August 2007

Euroclass A1 Fire Rating for Hodgson & Hodgson Ceiling Tiles

Acoustic specialist Hodgson & Hodgson Group has achieved a Euroclass A1 fire rating for its Type E Thermos acoustic ceiling tile pads. The rating, part of a new common system of fire testing across the European Union, is the highest product standard for non-combustibility.

Prior to the introduction of the Euroclass rating system, each country in the EU had its own fire tests in support of its national building regulations. A manufacturer wanting to sell construction products in the EU would have had to undertake more than 30 different tests for Reaction to Fire in order to do so. Because of the difficulty of comparing the data from these many different tests, a common system of fire testing for construction products has been implemented across EU member states. Tests in one country are now valid across the European Community as a whole.

"The A1 standard is the highest European fire safety classification that can be granted to a product" says Glynne Balshaw-Jones of Hodgson & Hodgson. "The test criteria are stringent and the products really have to perform. Achieving the rating means our clients can now see at a glance the high safety levels of our Thermos ceiling tiles, an important factor when designing rooms and carrying out hazards and risk evaluation".

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