A New Fire
Resistance Laboratory.
Built for you.
Combination Furnace
As part of a £2.5 million investment, UKTC can now offer both vertical and horizontal fire testing from its UK based laboratory.
The expanded fire resistance service includes one of the UK’s only combination furnaces, allowing manufacturers flexibility to test in either a:
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3 x 3m Vertical Furnace Configuration
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3 x 4m Vertical Furnace Configuration
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3 x 5m Vertical Furnace Configuration
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3 x 4m Horizontal Furnace Configuration
Additional Test Methods
As part of the expanded service offering, new test methods will be available for manufacturers at UKTC to utilise the new fire resistance furnace. These include:
Walls & Partitions
(up to 5 meters)
BS EN 1364-1:2015
Doorset Hardware - methods C & D
BS EN 1634-2:2008
Ducts & Dampers
BS EN 1366-1/2/8/10
Steel Protection / Encasement
BS EN 13381-4:2013
Floors (Load-bearing)
BS EN 1365-2:2014
Floors
(Non Load-bearing)
BS EN 1364-2:2018
"There is growing demand for a new laboratory in the UK. This investment will directly contribute to a safer built environment; generating greater availability for the construction market."
Andrew Hutchison, Operations Director, UKTC
Request a Quote
Be amongst the first to test in our new fire resistance laboratory by enquiring below.
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