Fire glass specialist Promat UK has pulled out all the stops to help an interior design and build contractor to successfully complete an office fit-out scheme in Sheffield on time, meeting the tightest of client deadlines at its busiest time…
Promat SYSTEMGLAS provides complete fire-rated glazing solution for prestigious church redevelopment project
A multi-million-pound redevelopment project to convert a Victorian church into six luxury apartments has been completed using assured fire-resistant glazing solutions from Promat. The scheme to convert the Christ Church in Teddington, Middlesex, by Renaissance Design & Build, has secured…
Promat launches new fire-rated walk-on glass flooring system
Fire-resistant glazing specialist Promat UK has developed SYSTEMGLAS Stratum, a new load-bearing walk-on-floor system designed to give architects greater creative scope when designing with integrated passive fire protection. SYSTEMGLAS Stratum combines a structural glass floor with either EI30 or EI60…
Checkmate Fire Solutions’ Expansion Continues With Harlow Move
Checkmate Fire Solutions, the UK’s biggest passive fire protection specialist, is relocating its south-east office to larger premises in Harlow as a result of ongoing growth. The Yorkshire-headquartered business has been running its operations across the whole of southern England…
Pilkington – Protecting cities against fire with advanced glazing
Daylight-flooded spaces command a premium from tenants, but in the densest urban areas – where buildings are very tightly packed – it can be difficult to achieve. Not least because of the need to protect against the spread of fire.…
Fire-resistant glazing: are regulations up to date?
Fire costs the UK economy an estimated £3.5 billion per year. With glass becoming an ever more dominant material in the built environment, manufacturer Pilkington, has released a new report – The Burning Issue – to ask if the glazing…
Fire-resistant glazing: Getting to grips with regulations
The use of glass is becoming increasingly prevalent in modern building design, particularly across the commercial construction sector, and as this area of the industry forecasts positive signs of growth for the years ahead, we are likely to see demand…
Fire-Resistant Glazing: An End to Design Compromises?
When glass is required to stand up to fire, this has traditionally been associated with aesthetic and other design compromises. But have the latest advances in fire-resistant glazing technology consigned these to the past? Arguably the first consideration for designers…
Fire-Rated Glass in Heritage Buildings
As architectural design values have evolved, glass has remained one of the most ubiquitous construction materials. What has not changed, however, is that a building has a fundamental duty to protect the people and possessions within it. The recent fire…
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