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Avene Furness selected as ‘Woman of the Year’ finalist in the Women in Housing Awards

14 July 2021

Avene Furness, entrepreneur and founder of Chute Fire Certification UK is a finalist in the prestigious Women in Housing Awards. The awards recognise women that are the leaders, innovators and changemakers across the sector, shining a light on the incredible work carried out by teams and individuals in the past 12 months. Avene is a finalist in the ‘Woman of the Year: Leadership’ category, in recognition for her…

Chute Safe Protection System approved to provide a fire resistance performance of 240 minutes

15 September 2020

Quality and safety are top priorities at Chute Fire Certification UK, along with exemplary customer service. We also pride ourselves on innovative new products, manufactured here in the UK. We understand that customers need to have full confidence in new innovations, which is why we did not hesitate to instruct one of the leading independent senior fire engineers in the country to define the field of application for our…

Chute Fire Certification UK is finalist for prestigious SHE Awards

9 April 2020

Chute Fire Certification UK (CFCUK) is delighted to be joining other finalists including the Royal Navy, 3M UK, DHL and Travis Perkins in The Safety and Health Excellent Awards 2020. CFCUK is a finalist in the ‘Innovation of the Year for Fire’ category with its new 2-in-1 Chute System. Their unique 4-hour system was undertaken to BS476: Part 22: 1987 which was performed by an independent UKAS accredited…

Official Trademark for Chute Fire Certification UK

11 February 2020

When Avene Furness created Chute Fire Certification UK, she did so because she believed passionately in doing the right thing and offering a superior level of quality to managers of multi occupancy buildings. The value proposition that Avene and her team offer to their clients is a great customer experience and peace of mind – delivered through Certified Fire Technicians and Qualified Chute Engineers trained to the highest…

12 November 2019

Chute Fire Certification UK® are delighted to announce that Director Avene Furness-Monks is a finalist in the BESA Outstanding Woman in Engineering Services Award. This special award will be presented by the Women’s Engineering Society chief executive Elizabeth Donelly to recognise a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to engineering in the built environment and is a fitting role model for women in the building engineering workforce. We…

Manchester Prestige Award for Chute Fire Certification UK

3 November 2019

The Corporate Livewire Manchester Prestige Awards have recognised Chute Fire Certification UK’s continuous commitment to professionalism and knowledge in its sector by awarding it with the ‘Laundry Chute Service Provider of the Year’. A total of 2,145 award nominations were received this year to celebrate small and medium-sized enterprises consisting of localised businesses and sole traders that have thrived in their highly competitive community and have proven their…

Innovative 2-in-1 Chute Safe Protection System attains 4-hour fire rating

20 August 2019

Just six months after announcing its new hopper doors had passed a third party 2.5 hour fire test, Chute Fire Certification UK® has launched its new 2-in-1 Chute System – currently the only system in the UK that has a 4 hour certification by an independent UKAS accredited fire research facility. Managing Director Avene Furness-Monks is delighted with the results of the test and says “The unique benefit of…

16 August 2019

Chute Fire Certification UK® has passed the audit to become a member of BESA – the Building Engineering Services Association.  BESA is the UK’s leading trade organisation for building engineering services contractors – representing the interests of firms active in the design, installation, commissioning, maintenance, control and management of engineering systems and services in buildings. BESA membership ensures high competence and health and safety standards – something Chute Fire…