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Passive Structural Fire Protection
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Interact Fire Solutions specialises in offering relevant product innovation for passive fire protection and structural fire protection to the construction industry, including iconic buildings and tall buildings.
Secondary Cladding with Complete Integrity
10-09-09
Since Interact launched its secondary cladding products it has completed a number of internal and external contracts:
The development of cast epoxy secondary cladding came about following the concerns of the ASFP which highlighted the need to specifically test any materials that over-clad reactive coatings i.e. intumescent paint.
The integrity of structural fire protection is ensured by the use of Interchar 212 epoxy intumescent castings, manufactured by International Paint, without the need to actually fire protect the column or beam with thin film intumescent or other non-reactive materials. The epoxy intumescent is cast into a perforated steel reinforcement system to produce a glass like finish able to accept a variety of decorative finishes to meet high performance and visual architectural requirements. (See video)
The joints, which are two vertical and one horizontal for each 3m length, are easily filled and decorated leaving no trace of the joint made during installation.
International Paint (www.international-pc.com) has made good use of this patented system of fire protection by commissioning an installation in its new technical facility at Felling in Gateshead. From now on all clients visiting this department can see for themselves the aesthetic advantage of secondary cladding using Interactive Casings and be confident of the system integrity.
