by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
Metyx Composites has enlarged its range of performance materials and composites for railways, which includes aramid and carbon fibre composites and texties, eglass, and moulding sandwich panel materials. METYCORE FS (fire shield) and METYCOREMAX FS are RTM (resin...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
The UK Smoke Control Association (SCA), representing companies and consultants in this sector, has input proposed changes to the currently underway review of the UK Building Regulations (Approved Document B), concerning smoke control installations. They recommend that...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
The EU has published the revised energy performance of buildings Directive (EPBD). This notes that Member States renovation strategies can address fire safety, and that major renovation of buildings should be encouraged to take into account fire safety. This results...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
London Fire Brigade (LFB) has written to the UK Government calling for “fridges and freezers to be properly covered with fire retardant backing”, including ensuring that there are no holes to enable fire to spread to insulation materials inside the equipment. The fire...
by mcwebmaster | 27 Mar, 2018
Werner Tecker, LEONI, develops cables for performance applications, in particular automotive. Customer demand to move towards halogen free cable solutions in applications such as commercial buildings, domestic cables and automobile is challenged by cost restraints....