Specifire CD-rom makes life easier for specifiers

Pilkington Building Products has updated its popular Specifire slide rule to a CD-ROM format incorporating additional features to help specifiers identify the most appropriate fire resistant glass.

The specification of the correct fire glass for each application is one of the most fundamental considerations of any building project.

In recognition of this, Pilkington Building Products - UK has updated its popular Specifire slide rule to a CD-ROM format incorporating additional features to help specifiers and users to identify the most appropriate fire resistant glass quickly, easily and accurately.

As a source of up-to-date information detailing the entire Pilkington range of fire-resistant glass and its extensive testing portfolio, this CD-ROM allows users to navigate through the application requirements in nine easy steps, each requiring just one click of the mouse.

Based on the selections made, the details of the recommended glass type, together with its properties and links to the corresponding fire test summary sheets showing the tested framing and glazing materials are displayed.

The development of the Pilkington Specifire CD ROM represents the latest in a series of innovations from Pilkington Building Products - UK, including the development of a range of fire glass products with unrivalled fire resistance and safety performance, including Pilkington PyrodurT Plus, Pilkington PyrodurT, Pilkington PyroshieldT and Pilkington PyrostopT.

Anne Quayle, Marketing Manager at Pilkington Building Products - UK, commented: "Pilkington has always been proud of its extensive test portfilio for fire-resistant glass but ironically choosing the correct fire test summary was becoming harder and harder! So the development of Pilkington Specifire in CD ROM represents an exciting way forward for development in the specification process".

" By removing the complexity from the process the time it would normally take can be greatly reduced and the customer has the reassurance that the correct glass has been specified.".

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