Pyrocote
Building in Alberton

Passive Fire Protection for the Chemical & Petrochemical Industries as well as Commercial Buildings.

Preventing a fire from spreading and maintaining structural stability is of utmost Importance in commercial and industrial building. Passive fire protection installations are installed to contain fire, gas and smoke to its source thus enabling safe evacuation of human occupancy and to minimise structural and other plant damage. Spread and intensity of the fire is minimised as well as spread to surrounding building. These installation are to have the same integrity of the wall and floor through which the services penetrate such as electrical cables, wood and plastic pipes. Prolonging the structural stability of the building especially where steel is used as structural element. This temperature is reached within 5 minutes of a standard time temperature building fire. Fires in buildings take a costly toll ensuring the right design, product approval and installation competency can minimise this risk. There is no doubt that fire risks in modern society have grown in many respects. It comprises a series of products providing the most effective means to achieve fire resistant building elements and compartmentation- the mandatory requirement in all up-to-date building codes and fire insurance regulations to prevent a fire from leaving its original location. The Pyro-Cote Fire Protection system furnish a huge range of materials for every conceivable application. Since 1986 we have been developing concepts and systems for passive fire protection. With our comprehensive fire protection systems we cannot prevent all fires. One of the most well-known of the Pyro-Cote fire protection product ranges is the KBS System Products. These products have not only been tested by the SABS to meet the requirements of the National Building Regulation 0400 but also to international standards such as DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO Is preferably used in heavy duty industrial applications. KBS panel seals not only are fire resistant but also provide a gas and smoke tight seal. PYROSAFE PANEL SEAL Consisting of mineral wool panels and Pyrosafe WB, was especially developed for the fire protection in standard applications with lower technical requirements like office buildings. It expands while setting, guaranteeing a smoke tight seal without cracks. Easy to retrofit and preferably used in large openings especially with complex cable installations.