FIRETEX FX6010 now available across Europe
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings has expanded its award-winning intumescent passive fire protection range for structural steel with the launch of FIRETEX FX6010. Now available across the UK and Europe, the new intumescent coating enhances the FIRETEX FX6000 range to…
Steelwork at award-winning London workspace given fire protection by Sherwin-Williams
An award-winning workspace in the centre of London has become one of the latest buildings to use the proven FIRETEX fire-protection system from Sherwin-Williams. The Brunel Building, a 22,500m2 workspace based next to London Paddington railway station in the UK…
Sherwin-Williams chosen for fire protection at iconic Milan landmark
The award-winning FIRETEX FX6002 intumescent coating system from Sherwin-Williams has been selected to deliver fire protection of a new landmark in Milan’s financial district. UnipolSai Tower, currently under construction in the Porta Nuova district of the Italian city, will become…
Hempel launches Hempafire Pro cellulosic fire protection coatings in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
World-leading coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched its Hempafire Pro range of passive fire protection coatings in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. The products maintain the stability of steel structures in the event of a fire for up to 120…
New technology from Nullifire brings product traceability to the fire protection industry

Pioneering technology, which provides traceability as standard across Nullifire’s renowned intumescent steel coatings range, has been launched for the construction sector. Optifire+ is a unique pigment that is impossible to manipulate, offering a guaranteed source of quality to deliver new…

Fire Protection of Structural Steelwork

As the use of intumescent coatings to protect structural steelwork from the effects of fire in buildings grows the understanding of the technology and its correct use needs to intensify. There are many aspects to a well-developed fire protection industry;…