Chiltern Fire proves performance of Shadwood

Chiltern International Fire (CIF) has successfully fire resistance tested an environmentally friendly engineered solid timber product for high performance door frames.

Peter Barker, head of consultancy, CIF said: "The environmental and aesthetic advantages of Shadwood as a door frame material for use with Shadbolt's Encore fire resisting door range could only be fully recognised with an appropriate fire test programme".

"The Shadwood material was developed through a series of full-scale fire resistance tests and engineered to cope with the fire conditions simulated by the BS 476 Part 20-22 test standards".

The time temperature curve utilised in the test standard, Mr Barker added, represents "one of the most onerous fire situations" that an element of construction is likely to be exposed to.

"Based on the test results, it has been proven that the Shadwood material is a suitable product that can be used for constructing door frames for the Encore door design for both 30 and 60 minutes' fire resistance".

Shadwood is dimensionally stable and ultra dry.

It is engineered using finger-jointed defect-free Scots pine, glued using PUR glue lines, then lipped and veneered in the hardwood species specified.

The product is guaranteed for 10 years.

Shadwood is fully FSC-certified and F R Shadbolt and Sons claims it uses 49 per cent less hardwood on standard FD60 frames sections and 85 per cent less on standard FD30 frames than comparable hardwood sections.

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