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Fire & life safety compliance

CoralDune CODEX

Technical advisory, design review and fire testing strategy for manufacturers of fire and life safety products, systems and assemblies.
About CODEX

An independent technical interface,
from test evidence to authority acceptance

CODEX is CoralDune's specialist advisory practice for manufacturers and suppliers of fire and life safety products, systems and assemblies. We sit between the manufacturer, the testing laboratory, the certification body, the approval authority, the consultant and the project stakeholder, so that product design, test evidence, certification scope and market access requirements line up across local, regional and international frameworks.
Before you commitDecisions before spend

Better technical calls made before samples, test programmes and certification investment become costly or hard to reverse.

IndependentYour side of the table

We represent the manufacturer with laboratories, certification bodies, authorities, consultants and project stakeholders.

End to endThrough to acceptance

Standards interpretation and design review through testing, report review and certification or approval closure.

What we do

How CODEX supports a fire compliance programme

Independent advisoryOwner's engineering

Independent owner's engineer and fire compliance advisor. You keep control of scope, cost, technical positioning and market-entry strategy.

RoadmapFire compliance strategy

A practical roadmap for testing, certification and market acceptance, built from product type, intended use, target geography and authority requirements.

Technical assessmentDesign and gap review

Early-stage design review and technical gap assessment that surfaces compliance risk before formal testing begins.

Test scopeFamily and variant strategy

Product family logic, representative samples, extension possibilities, variant coverage and application boundaries.

Labs, bodies and authorities

From the fire test laboratory
to project acceptance

Approval routesLaboratory and body liaison

Coordination with recognised routes such as UL, BRE/LPCB and ESL: scope review, technical clarification, sample planning and witness testing support.

EvidenceTest programme coordination

Test programme and quotation review, documentation coordination, response to technical comments and follow-up to report or certification closure.

Regional pathwaysAuthority and market access

UAE, GCC, India and other jurisdictions, including civil defence requirements, consultant concerns and project-level acceptance risk.

Worked examples

Four advisory scenarios,
across the fire product range

+Fire-rated ducts and smoke extraction systems
Test pathway evaluation, BS, EN and UL-aligned requirements, system configuration review, sample planning, test evidence review and market approval strategy.
+Fire doors, dampers and fire-rated assemblies
Technical review of construction, ratings, application scope, installation details, hardware, clearances and test configurations, and the evidence required for certification or market acceptance.
+Penetration seals and fire stopping systems
Assessment of intended applications, substrates, services, sealant systems, test evidence, installation details and approval boundaries.
+Selected suppression and fire protection equipment
Support for categories such as fire pumps and allied systems, where certification, listing, performance evidence, documentation and market acceptance need structured technical coordination.
Ideal for

Products we cover, questions we answer

  • Fire-rated ducts and smoke extraction ducts
  • Fire doors, shutters and fire-rated access systems
  • Fire dampers, smoke dampers and air-control products
  • Penetration seals and fire stopping systems
  • Fire-resistant assemblies and compartmentation
  • Reaction-to-fire and insulation products
  • Fire pumps and allied suppression systems
  • Which fire test standard or approval pathway applies?
  • Does the design match the intended rating and application?
  • What test evidence supports certification or listing?
  • Can existing test reports be leveraged or extended?
  • Which laboratory, body or approval route is suitable?
  • How should families, variants and sizes be grouped?
  • What documentation does authority submission need?
Planning a fire test programme?Talk to us before the samples, the laboratory and the test scope are fixed.
Get in touch
Fire & life safety compliance

CoralDune CODEX

Technical advisory, design review and fire testing strategy for manufacturers of fire and life safety products, systems and assemblies.
About CODEX

An independent technical interface,
from test evidence to authority acceptance

CODEX is CoralDune's specialist advisory practice for manufacturers and suppliers of fire and life safety products, systems and assemblies. We sit between the manufacturer, the testing laboratory, the certification body, the approval authority, the consultant and the project stakeholder, so that product design, test evidence, certification scope and market access requirements line up across local, regional and international frameworks.
Before you commitDecisions before spend

Better technical calls made before samples, test programmes and certification investment become costly or hard to reverse.

IndependentYour side of the table

We represent the manufacturer with laboratories, certification bodies, authorities, consultants and project stakeholders.

End to endThrough to acceptance

Standards interpretation and design review through testing, report review and certification or approval closure.

What we do

How CODEX supports a fire compliance programme

Independent advisoryOwner's engineering

Independent owner's engineer and fire compliance advisor. You keep control of scope, cost, technical positioning and market-entry strategy.

RoadmapFire compliance strategy

A practical roadmap for testing, certification and market acceptance, built from product type, intended use, target geography and authority requirements.

Technical assessmentDesign and gap review

Early-stage design review and technical gap assessment that surfaces compliance risk before formal testing begins.

Test scopeFamily and variant strategy

Product family logic, representative samples, extension possibilities, variant coverage and application boundaries.

Labs, bodies and authorities

From the fire test laboratory
to project acceptance

Approval routesLaboratory and body liaison

Coordination with recognised routes such as UL, BRE/LPCB and ESL: scope review, technical clarification, sample planning and witness testing support.

EvidenceTest programme coordination

Test programme and quotation review, documentation coordination, response to technical comments and follow-up to report or certification closure.

Regional pathwaysAuthority and market access

UAE, GCC, India and other jurisdictions, including civil defence requirements, consultant concerns and project-level acceptance risk.

Worked examples

Four advisory scenarios,
across the fire product range

+Fire-rated ducts and smoke extraction systems
Test pathway evaluation, BS, EN and UL-aligned requirements, system configuration review, sample planning, test evidence review and market approval strategy.
+Fire doors, dampers and fire-rated assemblies
Technical review of construction, ratings, application scope, installation details, hardware, clearances and test configurations, and the evidence required for certification or market acceptance.
+Penetration seals and fire stopping systems
Assessment of intended applications, substrates, services, sealant systems, test evidence, installation details and approval boundaries.
+Selected suppression and fire protection equipment
Support for categories such as fire pumps and allied systems, where certification, listing, performance evidence, documentation and market acceptance need structured technical coordination.
Ideal for

Products we cover, questions we answer

  • Fire-rated ducts and smoke extraction ducts
  • Fire doors, shutters and fire-rated access systems
  • Fire dampers, smoke dampers and air-control products
  • Penetration seals and fire stopping systems
  • Fire-resistant assemblies and compartmentation
  • Reaction-to-fire and insulation products
  • Fire pumps and allied suppression systems
  • Which fire test standard or approval pathway applies?
  • Does the design match the intended rating and application?
  • What test evidence supports certification or listing?
  • Can existing test reports be leveraged or extended?
  • Which laboratory, body or approval route is suitable?
  • How should families, variants and sizes be grouped?
  • What documentation does authority submission need?
Planning a fire test programme?Talk to us before the samples, the laboratory and the test scope are fixed.
Get in touch