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New test principles for the award of GS marks
Since most recently, there are three new test principles for awarding the GS mark. These concern the fire extinguishing sprays, the safety cabinets for the storage of flammable liquids or pressurised gas cylinders and for the first time safety cabinets for the active or passive storage of lithium-ion batteries.

Company holidays
Dear customers, dear business partners, The team at MPA Dresden is taking a breather over Christmas. We will be closed from 22 December 2021 up to and including 3 January 2022. Before and after these dates, we will be able to serve you as usual. We would like to wish you and your families Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year.

Verification of the safe storage of radioactive wastes in the event of fire
By means of a normative kerosene fire, containers for the storage of radioactive wastes have been subjected to a large-scale firing over a specified period of time.
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-NEW- acquisition of special facility for testing fire behaviour in accordance with DIN EN 16733:2016-07
Additional stipulations on the smouldering behaviour are to be placed on construction products which must fulfil building regulation non-combustible or flame retardant requirements.

New laboratory floor
MPA Dresden GmbH is adding a complete laboratory floor to the test centre's existing fire extinguishing equipment and fire extinguishing media test building.