Vanquish Hardware Protection shortlisted for Fire Door Product of the Year at 2025 NFAs
Vanquish Hardware Protection, the UK’s leading manufacturer of precision-cut intumescent kits for fire door assemblies, is proud to be named a finalist in the Fire Door Product of the Year category at the 2025 National Fenestration Awards (NFAs). The well-deserved recognition is for FlexiFire®, Vanquish’s flagship range of high-performance, graphite-based intumescent products. Designed to provide robust passive fire protection around
art cutting machinery with printing capabilities, and most recently a dedicated sheet extrusion line to produce its graphite-based intumescent materials, enabling increased production capacity and enhanced quality control capabilities for its range of fire protection products. Vanquish has also made improvements to its material technology and has enhanced its compound, resulting in superior performance characteristics. It’s a level of investment that underlines Vanquish’s
rebated hardware, including locks, latches, hinges, and letterplates, FlexiFire® is a product trusted
long-term commitment to innovation, quality control, and scaling production to meet the growing demands of the passive fire protection market. Further reinforcing its reputation for excellence, Vanquish holds third-party certification from IFC and ensures full traceability throughout its production process. Its solutions are used and specified by many of the UK’s leading hardware manufacturers, and the company recently joined the Made in Britain initiative to proudly promote UK manufacturing and fire safety innovation.
across the UK, Europe, and the UAE for its reliability, consistency, and ease of installation. “We’re absolutely delighted to be
shortlisted at this year’s NFAs,” said David Sutcliffe, Managing Director at Vanquish. “To
see FlexiFire® recognised by
the fenestration industry, and by our peers, is a huge vote of confidence in our product and reflects the dedication of our team, the trust of our customers and our commitment to quality fire
safety solutions. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who’s supported us on this journey.” FlexiFire® is available in three specialist grades, FlexiFire® HP for hinge pads and viewers, FlexiFire® HS for locks and closers, and FlexiFire® HE for letterplate liners, with each variant engineered to deliver reliable, high-performance fire resistance in hardware protection applications, helping to raise the benchmark for passive fire safety across the industry. Each product is manufactured exclusively in the UK at Vanquish’s cutting-edge facility in Salisbury, where the company continues to invest heavily in advanced technology and British manufacturing. Vanquish has more than 30 years of expertise in passive fire protection and has invested over £1 million in new equipment, including state-of-the-
With more than 30 years of specialist expertise, Vanquish continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in intumescent technology. The shortlisting of FlexiFire® at the NFAs is not just a recognition of technical excellence, but of a business built on trust, partnerships, and a shared goal of improving fire safety standards across the built environment. As voting for the 2025 NFAs enters its final stages, the team at Vanquish invites customers, colleagues, and industry professionals to show their support. Voting closes September 19th – cast your vote for Vanquish here: www.fenestrationawards.co.uk/nfa25 Let’s bring the award home for a product that truly protects when it matters most.
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