Understanding fire testing: BS 8414, BR 135 and BS 9414
What is BS 8414? BS 8414 – is a large-scale system test that mimics a fire breaking out of a window and exposing a cladding system to a severe fire. It does not test the…
CWCT’s Technical Fire Guidance for Non-combustibility
Sotech enhanced Optima rainscreen cladding systems meet the requirements of new CWCT Technical Fire Guidance due to their new and improved mechanical fixings, which replace all use of potentially combustible adhesive fixings. In June 2020,…
Testing in the rainscreen cladding industry
The rainscreen cladding industry has seen a dramatic focus on testing for large scale buildings and rainscreen cladding solutions in 2020. A focus on fire tested rainscreen cladding solutions began following the tragic circumstances of…
A world first: ALPOLIC™ A1 achieves European Fire Protection Class – Euroclass A1 Fire Rating
ALPOLIC™ A1 has been awarded a Euroclass A1 fire rating and is now available as a Hook-on rainscreen and Through Fix Cassette rainscreen solution through rainscreen cladding manufacturer Sotech. This is a significant win for…
Sotech completes fire tests at BRE, Watford
BR 135 CLASSIFIED RAINSCREEN CLADDING SYSTEMS – BS8414 Sotech’s commitment to authentic engineering capability has been witnessed over several years in the testing and development of products. First successful fire test carried out in 2006…
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