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UK Manufacturer of Fire Seals and Fire Stopping Products
Fire Seal Products
Fire Stopping Products
Technical Information and Certification Downloads
Pyroplex take an active approach to fire protection both in terms of commitment to new product development and collaboration with UKAS accredited test houses worldwide to develop an ongoing international testing program. We have an onsite indicative furnace for new product development projects and to assess compliance against general standards on an ongoing basis.
We hold third party approval for our range of products through schemes such as Certifire and IFC certification. Third party approval provides confidence that Pyroplex products have achieved certification at a higher level than the minimum requirements placed on the market.
Our technical expertise combined with production capability and certification from leading test houses worldwide mean that specifiers and installers have the upmost confidence when selecting Pyroplex solutions.
Manufacturing
All our seals are manufactured by Pyroplex® Limited at our UK factories in Droitwich. Our site covers a 30,000m2 area and includes our own onsite indicative testing furnace.
We are experts in the extrusion of intumescent seals covering single extrusion, co-extrusion, triplex extrusion, offering a wide range of inline finishing options.
Pyroplex® has an extensive range of ‘in-line’ and specialist facilities for:
- Smoke seal insertion
- Adhesion of thermally fused flippers
- Self-adhesive tape backing
- Printing
- Assembly
- Indicative Testing
Pyroplex intumescent is a unique formulation exclusively for the Pyroplex range of products; it has a range of features including:
- High pressure force during expansion
- Typical expansion ratio of 25:1 by volume for perimeter applications
- Typical expansion ratio of 10:1 by volume for glazing applications
- Not affected by humidity or immersion in water
- Non-toxic and non-fibrous (dust free)
- Non-flaking and difficult to tear
Custom Profile Design
We offer a custom design and manufacturing service to meet the requirements of specialist projects or new product designs.
Our Technical Manager can advise on appropriate test programs for various applications including composite door, metal doors, access hatches and many more. We have expertise in testing to British and European standards and an in depth knowledge of the testing criteria set out in BS 476: Part 22 and BS EN 1634-1. These configurations can then be trialed at our onsite furnace, providing indicative test evidence prior to full scale testing at UKAS accredited facilities. More…
About Pyroplex
Pyroplex Ltd has a worldwide reputation as a leading UK manufacturer of high performance Fire Containment products. Our Fire Seals and Fire Stopping products are supported by international testing and certification. We hold third party approval under internationally recognised schemes to the highest standards such as CERTIFIRE and IFC. Our technical team serve on many fire related committees and associations, and are recognised as fire industry experts.
We manufacture high performance fire seals for use in timber doors, composite doors, metal doors and glazing systems offering fire containment periods of up to 120 minutes. In addition to fire containment properties, we offer solutions with added smoke control and acoustic characteristics.
To effectively contain fire in compartments, we also manufacture and test an extensive range of fire stopping products including solutions for linear joint sealing and penetration sealing. Our fire stopping products include CE Marked pipe collars and wraps, and fire rated sealants.
We offer a custom design and manufacturing service for specific requirements of fire containment products. We can advise on appropriate types of testing and the use of our onsite test furnace for indicative tests, prior to full scale testing at accredited test houses.
Pyroplex® has comprehensive coverage of the UK through our distribution network and our multilingual Worldwide Service Centre and distributor partners provide export markets with a complete service.
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