FIREMAC FM DUCTWORK SYSTEMS

Suitable for a wide range of environments, Firemac FM Fire Ducts have been successfully installed in factories, commercial kitchens, schools, hospitals, shopping centres, metro systems, and other projects for the purposes of safeguarding life and property from fire.Firemac FM Fire Ducts have passed the required smoke and toxicity tests required for use in underground metro projects.Firemac fire resisting ductwork can be used in any area of a building to protect life and property and to aid the emergencyservices in the event of a fire.

• Ventilation Ducts
• Smoke extraction ducts
• Kitchen extraction ducts
• Air pressurisation ducts
• Square, rectangular, flat oval and circular ducts
• Car Parks extraction
• Laboratory fume extract ducts
• Ventilation Ductwork
• Smoke Extract Ductwork Systems
• Non Domestic Kitchen Extract Ductwork
• Basement and Enclosed Car Park Duct and Smoke Extract Systems
• Escape Route Ducts
• Pressurisation Ductwork Systems
• Dual Ventilation/Smoke Extract Systems
• Fume Cupboard Extract Systems
• High Risk Areas

Building Regulations require that new buildings must be divided into fire compartments and provide means of escape in order that the spread of fire in the building is contained. Obvious areas of weakness include doors, building services, and ventilation ductwork passing from one compartment to another. In particular, the standard ventilation ductwork system offers little or no protection against fire spread, and to overcome this fire resistant ductwork is used.

Firemac FM Fire Duct systems gives ductworkers complete control of both fabrication and installation of fire resistant ducts where required in commercial developments.This means that the full system is manufactured under strict factory controls to Firemac’s required technical standards.

Firemac FM Fabric PSA is a specialist fire protection glass fibre fabric which is bonded and mechanically fixed to the outer face ofgalvanised or stainless steel ductwork, to achieve the required fire performance. The fabric has a self-adhesive backing so additional adhesive is not required. This improves quality control and makes logistics, storage and health & safety much simpler. The fabric is less than 0.5mm thick and adds virtually nothing to the overall weight of the duct.

Other benefits include the fact that the system does not require any curing time, meaning the duct sections can be fabricated anddelivered without the delay of other competing systems. The light grey colour of the fabric ensures that the finished duct is unobtrusive but the fabric still clearly identifies the ductwork as a life safety system. The fabric is embossed with the Firemac logo and the words ‘FIRE RESISTANT’.