Arch Timber Protection
PROVEN FIRE PROTECTION FOR TIMBER
If you are involved in the specification of building materials and you have chosen wood - congratulations! An admirable choice for our most versatile, environmentally advanced and sustainable building material.
And if you have concerns about the use of wood in terms of the threat of fire, don’t worry! Correct design specification and the use of modern fire retardant pre-treatments can make wood into a long lasting and safe choice of material. In the event of a fire, specific pre-treatments will effectively slow down the process of combustion and restrict the surface spread of flame, giving more time for the safe evacuation of personnel from the building and greater opportunity for fire fighters to save the structure.
Arch Timber Protection is the leading European supplier of fire retardant products and services for the effective protection of timber. Its fire retardant products include leading brands, such as DRICON and NON-COM Exterior treated timber.
Both fire retardant products, with proven track records going back over 25 years, are applied by closely controlled industrial pressure treatments. These provide a long term and highly effective surface spread of flame protection that allows timbers to be used with real confidence in a wide variety of interior and exterior applications.
The treatments are designed to meet BS 476 Class 0 and Class 1 together with the equivalent EN fire test Euroclass B and C requirements.
DRICON is the only BBA approved fire retardant treatment for timber. This humidity resistant treatment is perfect for the protection of interior timbers, although it can also be used for exterior applications, where a protective and maintained decorative coating is required in these situations.
NON-COM Exterior is a leach resistant treatment that provides protection for exterior timbers and timbers used in severe damp situations, without the requirement of a decorative coating.
Recently, the UK Wood Protection Association has announced findings on 21 year durability tests carried out on both DRICON and NON-COM Exterior treated timbers. The treatments, when re-tested, showed no loss of performance against the original testing carried out in the 1980s.
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