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Knauf AMF’s Thermatex Mercure acoustic suspended ceiling system is chosen to provide Access Self-Storage Ltd premises with effective fire protection.
Access Self-Storage Ltd has recently specified Knauf AMF’s Thermatex Mercure ceiling tiles for its new facility in Southampton. 8000m2 of the 1200 x 600mm square edge tiles have been fitted throughout the individual storage units, including those on all five mezzanine levels.
As a structural feature, mezzanine floors require fire protection, which can be provided by a suspended ceiling system. BS476 requires that a complete floor assembly, consisting of a suspended ceiling and floor structure, achieve a minimum of 60 minutes fire protection. Finding a high quality ceiling system that can meet this requirement is, therefore, a key factor for most customers.
S & L United Storage Systems Ltd carried out the installation at Access. Being one of the first companies to recognise the benefits of AMF ceiling tiles when they were launched in the UK, Vic Miller, Commercial Director at S & L said, “We have used other products but always come back to AMF. They remain our product of choice given their price, performance and availability.”
Knauf AMF’s Thermatex range of high density mineral wool ceiling tiles provides in excess of 60 minutes fire protection to mezzanine floors, timber joists and steel beams in accordance with BS476: Parts 20 to 23. Warrington Fire Research Centre carried out specific tests on AMF Thermatex ceiling tiles installed in a fire-rated exposed grid system under a mezzanine floor and found that they gave 90 minutes of load-bearing capacity, 89 minutes of integrity and 89 minutes of insulation.
Thermatex Mercure has a fine non-directional fissured design with micro-perforations creating a subtle, elegant appearance. It also offers the added benefits of high light reflectance and good acoustic performance. Mercure is one of ten face patterns and designs within the Thermatex range, all of which offer the same standards of fire protection combined with a variety of additional benefits, such as hygiene and acoustic properties.
This makes AMF tiles an attractive option for mezzanines, with the added benefits of time and cost savings in installation since tiles do not have to be clipped down and the main runners are fixed on 1200mm centres.
For further information visit http://www.knaufinsulation.co.uk or contact the Marketing Department at:
Knauf AMF Ceilings Limited
Thames House
6 Church Street
Twickenham
TW1 3NJ
Technical Hotline: 020 8892 3216
E-mail: sales@amfceilings.co.uk.
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