Safety, Security & Fire Protection

MAGPLY DOUBLES UP ON SHORELINE PROPERTY TO WITHSTAND THE ‘SANDS OF TIME’

A striking new three bedroom beachfront home on the East Sussex coast has been designed to not only respect its location within an area of Special Scientific Interest, but also withstand the challenging weather conditions as well as shifting sands, with Magply boards specified as part of both the roof and wall construction.

Sea Breeze at Camber Sands is being built by Coast View Property Ltd., with RX Architects being the locally based design practice leading the project. The unique residence’s amenities will include a wellness spa with a steam pod, sauna and plunge pool, while the open plan living accommodation offers large expanses of glazing looking out across the beach.

The building is making use of non-traditional construction methods, which features twin 12mm layers of the rugged and versatile Magply boards as a carrier for a render like finish, applied by the Micro Cement Company across the entire envelope. Some 190 of the 12mm boards have been supplied to the site through the Rye branch of Parker Building Supplies.

In the case of the habitable roof-space, the contractors are applying a single ply Renolit rubber membrane over a sarking board and then bonding aluminium rails along the line of the rafters, to which the two overlapping layers of Magply are fixed with stainless steel screws. The pink coloured finish is then applied as a primer, base and pigmented topcoat. The Associate at RX Architects leading the project, Rob Pollard, commented: “We have specified Magply for a number of projects, generally where there were fire protection issues due to the closeness of other buildings. We know once it has been used to sheath the structure that we have the fire rating to safely timber clad over the top or use any other material. In the case of Sea Breeze it also makes an ideal substrate for the Micro Cement finish, being so stable. The designs are focused on creating a really robust covering for the rubber membrane that still allows us to obtain the warranty for it.”

Nick Browne from Coastal View Property, added: “Weighing 38 kg each, the Magply boards are fairly easy to handle and cut, while we are having to predrill them here because of fixing into the aluminium channels bonded across the Renolit single-ply membrane. We expect to be finished by the end of October, ready for the Micro Cement system to be applied.”

Magply offers a fire-safe and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional plywood or OSB products. Additionally, the unique production process keeps the chloride content to just 0.01%, enhancing both stability and long-term durability. The different thickness of panels are also widely used as a substrate board for the direct application of proprietary render systems, as well as for flooring and flat or pitched roof build-ups.

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Borg Locks has issued a new heavy duty lock range, the BL7000 ECP. The series is suited to retrofit or heavy duty upgrade solutions as it shares the same fixing points as the Simplex Unican 1000 & 5000 as well as the BL5000 series. The range also features a free turning lever/ knob handle and an 8mm spindle bar, which only engages if the correct code is entered. The BL7700/7800 ECP models have a built-in key override in the lever/knob handle; rotation of the key engages the lever/knob handle, and is for use with potentially heavily sprung third-party locks. The keypad lever/knob rotates freely and only engages with the clutch and 8mm spindle drive once the correct code of key is entered. All BL7000 ECP are supplied as standard with the optional free passage function and are actuated from the keypad side, this allows users to pass through the door without the need to enter the code each time making it ideal where access control is not always paramount.

All BL7000 models are available in the stainless-steel finish for internal or sheltered external environments. Another option is the upgraded black Marine Grade Pro 2 surface coating, which has been extensively salt spray tested in excess of 1,000 hours, and is designed to work in the hardest wearing conditions. Extensively cycle tested, these units are designed for heavy duty usage and industrial level conditions.

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CARDIFF APARTMENTS MEET BS 8629 CODE OF PRACTICE WITH INSTALLATION OF EVACGO

Two seven-storey residential apartment buildings in the cultural and social hot-spot of Cardiff Bay are now protected by evacuation alert systems from UK manufacturer, Advanced.

The EvacGo panels have been installed to meet the criteria set out in the BS 8629 Code of Practice for the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of evacuation alert systems for use by fire and rescue services in England and Wales.

Situated in Cardiff Bay’s Tiger Quay development, Roath House and Queen Alexandra House are a mix of 73 social and market-rented one and two-bedroom apartments managed by Trivallis, one of Wales’ largest housing associations. Trivallis appointed Cardiff-based, Tremorfa Ltd, to complete the installation, requesting that Advanced’s EvacGo solutions be installed to ensure both residential buildings met the BS 8629 recommendations. With all Advanced evacuation alert systems custom-manufactured to reflect each individual building’s evacuation zones, Advanced supplied two EvacGo systems to Tremorfa complete with 1-loop card, expandable from four to eight evacuation zones. The two systems were installed alongside a combined total of 63 sounders to provide audible warning to building occupants in the event of an emergency.