After initial contract negotiations with Kier Construction Ltd Western & Wales and agreeing a suitable environmental fire protection specification for the structural steelwork; we were awarded the intumescent coatings package at the Bristol Aerospace Centre in Bristol.
The original specification called for a water – based system, however during discussions with the site management team concerning the expected site conditions for these treatments, the coating protection system was changed to a solvent based solution. These materials proved to be less susceptible to the programme working periods during a wet spring and damp summer.
The cold rolled steel elements on the outside cladding also required 120 minutes fire protection. The client needed to maintain the museums hangar aesthetic and we were able to engineer a passive fire protection solution to coat the cold rolled members.
The cold rolled steel detail brought together three different divisions within our team including the hydrocarbon coatings division, the fire compartment and the engineering and detailing teams. Solutions provided were fully supported by the manufactures, providing conformity whilst maintaining the clients need to deliver the desired life safety and cosmetic specifications.
Our teams were able to achieve successful spray applications that provided both one and two-hour passive fire protection to exposed hollow and ‘H’ section steelwork within the museum. Subsequently Kier Bristol requested intumescent coating training to further support key members within their company; focusing on passive solutions available to the B.A.A.
Intumescent fire protection is just one of the many expert fire protection services provided by
R. Lewis & Co for Construction projects,
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