Efectis, a partner of the First Dutch family of companies, performs fire safety testing of materials. As a European leader in fire testing, inspection, certification and fire safety engineering, Efectis provides results and advice concerning safe environments.
In its state-of-the-art facilities, Efectis carries out fire tests on behalf of construction companies, building product manufacturers, the shipping industry, defence, energy producers and ministries, among others. These range from small-scale tests to determine the fire class of materials to fire resistance tests for constructions. Efectis also develops fire scenarios. For example, how will a fire develop in a room? How quickly can the fire spread to other rooms? And how does a structure withstand these conditions?
The roughly 2,500 fire tests a year carried out by Efectis provide test results or accreditations and an understanding of the structure and material performance during a fire. With this knowledge, experienced specialists can ‘read’ the course of a fire. In this way, Efectis supports forensic fire origin investigations, among other things. Efectis employees also regularly act as advisers, arbitrators or expert witnesses. Efectis is verkocht aan de Franse overheid in 2024.
