FIREFLY
UNIT 3
TRANSPENNINE TRADING ESTATE
GORRELLS WAY
ROCHDALE
LANCASHIRE OL11 2PX
Tel: 01706 758817
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Suppliers of: Fire Protection, Fire collars, Fire Barriers, Fire hoods, Downlight Covers, Passive Fire Protection, Cavity Fire Barriers, Fire resistant Membranes, Smoke Control, Passive Fire Protection
FIREFLY™ is a range of world-leading and fully certified passive fire protection products comprising lightweight, easy to install flexible fire barriers with system ancillaries supported by state of the art fire stopping products.
Fire barrier systems are available for vertical and horizontal applications, independently tested for use on various substrates and the expected accommodation of penetrations.
Fully tested and certified by IFC. Installation drawings and expert technical support are available both online and in person.
Rated for integrity and insulation performance, TITAN Lite™ 120:60 is the highest performing fire barrier exceeding 2 hours integrity and 1 hour insulation performance (BS 476 Parts 20/22).
FIREFLY™ was the first certified flexible fire barrier system and remains the most recognised and respected brand in the business to this day.
Fire barriers are used to compartmentalise building voids or concealed spaces to delay the spread of fire and smoke in an emergency. They are rated for integrity and insulation performance.
The recent addition of firestopping products makes FIREFLY™ the number one supplier of passive fire protection products in the UK.
All FIREFLY™ passive fire protection products are fully certified and supported by an experienced team able to provide timely and practical support and training to ensure installations are problem-free, compliant with regulations and meet the increasingly demanding expectations of the market.
FIREFLY™ flexible fire barriers (also known as cavity barriers) are made with combinations of specialty woven and nonwoven glass substrates and aluminium foils. The range of barriers has been developed by TBA Protective Technologies Ltd, the leading UK producer of high-performance materials for thermal protection applications, with a 150 year pedigree in technical textile manufacturing.
Further technical information, including Technical Datasheets, BIM files and Specification documents are available from the Manufacturer’s own website.
FIREFLY® CPD’s get RIBA’s seal of approval
We’re delighted to say that our FIREFLY® CPD have now been awarded RIBA approval for our ‘Design & Understanding of Passive Fire Barriers & Compartmentation’ CPD. These will be available via NBS and the RIBA platforms so you can build your own understanding of the importance of Passive Fire Barriers within construction.
At FIREFLY®, we know that architects and specifiers rely on CPD’s to stay at the forefront of their field and that in the construction industry, RIBA-approved CPD content is the gold standard, carrying extra credibility and value. Our RIBA-approved CPD on Passive Fire Barriers will count towards your mandatory learning.
Chris Worby, Head of Sales at FIREFLY®, said: “We’re fully committed to providing the highest quality CPD materials to architects and all those involved in the development of specifications for Passive Fire Protection systems within the construction industry, and as part of this continuously developing offering, we are very pleased to announce the RIBA approval of our latest addition “Design & Understanding of Passive Fire Protection & Compartmentation” please reach out to any member of our commercial or specification team for more information and to book your CPD.”
Our RIBA approved CPD looks at understanding ‘fire behaviour’ and the importance of safe compartmentalisation. We also cover the progression of fire standards and regulations, as well as helping you build a better understanding of Passive Fire Protection (PFP) and the types of products available, through to the installation of passive fire barriers. We also provide a number of compelling case studies to help give a broader understanding of installation and meeting performance requirements.
The aims and objectives of our CPD are as follows:
Understanding ‘Fire Behaviour’
The need for Safe Compartments
The progression of fire standards and regulations
Understanding passive fire protection (PFP)
Options & passive fire protection material types available
Meeting performance requirements & detailing
Installation of passive fire barriers – a full system approach
Case studies
FIREFLY® Titan Lite™ Protects Manchester Food Processing Plant
An 18 month long fit-out contract for a Tewkesbury based cladding specialist has seen the company install thousands of square metres of FIREFLY® barriers, to protect the roof space and other voids within a major new food processing plant in the Manchester area.
Cold Clad Ltd. was appointed by the main contractor to install all of the internal wall panels, suspended ceilings and the kerbing, as well as carrying out the installation of the vertical fire protection barriers using Titan Lite™ 120:60 and Collaroll, which were secured across light gauge steel subframes to provide two hours integrity and 60 minutes insulation. Aligning with the nearest roof purlin to secure the frames assembled from 50 x 50mm steel angles, Cold Clad created barriers ranging in height from three metres down to less than one metre. While also accommodating the movement requirement of the large metal structure.
Cold Clad’s Contract Manager for the project, Ross Camberley, commented: “The scale of the installation meant we had up to 30 operatives involved on the work for most of the period, many of whom had undergone the training course delivered by FIREFLY®, which I also took in order to be able to understand the complexities of erecting the ‘triple curtain’, and also protect all of the penetrations such as steel beams and building services. While this was a very challenging project due to the scale of the work – and also my first experience of the FIREFLY® range – we are about to carry out another contract in Holyhead for a different client and will actually be using another of the manufacturer’s approved installers to do the work.”
FIREFLY® Titan Lite™ 120:60 is a lightweight flexible fire barrier designed to provide fire compartmentation of larger concealed spaces and voids within buildings, offering 120 minutes Integrity and 60 minutes insulation. Manufactured from woven and non-woven glass, the FIREFLY® range is designed to optimise resistance to flame and smoke, as well as offer heat protection in a wide range of scenarios. The certified barriers are easy to install horizontally or vertically using a full selection of FIREFLY® ancillary products to ensure a fully tested and certified installed system.
