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VOLUME 1 LIST OF APPROVED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
LPCB is widely recognised as an independent reference for all fire and security safety experts. Their testing
laboratories and approvals services together with their leading team of highly qualified expert scientists and
engineers, guides us all impeccably towards a qualified framework.
Major General Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi
Introduction
Welcome to the 2014 Edition of the “LPCB Red Book”, the list of approved products and services from LPCB.
LPCB is the fire and security approval brand of BRE Global Ltd. which is part of the BRE Group operating
under the BRE Trust. It is an independent third party approvals body offering certification of fire and security
products and services to an international market. The LPCB mark and listings signify that products and
services have been approved by LPCB. The Red Book is an essential reference for specifiers, regulators,
designers and end users of these products and services - if it is listed here, you know it has been checked out
by people you can trust
BRE Global also offers independent approval of construction products, management systems and in the area
of sustainability though its BRE Global Certification and BREEAM brands. Where these have relevance to fire
safety and security these are also listed in the Red Book (The details of these schemes are given in the
relevant introductory sections.)
BRE Global Ltd is also a Notified Body for the purpose of CE marking and European Technical Assessment in
connection with the European Construction Product Regulation (CPR) and other European Directives; the
Pressure Equipment Directive (PED), Marine Equipment Directive (MED) and Transportable Pressure
Equipment Directive (TPED).
BRE Global - protecting people, property and the planet.
The Red Book is divided into sections which list related groups of products and services such as suppression,
security and so on. Each section also summarises the technical basis for the approval of each product or
service. The Red Book should always be used in conjunction with rules, regulations and design specifications
required by the relevant Authority having jurisdiction.
The 2014 edition of the Red Book comprises:
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