FIRE SAFETY & SECURITY
FIT FOR PURPOSE
MAGPLY OFFERS AS-BUILT ANSWER TO BUILDING SAFETY ACT
So far-reaching is the transformation brought by the Building Safety Act 2022 , that it has resulted in the retraining of all our Building Inspectors , pushed up the cost of professional indemnity insurance for architects and handed courts the power to imprison or impose unlimited fines on those found guilty of non-compliance with ‘ stop orders ’ or breaches of Building Regulations . Ultimately the changes are going to make our homes and properties safer to live and work in , but it has left many specifiers searching for products with the appropriate ‘ as-built ’ test certification .
Introduced in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy and Dame Judith Hackitt ’ s report on Building Regulations and Fire Safety , it is the most fundamental reform of regulation across the construction and residential property sectors in living memory . The Act creates a new and more rigorous regime for the planning , design , construction and operation of prescribed classes of buildings , with new planning and building control gateways , accountable persons , safety cases and a statutory golden thread of information , all linked to a formal certification of the building by the regulator for fitness to occupy . The Act also contains significant provisions relating to construction products and liabilities relating to defective products .
As the manufacturer of the already widely used Magply ,
IPP Ltd . has backed up the boards ’ Euroclass EN13501 A1 ( Non-Combustible ) certification by investing in an extensive programme of tests carried out by Warrington based EXOVA , the leading UKAS accredited laboratory for such work . These simulate the use of the MOS formulated product in a sequence of common situations , to ensure customers can have full confidence in meeting the requirements of the Building Regulations Part B , and thereby offer building occupants the necessary periods of protection .
As its current advertising campaign signals , IPP ‘ s new testing of Magply covers individual situations such as fire-resistant floors , rainscreen cladding , spandrel panels , modular or ‘ offsite ’ systems and LGS or timber frame construction . The boards have been tested in build-ups containing the type of PIR insulation materials .
Magply boards demonstrate they adhere to this standard , so that architects and other specifiers , as well as contractors and building control professionals , can be assured the versatile product is fit for purpose under the wide ranging requirements .
For further information , please contact : TEL : 01621 776252 | EMAIL : john @ magply . co . uk WEB : www . magply . co . uk
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