UL Solutions announced its collaboration with Efectis Era Avrasya to expand fire door testing at the Efectis Era Avrasya facility in Dilovasi, Turkey. This collaboration addresses the growing testing needs offire door manufacturers in Southeast Europe and the Middle East. Providing a local testing laboratory assessed by UL Solutions is expected to help reduce costs and time for regional customers.

Through the UL Solutions Witnessed Test Data Program (WTDP), Efectis Era Avrasya, an independent third party assessing the fire performance of products, will generate product test data with UL Solutions engineers on site to observe testing. The data from WTDP testing will be submitted for UL Solutions? review and acceptance.

If test data shows that a product demonstrates conformity, UL Solutions can issue a product certification. The agreement between UL Solutions and Efectis Era Avrasya comes at a time of growth in the construction industry. A recent Research and Markets report estimates that the Turkish construction industry grew by 5.1% in 2023 due to the reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure damaged in the earthquake in February 2023.

According to 6Wresearch, the Middle East construction materials market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8% between 2024 and 2030. The WTDP was introduced in 2007 to enable product testing at third-party laboratories while a UL Solutions representative is on-site to witness the testing. UL 10, the Standard for Fire Doors, was established in 1903, creating the foundation for leadership in testing, certifying and inspecting fire doors that has endured for 130 years.