Frequently Asked Questions 7/7/09 JC - Do you undertake application of fire protective coatings on site? FPCL - We actually undertake our specialist work in our factory in Coventry. However, our associate company FPSL Fire Protection Solutions Limited undertake the application of Intumescent coatings, Vermiplaster mortar structural fire proofing, all types of firestopping and air sealing. To contact them visit www.firecontractor.co.uk. 1/7/08 FPCL We are frequently asked by clients where they can obtain top quality Fire Protective Products. We are pleased to announce that a wide range of Fire Stopping, Sealants, Flame Retardants and Specialist Fire Protective Coatings can now be found on our Sister website www.fireprotectiondevelopments.com. Why not click on the link and give it a try. 7/11/07 DA We have a lot of small gaps along a wall to firestop. Is there a product in your range we can use? FPD- If it is just low movement gap filling you have our FabStop Acrylic Mastic will do the job. However, if you are expecting movement then you might be better using our FabStop Silicone Sealant. Both products can give upto 2 Hours fire performance. 1/11/07 DP Can we upgrade existing timber doors to increase the fire performance. FPD- Yes this is possible, but depends on the thickness of the doors. In addition if the doors are panelled they need protecting slightly differently. We supply kits for upgrading doors. The information we need to advise you what is needed is as follows: the thickness of the stiles and rails ( if panelled, the thickness of the panels), the type of timber eg. soft wood / hard wood oak/pine etc and the fire rating required eg 30/60 minutes. 10/9/07 MK is it possible to flame retard corrigated paper. FPD-At the moment we do not have a product to apply to cardboard/paper, however we are currently conducting a series of tests at BTTG and hope to have the results in October. 23/7/07 NH Can you provide a product to give 60 minutes fire protection to structural channel over a garage door. FPCL- Yes - dependant on the steel member size this can be achieved. It is possible using an Intumescent Paint to achieve 30/60/90/120 minutes. The amount of product needed with depend on the size of steel. This is calculated by using a formula called HP/A which gives a factor that determines the coating thickness. To calculated your requirements we would need the steel sizes. 17/4/07 JO Can we apply a coating onto soft wood to give a Class 1 performance. FPCL Yes this is possible using IPW. IPW is a paint on product giving upto Class 0 fire performance to BS476. 12/12/06 You may have read our comments on the new Regulations on fire safety which were introduced in October. We have received a number of telephone calls asking if we undertake Fire Risk Assessments. This is not an area in which we get involved, but we can recommend Alan Tittensor at H & SSS who specialises in this area of expertise. Alan can be contacted on alan@tittensor@btopenworld.com and I am sure he will be happy to help. 20/10/06 We have been approached recently about H120 to steel fuel tanks. This type of protection can be undertaken using an epoxy intumescent. The H120 requirement relates to 2 hour hydrocarbon requirement. This type of work can be undertaken in our workshop or we can arrange for a specialist contractor to apply on site dependant on size. 9/9/06 FPCL -A lot of people have asked us where they can obtain fire protective products such as intumescent coatings, firestopping, flame retardant, timber treatments and sealants. We are pleased to report that our Sister Company FIRE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED is now able to offer a complete range of products at competitive prices. They have a new websie which is www.fireprotectionsolutions.co.uk. 2/8/06 FPCL Following our attendance at Farnborough Air Show we have received a number of requests to create a thermal box to protect from a high temperature outside while maintaining an internal temperature to around 100 degrees C on the component surface. This seems to be a common problem when dealing with modern electronics. It is possible using our FabShield shell and FabBloc technique. For more information give us a call with your temperature requirements. 12/7/06 AF We have some polypropylene sheets and we have to achieve Class1 or O. FPCL- we have a product which will cover your substrate and retain a Class1/0 provided it already has this performance. We can offer various colours. The main problem with polypropylene is adhesion and we would be happy to conduct some adhesion tests to prove suitability. 12/4/06 FLC's Can you give us a coating to upgrade a GRP shield which we are manufacturing for the railway industry. FPCL-we have thin film intumescent coatings that will give a fire performance to a BS476 Parts 6 & 7 on GRP which has been tested for the railway industry. If you would like to provide a sample we will conduct suitability tests. 7/2/06 FPCL Thanks for your enquiry. We have a coating process which will provide fire/thermal protection to an actuator, however we need to know the internal temperature required and the anticipated external temperature as this will affect the period of fire resistance. 6/2/06 FD I have been passed to your site by Nullifire who said you maybe able to help. We have an application to fire protect fuel actuators for an aircraft project. 8/12/05 GR We have 4x CHS 219x8 which we need to protect for 2 hours. Can you help.---- FPCL We can provide a half shell made from Epoxy intumescent. This moulded and will give 2 hours on theses section sizes. They will provide a high decorative finish in a range of colours. 10/11/05 DL We have a problem upgrading some Coated MDF cabinets. Is there a paint we can paint on ourselves. It maybe possible to upgrade these to Bs476 Class1 but we would have to conduct a test to prove this. From a cost point of view it would probably be better to replace your units. 24/9/05 DD we have a project in France which requies an interliner to give fire resistance to a new seat for a railway coach. FPCL We can provide our FabBloc fire blocking material to give fire resistance between the fabric and the foam in the seat to comply with railway standards. 2/9/05 PS We are design a stage set and have to flame retard a large curtain. We can protect stage curtains but would ask you to advise what the material is made of. 29/7/05 FL Is it possible to fire protect GRP panels for use in the Railway Industry to Class 0. FPCL Yes we have a coating that can provide this requirement in our FabShield range. 25/5/05 IRO Is it possible to fire protect canvas tents with flame retardant? FPCL Yes we can apply or supply product to offer flame retardancy to canvas. Our FabFire F2 Prodact has been tested for use on canvas. 13/12/04 INV Can we protect polyester fabric with a flame retardant. FPCL Polyester is very difficult to flame retard. FabFire F2 has test data on Polyester, but because of the different types of fabric that we receive we always recommend that we conduct a small test to establish suitability. 18/3/04 Can FabFire be applied on GRP. FabFire cannot generally be applied on GRP, but we have a number of other products that we have tested that will fire protect GRP. 24/2/04 Can Fabfire be used on timber substrates. Yes-Fabfire has been tested on some timbers and can achieve upto Class 1 fire protection CAA. 7/12/03 I need to achieve 4 hours fire resistance on structural beams and cols in a boundary wall situation, can I use an Intumescent paint.AT------- It is difficult to achieve 4 hours using an intumescent. Thin film intumescents generally only achieve upto 2 hours fire protection.It maybe possible to achieve 4 hours using a thick film epoxy intumescent(approx 25mm-35mm thick) but it very much depends on the steel sizes. If the HP/A factor is below 140 then its worth exploring further. 9/11/03 Is it possible to provide flame retardancy to Canvas Tents. It is possible to give flame retardancy to canvas by applying our FabFire product to it to BS5867 Part2 Type B. 7/8/03 Provided the steel sections are large enough you will be able to use intumescent. The thickness required to achieve a given period of fire resistence is based on a factor called HP/A. To calculate this we would need to know the steel section sizes and how they are being used and also if in a beam situation whether there is a dense concrete slab directly above them.Also what fire period you have to achieve. Given this info we could calculate your requirement and advise you what products are available. CAA 6/8/03 Interiors BR-- We have 50LM of partially exposed steelwork to protect at a new retail store in Birmingham and would like to know if we can use intumescent paint. 9/7/03 CAA We can protect aluminium and have undertaken the protection of small actuators which maybe similar. Aluminium is not the easiest substrate to protect and the result will depend on the thickness of the substrate, but geneally it is possible to provide vital minutes.Please send us a drg and afew more details. 7/7/03 Can you protect a small aluminum component which we use in a fuel system. 6/6/03 We have successfully protected a number of projects involving GRP, but we need abit more information. EG; thickness, is insulation required, what temperature is the box exposed to and what are you trying to maintain the inside temperature to. A drawing would also be useful. Fpcl 6/6/03 We are manufacturing a box to contain an electrical component and need a min of 6 minutes fire protection. The box will be made of a GRP material . Do you have a product that can help. Regards Brian 30/4/03 Yes, we can either provide our FabFire retardant for you to apply or we could apply for you in our workshops if it is possible to move the curtains. We would need to know the mix of the fabric so that we can advise on application rate or if this is not available we could undertake a small sample test. Fpcl 30/4/03 I have a curtain made of polyester/ cotton which I need to flame retard. Is this something you can help me with. ADB Cheltenham