The role of the passive fire protection installer and maintainer
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Ross Newman discusses the importance of installation and maintenance in the protection of buildings.
Article from Timber 2021 Industry Yearbook
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Upgrading timber joinery doors for fire resistance
This Wood Information Sheet gives guidance on assessing the suitability of existing doors for upgrading to give a 20 or 30 minutes' fire resistance comparable with that of purpose-made fire doors. Upgrading to 60 minutes' performance will rarely be possible.
Upgrading the fire resistance of existing doors is a...
09/01/2020 | Wood Information Sheet
Wood-based panel products and timber in fire
This Wood Information Sheet (WIS), intended for designers, specifiers and manufacturers, covers the behaviour of wood-based panel products such as plywood, particleboard and fibreboards, in addition to timber.
Smoke production is also considered.
This Wood Information Sheet applies to the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions where...
24/08/2020 | Wood Information Sheet
Classification of adhesives for structural use
Hugh Mansfield-Williams summarises how recent changes to standards are helping to make the classification of structural adhesives easier.
Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2015
01/01/2015 | Magazine Article
