May 3, 2019 12:21 pm | Leave your thoughts
With the new Protecta FR Collar technical update, the collar can now be used as a retrofit solution for a wider range of plastic pipes (different types and sizes), for all common substrates ranging up to 400mm diameter. Collars can also be fitted in the empty condition i.e. with no cables, future proofing new cable...
April 29, 2019 12:21 pm | Leave your thoughts
MAKING LIFE EASIER Our Protecta® Technical Handbook is specifically designed to offer solutions that truly help make our customers lives easier. Offering practical solutions and not just a complex set of products. FIRE STOPPING OF SERVICE PENETRATIONS We are proud to announce our technical handbook is now even more comprehensive and has been upgraded to...
April 4, 2019 1:12 pm | Leave your thoughts
PROTECTA® FR IPT – HIGH PERFORMANCE 2 IN 1 SOLUTION Choosing a product for a specific building application can be a challenging and confusing task, particularly as there is such a wide range of products available with a number of versions, targeted to suit different applications. Ingeniously, Protecta FR IPT offers one solution for all...
March 18, 2019 5:02 pm | Leave your thoughts
THE PROBLEM Sprinkler pipes, by their nature, will pass through compartment walls and floors throughout a building, therefore, when passing through fire rated walls and floors they need to be supported with fire stopping products. However, most of the products currently available in the market have a deleterious effect on cPVC, meaning they eat into...
March 7, 2019 4:53 pm | Leave your thoughts
K10 Classification FR Paint Protecta Interior FR1 cool paint has been formally assigned a K10 classification with timber substrates. Put simply, applying the paint to a single layer wooden particle board or chipboard (12.5mm thick), will protect any substrate behind the board from smouldering and igniting for a period of 10 minutes, by forming a dense...
January 16, 2019 5:09 pm | Leave your thoughts
Our most recent fire stop seal tests upgrades raise the number of 3rd party accredited tested solutions for the use of our Protecta EX Mortar to nearly 100. The mortar can provide structural seals in floors and is also suitable for vertical applications. This new testing adds the following applications to our extensive range. With...
January 4, 2019 5:13 pm | Leave your thoughts
There are now 102 separate, fully certified FR Board upgraded technical approvals that are detailed in the installation instructions and this is supplemented with an approval for pattress fixing FR Boards to gypsum wall. The revised document extends the product’s scope of use for: If you haven’t already, we would strongly advise you to...
November 13, 2018 5:16 pm | Leave your thoughts
Further to conducting additional fire tests, Protecta is pleased to officially announce that the scope for use of our CE marked Protecta FR Graphite sealant has been significantly extended. The European Technical Assessment (ETA) has been upgraded to reflect on approvals for: – Plastic conduits (pipes with cables) ≤ Ø 110mm made of PVC, PE and PP...
October 12, 2018 5:22 pm | Leave your thoughts
The new london based Protecta distribution hub located in Epping just off the M25 and M11 intersection will enable us to offer our Protecta customers delivery and collection options that are more flexible and tailored to their needs. We are continuously looking for avenues to better service our customers and with growing demand in and...
March 23, 2018 5:24 pm | Leave your thoughts
Protecta Passive Fire Protection Seminar AGENDA Monday 18th June, 2018 12:30 – 13:00 – Registration and coffee. 13:00 – 13:20 – The importance of Passive Fire Protection. Kjetil Bogstad 13:20 – 13:40 – Protecta® PFP range overview. Fredrick Thurfjell 13:40 – 14:00 – Fire sealing of massive wood constructions. Sigurd Husum 14:00 – 14:50 –...
June 16, 2017 5:26 pm | Leave your thoughts
Madam Mayor unveiled the corporate plaque then ushered the 200 guests who came from all over the globe into the new state of the art facility. Guests were treated to a guided tour of the premises on St Andrews Road Huddersfield and had an opportunity to chat and network before the official proceeding commenced. The...
June 14, 2017 5:29 pm | Leave your thoughts
In addition, a number of services are given surrounding the Protecta building products, for example, engineering services, training of installers, assistance with building codes and more. The Protecta group consists of several companies in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and UK that are all owned by Protecta Group AS. The fire laboratorium including a test furnace used...