Advance fire performance from Kingspan

This was one of the highest priorities in developing QuadCore™, the first closed-cell insulated panel core to be certified to FM 4882 for use in smoke sensitive occupancies. This advanced insulation material achieves a reaction to fire of B-s1,d0 to EN 13501-1, the lowest smoke emissions possible, and offers fire resistance of up to one hour insulation and three hours integrity to EN 13501-2.

QuadCore™ technology has been tested as part of a façade system to BS 8414 in accordance with BR 135 Fire Performance of External Thermal Insulation for Walls of Multi-storey Buildings. The tested system comprises Dri-Design aluminium cassettes installed over 80mm QuadCore™ Karrier panels and is now part of Kingspan’s suite of fully-tested systems.

BS 8414 is a rigorous large-scale system test. It was developed specifically to test non-loadbearing external cladding systems. It provides a high level of confidence that systems that have passed are safe to use in high-rise and high-risk buildings. 

To find out more, visit stand FS36 at the Fire Safety Event in Birmingham, and don’t forget to check into the seminar led by Tony Ryan, Kingspan’s Head of Fire Engineering Services on 11 April at 1:15pm. For further information, visit www.kingspanpanels.co.uk