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News Release from: Pilkington Building Products UK | Subject: Pilkington Pyrostop and Pilkington Pyrodur
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 June 2005
Five-star protection for the Radisson
SAS Hotel
Pilkington Pyrostop and Pilkington Pyrodur have been fitted extensively throughout the Radisson SAS Hotel in County Sligo.
County Sligo has been blessed with a brand new luxury hotel, the internationally renowned Radisson SAS Hotel, where the comfort of guests and staff is of paramount importance Every precaution has also been taken to ensure the safety of residents including the installation of high quality, clear view fire-resistant glass products, Pilkington Pyrostop and Pilkington Pyrodur, which have been fitted extensively throughout the entire hotel
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 11 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Jackie Corcorran of main contractor, J J Rhatigan and Co Galway was closely involved in the specification of the specialised glass alongside White Bros.
Joinery Sligo and Jim Walsh of Greaney Glass Galway.
160m2 of 10mm Pilkington Pyrodur with a 30 minute integrity rating was installed within the corridors of the building.
In other areas where there is a slightly greater risk of fire, such as the kitchen area, internal doors and function room screens, were fitted with 21mm Pilkington Pyrostop, which provides 60 minutes fire integrity and insulation.
Specialist glass and glazing contractors, Greaney Glass, were responsible for installing the fire-resistant glass and Ivan Greaney, Managing Director, comments: "For such a prestigious project it was imperative we used a fire-resistant glass we could trust".
"There could be hundreds of people within the hotel at any one time so we needed to use materials that would provide maximum protection under the most extreme circumstances".
"As Pilkington Pyrostop and Pilkington Pyrodur are backed by a full suite of impact and fire performance tests, we had no doubts that this was the ideal glass for this project." Pilkington Pyrostop and Pilkington Pyrodur provide excellent levels of protection and have been tested and assessed to BS and EN standards.
Not only do they offer excellent fire-resistance they also fully comply with impact safety tests and permit safe breakage in the manner of a laminated glass.
In addition, they provide acoustic improvement over standard fire-resistant glass, an important consideration in the hotel that offers a peaceful and relaxing retreat for guests.
Pilkington's clear fire-resistant range of glass products is now readily available throughout the whole of the UK and Ireland through specialist processors and installers.
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