Wittur Tools
Colorno, March 9th, 2021

Wittur Italy Testing Laboratory qualified by IMQ for full “in-house” door certifications according to EN81-71

The Wittur Group announced today that IMQ Spa, Italy's most important certification body, has recognized Wittur Italy's Laboratory as Customers' Testing Facility – Stage 3 for vandal resistant doors certifications according to EN81-71

The Wittur Group announced today that IMQ Spa, Italy's most important certification body, has recognized Wittur Italy's Laboratory as Customers' Testing FacilityStage 3 for vandal resistant doors certifications according to EN81-71.
 
After a strict assessment and auditing process, the Wittur facility in Colorno near Parma, Italy has been declared to possess all the necessary test equipment, experience and qualified staff to carry out tests on elevator doors and to IMQ's requirements and standards. From now on, the certification body will accept the test results performed in Colorno as basis to issue its own certifications.
 
In 2018, Wittur Italy Laboratory was recognized as Customers' Testing Facility – Stage 3 for doors certification according to EN81-20/50 norm. After this further recognition, Wittur is now able to fully test and certify all doors “in-house” as well as support third parties in obtaining EN 81-20/50 and EN81-71 certifications using Wittur facility and experience in the certification process.
 
Camilla Rivara, R&D Manager of Wittur SpA, clarifies the importance of this milestone: “This qualification recognizes the high level of competence and experience we provide daily to customers. With the inclusion of Vandal resistant door testing according to EN81-71 we are able to cut certification timing for highly customized products requiring EN81-71 compliance: a brilliant result for the test and certification team at Wittur SpA and an important additional service to our customers”.