22nd May 2020

May Edition of Trade Counter News.

FREEFOAM SUPPORT INSTALLERS GETTING BACK TO WORK.

As part of a comprehensive installer support package Freefoam Building Products have released an informative, simple video to illustrate how roofline fitters can carry out work while keeping themselves, colleagues and homeowners safe. Colin St John, Commercial Director explained “Freefoam Registered Installers are an important part of our business. We commissioned this video to support them, so that they can feel confident in working safety whilst continuing to sell and fit Freefoam products.”

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Wrightstyle has begun work on a project to enhance fire safety on a 1950s social housing block in Bristol.

The project was originally scheduled to have started last month, but was delayed because of Covid-19 lockdowns.

“We will, of course, be respecting all hygiene and distancing protocols and using this contract to better understand how to work safely on a construction site,” said John Woodcock, contacts manager.

The six-week project for construction company Rateavon is part of a redevelopment programme for Bristol City Council.

Wrightstyle will be installing a protected escape route for Spencer Norton House, a ten-storey residential block.

Prior to the new installation, an old aluminium non-fire rated curtain wall screen will be removed from the core of the stairway.

Spencer Norton House, part of the Redcliff Estate, was built as one of the City Council’s post-war neighbourhood units.

Wrightstyle will be installing a double-glazed screen from its SR60 range, with a roof maintenance access door.

The entire screen, from the ground floor upwards, will be fire-rated to 30/30. This will greatly enhance fire safety on this older-style residential block.

In 2018, Brisant-Secure surprised the industry by announcing that one of their Sweet door handles had managed survive in a salt spray chamber for 8,056 hours. The surprise was because the standard is only 240 hours.

Twelve months on, Brisant put a Sweet letterplate into the same accredited test chamber and waited. And waited. Even though the letterbox had not failed it was taken out of the salt spray chamber as it has been there for one year and 28 days. A standard requirement is for only 10 days and enhanced is twice that at 20 days.

Nick Dutton, CEO of Brisant-Secure commented: ‘We kept the test quiet because there wasn’t anything to really talk about until we passed the previous benchmark. When we passed our previous of 8,000 hours, we felt we may as well see if it manages a whole year before announcing it.