A day in the life: Ed Peltor
We sat down with the Managing Director of Fire Protection, Ed Peltor, to talk about what takes up his time in a normal day, the different responsibilities of his role, and the things he gets up to outside work.
New Testing Alert! Tenmat Socket Box Inserts achieve further approvals
Although the Tenmat Socket Box Inserts have been a core product in the range for a while, we continue to listen to market needs and requirements as well as customer feedback. We recently conducted a further 4 full scale partition fire tests as well as some Project Specific testing. This is one of the most…
How to pick the right intumescent for you
How to pick the right Intumescent for your project Intumescents are technologically advanced passive fire protection materials. Intumescents are typically used in construction to maintain or reinstate the fire resistance of buildings, in floors, walls and ceilings. When planning the construction of a building the integrity of structures needs to be considered. Penetrations such as…
Tenmat provide a range of tested and trusted cavity barriers, for facades projects
Tenmat have developed and fire tested a range of firestopping cavity barriers which are suitable for facades, allowing architects to specify high level products, which meet the regulations necessary for building safe environments. Passive fire protection is essential in high rise developments, such as apartment blocks, where there are multiple dwellings. In this type of…
Tenmat gets involved in the future of zero carbon living alongside Barratt Developments and their “Z House”
For this project Tenmat is delighted to be providing their FF102/50 product to meet the passive fire protection demands.
Business News – Tenmat acquires PFC Corofil
Tenmat (part of the Diamorph Group) are delighted to announce the acquisition of PFC Corofil, from The Encon Group, effective from close of business on Tuesday 30th November 2021. PFC Corofil has been trading in the passive fire protection industry since 1962, their reputation, technical expertise and quality of products will be a welcome addition…
Tenmat’s Fire Protection products are now live on NBS!
We’re pleased to share that Tenmat’s passive fire protection products are now available to specify through the NBS online.
Tenmat are involved with the first “zero carbon” house in Salford, Manchester
Tenmat is delighted to be able to share with you our involvement with this very exciting project. The full article is below, and can be read on The Times website here [subscription needed]. Tenmat have provided cavity fire barrier systems which is part of the passive fire protection range. Unlike traditional wall cavity barrier systems…
Passive fire protection solutions for UK Housebuilders
Passive fire protection measures are equally important in low to medium rise dwelling houses, such as semi-detached homes, terraced houses, townhouses and apartments as they are in multi-storey developments. This risk of fire spread exists when electrical and mechanical services are installed through walls, ceilings and floors or an open path within concealed cavities is…
The hidden danger of light weight joists and how to protect against it
History Over the past 20 years the use of light weight joists has grown dramatically in the construction industry, they are now used in many timber supported floor ceiling constructions. Whilst the use of light weight joists can offer huge advantages over solid timber joists; low weight, longer spans and access for services, they can…