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Sharpfibre lands contract to construct Promat DURASTEEL^® barriers at T5, Heathrow

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:19:00 GMT

Carillion Building has awarded Promat licensed installer, Sharpfibre, the contract to construct seven new Promat DURASTEEL^® barriers inside the new satellite building T5C at London Heathrow airport.

Promat DURASTEEL^® barriers protect against transformer blasts

Marion Johnson — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:20:00 GMT

Promat DURASTEEL^® systems have been used to protect people and property against the risk of fire and blast for nearly 50 years. More recently, a number of Promat DURASTEEL^® barrier systems have been installed to prevent catastrophic damage in the event of power transformer blasts.

Sharpfibre wins Specialist Award for Fire Protection

Marion Johnson — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:34:00 GMT

Sharpfibre is celebrating picking up the prize for Specialist contractor in the category of Fire protection at the Construction News awards 2009.

Invicta Group provides secure vault protection

Marion Johnson — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:14:00 GMT

Promat DURASTEEL® has been specified to provide fire protection to a £1.1 million secure storage unit in Dublin, Ireland. Promat DURASTEEL® licensee Invicta Group was chosen by one of the world’s leading archival storage solution companies to design and install a fireprotected vault to securely store sensitive digital media and confidential documents.

Wood Lane Tube Station on Track with Promat DURASTEEL^® Barriers

Marion Johnson — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:14:00 GMT

Promat DURASTEEL®, the high performance fit-and-forget barrier, is being put to the test on London's newest Tube station. Promat DURASTEEL® has been specified for three separate contract packages on Wood Lane station, a gateway to the hugh new Westfield London shopping and leisure complex that opened for business in October 2008.

Fire & Blast Protection Seminar

Marion Johnson — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:24:00 GMT

Promat, a world leader in the field of fire and blast protection, is hosting a free half-day seminar at the RIBA HQ in London on the 5th November this year.

Sharpfibre short-listed for Specialist Award

Marion Johnson — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:29:00 GMT

The Specialists Awards has evolved into one of the construction industry's most celebrated annual events. Construction News runs the Awards with the support of the National Specialist Contractors Council to highlight the critical role of specialist contractors.

Terminal Protection

admin — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:38:00 GMT

Preventing the spread of fire spread becomes a bigger challenge in large, open buildings. And you can’t get much larger than Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, where we report on the installation of fire barriers.

DURASTEEL^® a winner for White City

admin — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:36:00 GMT

Promat DURASTEEL®, the high performance fit-and-forget fire barrier is playing a critical role at Westfield London in White City, West London.

FS World

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Its exceptional fire protection is combined with lightness and durability. It can withstand prolonged exposure to fire – up to six hours – and while hot, will withstand spray from fire fighters’ hoses or sprinkler action.