FIRE SAFETY & SECURITY
BRIGHTON APARTMENTS ACCESSING THE VERSATILE PERFORMANCE BENEFITS OF MAGPLY
The task of adding an extra floor to an apartment building in the heart of Brighton has seen the 12mm version of IPP Ltd .’ s Magply boards employed in a variety of applications , both internally and externally : highlighting the well proven MOS product ’ s fire performance , weather resistance and overall economic benefits .
The local branch of Jewson , located in Portslade , has supplied Godfrey Investments with 295 sheets of the 12mm boards for use in the construction of a parapet around the new roof terraces being created atop the threestorey structure . Then more of the boards are being used inside the quartet of luxury apartments .
Godfrey Investments was also responsible for the original development , completed in
2014 , and the project has even benefitted from having the same site manager , Hassam Yesilada return to take charge of the extension work which is utilising a structural steel framing system ( SFS ) to create a lightweight third floor addition . The four new flats – expected to be marketed at £ 650-700K - are all two bedroom and two bathroom with extensive living space .
Tel : 01621 776252 Email : john @ magply . co . uk Web : www . magply . co . uk
FIREFLYTM SYSTEM UPGRADES ROOFSPACES AT ASHFIELD WELLBEING CENTRE
A programme of works carried out at a Nottinghamshire hospital , just prior to Christmas , has seen a number of products from the FIREFLY™ range employed to upgrade the passive fire protection throughout the roof spaces , with the manufacturer providing site specific design details to assist the highly experienced contractor complete the project on time .
DC Fire Protection Ltd ., based at Wellingborough in Northamptonshire , works right across the country covering multiple sectors of the construction industry , installing active as well as passive fire protection systems . For its 10 week contract at the Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Centre at Kirby in Ashfield , the specialist installed dozens of rolls of the TITAN Lite™ fire barrier as well as the APOLLO Horizontal barrier , Collaroll and two of the 1200 x 600mm FR120 Access Panels to link some of the safety zones being created .
Specifiers and specialist fire contractors wishing to find more information about the full range of products available from FIREFLY TM can visit www . tbafirefly . com
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