Rand investment is the largest known privately-owned fire testing facility in Africa and boasts collaboration with Stellenbosch University\u2019s Fire Engineering Research Group (FireSUN). To limit costly imports and boost innovation, all their equipment, software and control systems are created in-house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dirk Streicher, civil engineer and owner of the new 1500-square-metre facility, featuring an 18-metre-high roof, says fire testing is a neglected field in South Africa. \u201cWe saw the gap in the market for local fire testing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7266c5dd\">\n<div class=\"text\">Where do you go if you have to test products or materials to adhere to fire safety standards? There are few local options. Even internationally, the testing demand is bigger than the supply, leading to major backlogs. It is also very expensive for South Africans to test abroad.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The country\u2019s limited capacity for fire testing raises safety concerns for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-research-and-development\"><span style=\"font-size:1.16em;\">Research and Development<\/span><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ignis Fire Testing collaborates with Stellenbosch University\u2019s Fire Engineering Research Group (FireSUN), led by Prof. Richard Walls. They work closely with students and staff, granting access to their testing facilities for research purposes, supporting post-graduate degrees, and co-authoring papers that push the boundaries of fire safety engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walls, often seen in the media as an expert on civil engineering-related incidents, praised the university\u2019s collaboration with the test facility. \u201cToday is a very exciting day for fire engineering in the industry. Moving forward, testing is critical in our industry, but we also see how much there is to do. So this is the first step,\u201d Walls said at the opening. He emphasised the importance of fire testing and fire engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a774830f\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cFire Testing will be fundamental to promote sustainability; hence there will be a growing emphasis in the coming years. Major new challenges will arise in green energy, growing populations, poverty, taller buildings, bigger warehouses, ageing infrastructure, and ageing populations. Fire Engineering will be called to address the needs. Test lab capacity in South Africa needs to at least double in the next ten years.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;He is very positive about Ignis Fire Testing\u2019s role and its\u2019 convenient location. \u201cWith the University of Stellenbosch now producing students in Fire Engineering, it would not surprise me if we see the Cape become the centre of excellence. We have a base here to serve the African continent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.16em;\">International praises<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Brian Meacham, Director of Risk and Regulatory Consulting of Crux Consulting LLC in Shrewsbury, USA, was one of the guest speakers. Meacham is regarded as a global expert in Fire Engineering, having worked for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in policy development. He highlighted the importance of Ignis Fire Testing\u2019s laboratory to a fire-safe environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7b2d3205\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cIt is really interesting for me to be here and look at the fire test lab and celebrate the launch because fire testing and fire data is the core of everything we do. You cannot build a safe building, safe automobile, safe aircraft, safe mine, safe anything without considering the materials\u2019 fire safety performance. It is at the core of every design.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Laboratories like Ignis Fire Testing provide data for engineering analyses, he says. \u201cEverything starts with the data. We can\u2019t run engineering models without good data. If we\u2019re running engineering models without good data, it\u2019s not good engineering.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/tygerburger\/dunoon-residents-demand-action-as-devastating-fires-persist-20240607-2\" target=\"_blank\">Dunoon residents demand action as devastating fires persist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>He was also excited about Ignis Fire Testing and FireSUN joining forces.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI applaud the work that is being done, and I really applaud the relationship with the university because it is a way to really bring things together and make a super important contribution to the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meacham concluded by stressing the important role of Ignis Fire Testing, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just really happy to be here and see what I consider a significant advancement globally for more fire testing. And to have it here, in this region, in South Africa and to have it as a resource across the continent is great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-available-fire-tests\">Available fire tests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The facility offers an extensive range of fire safety tests, adhering to South African and international standards, including ISO codes. Their capabilities include fire resistance tests, a set of reaction-to-fire classification tests, cone calorimetry confirmation testing, room corner and gas suppression tests, fa\u00e7ade tests, and supplementary and auxiliary fire equipment (such as sprinklers) tests. 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