Trelleborg’s offshore operation launches its next-generation Firestop™ material. The newly developed fire-resistant material is thinner and lighter than any current passive fire protection materials available to the market. Ben Erik Jansen, Business Development Director with Trelleborg’s offshore operation based in…
Understanding the Basics of Fire-stopping: Part Three
In previous editions of International Fire Protection we learned that a fundamental fire protection strategy is to divide a building into fire-rated compartments intended to contain fire to the compartment of origin. When openings are created in the fire-rated walls…
Understanding the Basics of Firestopping: Part Two
In the previous edition of International Fire Protection we learned that a fundamental fire protection strategy is to divide a building into fire-rated compartments intended to contain fire to the compartment of origin. When openings are created in the walls…
Understanding the Basics of Firestopping: Part One
A building is made of a number of fire-rated compartments. When these compartments are breached by various building service elements such as pipes and conduits, their fire-rating and ability to resist smoke migration is compromised. Firestopping, thus, is the process…
Stopping Fire in Its Tracks – Part One
You may have heard the word firestopping thrown around the construction industry to describe any material used to prevent the spread of fire? But what is it really? A firestop is a material or combination of materials designed to re-establish…
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