Intumescent Fire Pillows
Firestop pillows are passive fire protection items, used for firestopping holes in wall or floor assemblies required to have a fire-resistance rating. Firestop pillows are used in openings that require...
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Intumescent Seal
A seal used to impede the flow of heat, flame or gases, which only becomes active when subjected to elevated temperature. Intumescent seals are components which expand, helping to fill...
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Intumescent Strip
An intumescent strip (or intumescent seal) is a piece of material that, when exposed to heat, expands, closing any gaps to stop the fire spreading for a period of time....
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Intumescent Wrap
An alternative solution to pipe collars. Manufactured from layers of a graphite-based intumescent sheet, which is then encased in a polythene sheath. The product is wrapped around the outside of...
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Letterbox Opening
A letterbox opening is a prepared opening in a separating element wall/ floor designed for services to pass through. It is a type of builder's hole.
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Linear Joint Seals
Linear joint seals are passive fire protection systems designed to maintain the required building fire resistance across a separating element, plus, if and where relevant, to accommodate a defined degree...
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Load Bearing Wall
A load-bearing wall or bearing wall is a wall that is an active structural element of a building, that is, it bears the weight of the elements above wall, resting...
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Safety data sheets provide information on chemical products that help users of those chemicals to make a risk assessment. They describe the hazards the chemical presents, and give information on...
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Membrane Penetration
A hole in one side of a fire-rated wall or floor for a single surface-barrier penetration, such as an electrical socket.
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Mineral Wool
Mineral wool is any fibrous material formed by spinning or drawing molten mineral or rock materials such as slag and ceramics. Applications of mineral wool include thermal insulation (as both...