Fire Credentials

Glasstex and Glasstex Essential fibre glass wallcoverings play an important role in fire safety by preventing spread of flame on the surface of most conventional building materials, which traditional paintable wallpapers do not offer. Glasstex wallcoverings meet the most stringent international fire regulations. and conforms to BS476 part 6 fire propagation and part 7 class1 surface spread of flames, which combines to give a class ’0′ certification to Regulation E15, UK Building Regulations 2000. and Euroclass; B-s1,d0. Painted with any water based paint Glasstex surfaces will prevent flames from spreading horizontally along room or corridor walls and equally important resist flames spreading vertically into ceiling spaces, Glasstex offers a truly decorative finish, that gives a fire retardant solution at a fraction of the cost compared to other fire protection systems on the market. Exova Warrington Fire Global Safety – UK Building Regulations 2000 The Glasstex Wallcovering system can play an important role in fire safety by preventing spread of flames on the surface of most conventional building materials. A range of various systems incorporating Glasstex products in conjunction with Beeline medium grade R/M Adhesive have been tested in accordance with BS 476: Part 6 (Fire Propagation) and BS 476: Part 7 (Surface Spread of Flame) and the test results comply with the requirements for Class ’0′ rating as defined in paragraph A 13 (b) of Approved Document B (Fire Safety) to the Building Regulations 2000.