World of Fireplaces
Our team from RRF is together with Mr Petersen from ChimneyLab Europe ApS on our joint stand at the World of Fireplaces trade fair in Leipzig. We look forward to welcoming you to our stand D57 for a meeting.
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Entries by Pascal Fischer
Environmental Sustainability Information (ESI)
With the publication of standards series EN 16510-2-x:2022 in the Official Journal of the European Union and thus their harmonisation, an environmental sustainability information for fireplaces becomes mandatory as part of the Declaration of Performance. The European Green Deal sets requirements for the construction sector. This Green Deal results in a standardization mandate on “sustainable […]
The new standard series EN 16510-x:2022
10 years ago, the revision of the old standards for residential solid fuel burning appliances were decided. Due to administrative barriers and legal requirements for harmonized standards according to the Construction Products Regulation the release has been continually delayed. The new standards should reflect the state of art and replace the following predecessor standards: New […]
Tests of emission reduction devices
Especially with environmental labels such as the “Blue Angel for stoves”, particulate matter precipitators and reduction devices are becoming more and more important. The RRF has been involved in this area for many years and has established itself as one of the leading laboratories. We are therefore a reliable partner at your side in this […]
The RRF is reforesting 100 trees!
We are on the way to make our company greener by renovations to the buildings, LED lighting, photovoltaic systems, and solar thermal systems in the past few years. Since the usage of biomass is an important part of our daily work, we would like to take responsibility for sustainable actions in this area as well. […]
EFA – future workshop, board, and closed meeting
The past weekend from 25.06 to 28.06.2021 was all about the European Fireplaces Association (EFA). It started on 25.06 with the board meeting in which our CEO Christian Droll took part as a board member. Interesting future projects, the associations work and basic organizational measures were discussed. The board met after the board meeting on […]
Remote audits for the external monitoring
The pandemic has forced many companies to rethink their approach. We also had to rethink the field of external monitoring of the in-house production control for the DIBt to protect customers and employees during the pandemic but to be able to continue to carry out the necessary monitoring. Because of this, we offer our customers […]
Current requirements of Flamme Verte
Due to several inquiries, we would like to give you information about the currently valid version of the requirements of Flamme Verte. We would like to inform you that the current version of the requirements can be found via the search function (“reglement 2019”) on the Flamme Verte website. The 2018 version is no longer […]
Live support of tests via video conference
Supporting the test of your fireplace gives you the added value of observing the fireplace on the test bench and reacting quickly to the test results. So that you do not have to miss this due to the ongoing restrictions, you can also accompany the test via various video conferencing services such as Microsoft Teams, […]
Requirements of the Eco-Design Regulation in 2022
With this year, the implementation for the requirements of the Eco-Design Regulation (EU) 2015/1185 in 2022 is getting closer and closer. At the turn of the year, the meeting of the German technical heads of laboratories took place. There, the implementation of Eco-Design requirements in practice with regards to the test reports and the manufacturers […]