Heinen, a family success story
The first steel fire door in the world was designed in 1973 by Hans-Dieter Heinen in his father’s art ironwork workshop in Malmedy, Belgium. The tragic fire at the Innovation department store in Brussels in the late 1960s, which claimed over two hundred lives, led to a strict tightening of fire safety standards. As an engineer-physicist at the University of Liège, Heinen developed a door that met these new requirements through the innovative use of steel and a intumescent product he invented, which slows heat transfer while cooling the metal. This breakthrough made it possible to create a door capable of withstanding fire for up to four hours.
Today, the Metal+ Inside concept remains the foundation of all security doors (fire-resistant, burglar-resistant, explosion-resistant, or fully soundproof) produced by the Belgian manufacturer.
Heinen in a few figures
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- 1990: Heinen doors withstand a cast iron spill at 1200°C (Cockerill)
- 1991: Fire in a retirement home, the fire was contained, complete evacuation with no injuries
- 2007: NMC Raeren, total destruction by fire except for the warehouses protected by Heinen doors
- 2007: Heinen doors withstand a battering ram car at a major retail chain
- And many more upon request…
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- Heinen is present in over 50 countries
- Presence in all industrial, commercial, administrative, public, infrastructure, military, and residential sectors
- Presence in all compartmentalization applications, especially where security is a strategic priority!
- Most successful companies (from SMEs to multinational corporations) are clients of Heinen
Dates importantes
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Company creation
Ironwork, by Rodolphe Heinen -
Fire of Innovation
Belgium then adopts very strict fire protection standards -
World first of a fire-resistant metal door
World first of a fully insulated fire-resistant metal door according to these new standards, developed by Hans-Dieter Heinen, physicist engineer, University of Liège – Belgium -
PARAFLAM
Fireproof sealing system -
Belgian Nuclear Power Plants
Start of a long-term collaboration with the Doel and Tihange nuclear power plants -
EN 1627 – 1630
Development of anti-intrusion doors -
Heinene wins the Grand Prix for Technological Innovation
The Industrial Innovation Awards aim to recognize research teams or French-speaking companies that, over the past few years, have created significant added value in Wallonia through their production, marketing, or applications. -
EN ISO 717-1 & EN ISO 140-1
Development of acoustic doors -
Combination of 5 protections in a single door
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Warranty
Heinen offers a 15-year warranty on their doors -
ISO 9001
Heinen is fully ISO 9001 certified -
Benor aTg
Benor aTg label for the entire range of Heinen doors -
EN 13123-1 & EN 13124-1
Blast and explosion-resistant doors -
H-Config
Development of a software tool for needs analysis to assist installation partners -
Electromagnetic shielding
At the request of Belgian interior security, the Metal+ concept is adapted with electromagnetic shielding. -
EN 1634-1
Development and fire testing campaign according to European standard for 30 and 60 minutes (EI1 and EI2) -
EN 1627 – 1630
New development of anti-burglary doors according to European standards (classes 3, 4, and 5) -
EN 1634-3
Smoke tightness tests according to European standard (Sa, Sm) -
EN 1634-1
New range of long-duration fire-resistant doors according to European standard: EI1 120, EI2 120, EI2 180, EW 180 + Improved thermal transmittance -
Fire-resistant HCM
Development of HCM fire-resistant doors specially designed for tunnels -
Expansion of the anti-burglary door range
Development of the CR5 double anti-burglary door and extension of compliant dimensions for CR2 and CR3, up to 5m x 5m -
AE20 cell door (prison)
The AE20 cell door, compliant with Belgian justice standards, joins the anti-burglary door range -
The screwed installation
Development of screwed installation: an installation without mortar and without welding. Faster to install, this range of doors is designed to facilitate export growth. -
EN1522-1523
Development of bulletproof doors according to European standards: FB4, FB5, FB6, FB7, AK47 -
Fire-resistant double-action door
Development of fire-resistant double-action doors according to European standards
Heinen doors in over 50 countries
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Germany
- Austria
- Belgium
- Benin
- Cameroon
- China
- Egypt
- United Arab Emirates
- Spain
- United States
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- French Guiana
- India
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Luxembourg
- Morocco
- Martinique
- Mayotte
- Monaco
- New Caledonia
- Netherlands
- Poland
- French Polynesia
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Republic of Congo
- Reunion Island
- Romania
- United Kingdom
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Turkey