With well over 20 years experience in the intumescent fire protection industry we’ve had the opportunity to see the long term results of using cast epoxy intumescent in contrast to thin film intumescent from a practical and aesthetic frame of reference. Below we present anecdotal evidence for our findings.
Designers may fear using suspension rods as part of the feature of their project because of the new testing regulations. You could speculate that there will be no interest from raw materials manufacturers of intumescent epoxy to fire test to this new standard. You could speculate that the testing bar has been raised unreasonably so to deter interest. Interact, with their partners Akzo Nobel were the only companies to test specifically some years ago. Interact has since tested again in anticipation of the impending BS EN 13381-10 and is currently negotiating to retest now that BS EN 13381-10 entered into law on 20 June 2020.
What happened to the Cast Epoxy fire protection after a severe flooding of Hebden Bridge Library in 2012? The answer may surprise you.
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