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Firefly® Span Specified To Help Safeguard Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Expansion
A £312 million project for the expansion of clinical facilities and refurbishment of the A&E facilities at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is one of the first major construction contracts to make use of FIREFLY® Span, a high performance linear joint seal ideal for helping achieve effective compartmentation in a variety of construction settings. The work at the vital district general and teaching hospital is being led on behalf of the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust


Marmox Fireboard Performance On Display In Retail Redevelopment
The restoration and redevelopment of a landmark 1930s Art Deco building on one of South London’s most popular shopping streets is making extensive use of Marmox’s A1 rated non-combustible backer board as a key element to the refurbishment strategy. The subcontractor, All Construct, is undertaking the work on the former Laura Ashley store at 54-62 High Street in Bromley, with the designs by Oaten Architects for the mixed use development bringing the prospect of various employ


Pyroguard Expands Fire-Rated Façade Portfolio With New Spandrel Panel Range
Pyroguard, the world's leading independent provider of fire safety glass solutions, has launched a new range of spandrel panels, expanding its portfolio of high-performance façade glazing products and giving the UK projects market access to a more comprehensive fire-rated façade offering from a single supplier. Designed to meet the changing needs of architects, façade consultants, contractors and specialist engineers, the new range provides an A2 reaction-to-fire, non-flamm


Firefly® FB180 Batts Build Compartment Walls Atop Midlands Apartment Block
As a specialist in the field of passive fire protection systems serving customers across multiple sectors – carrying FIRAS as well as IFC certification – Coventry based KRASI Fire Protection was appointed to carry out all the upgrades within the roof-space to the late 20th century residential development. As well as undertaking the design work, KRASI installed a temporary walkway within the roof zone and began erecting studwork partitions to either side of the central access


Krasi Delivers 120 Minutes Fire Protection Using Promat Board Encasement
As a highly experienced specialist contractor, Krasi Fire Protection Ltd. carried out the precision installation of the Promat VERMICULUX®-S board encasement system to protect the structural steel frame throughout an existing industrial building near Oxford; coordinating its efforts with the main contractor to help ensure the programme targets for the refurbishment were met. The Midlands based company has invested time and resources in having a large proportion of its operati


Pyroguard Delivers Fire Safety Glazing For Landmark Eindhoven Redevelopment
Pyroguard, a leading independent provider of fire safety glass, has delivered a comprehensive fire safety glazing solution as part of the major redevelopment of the TX Building at Strijp-T in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Originally constructed in 1929 for Philips and recognised as one of Eindhoven's most significant industrial landmarks, the TX Building has undergone an extensive transformation to create 56,000 m² of contemporary workspace for high-tech businesses. The redevel


Hill Dickinson Stadium – Delivering Performance And Sustainability With fermacell®
Laing O’Rourke and BDP embarked on the challenge of building Everton’s new home at Bramley-Moore Dock with a bold vision: to construct one of Europe’s most innovative and sustainable football stadiums. Valued at £800m, the Hill Dickinson Stadium is not just a sporting arena, it represents a transformative regeneration project for Liverpool’s historic waterfront. All photos courtesy of Nick Caville / BDP With a capacity of 52,769 seats and a design that meets stringent safety


Proctor Group Launches New Fire-Rated External Wall Membrane
Facadeshield ® FR Class B is the latest addition to Proctor Group’s range of external wall membrane solutions. The new vapour permeable membrane can serve as the breather membrane in external wall build-ups. Applications range from low-rise timber and steel frame structures to high-rise rainscreen facades, as well as offsite modular systems. Key to Facadeshield FR’s development has been ensuring the right balance of fire performance, water hold out and ultraviolet (UV) resis


Firefly® Apollo Speeds Fire Protection At Port Facility
A fully compatible selection of FIREFLY® barrier products was employed by a member of its trusted installer network, to protect an oil tank situated alongside one of the warehouses within the London Gateway port on the River Thames during a rapid, nine-day contract successfully carried out just prior to Christmas. The work at the internationally important container terminal was carried out on behalf of DP by Midlands-based Krasi Fire Protection, a FIREFLY® Preferred Install
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