TENMAT Company News

THE QUEEN'S AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY

TENMAT have recently celebrated winning The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade: 2013 at the company's headquarters in Trafford Park, Manchester.

The occasion was made extra special with the attendance of His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, who enjoyed a factory tour before presenting The Queen's Award Bowl to Tony Moore (MD) .

TENMAT also had the pleasure of VIPs including the Lord Lieutenant of Manchester and Kate Green MP in attendance.

This is the second year in a row that TENMAT have won The Queen's Award. The 2013 Award for International Trade can now sit next to the 2012 Award for Innovation in the trophy cabinet.

After the ceremony employees and guests had the chance to enjoy the afternoons activities, including trying their hand at being an F1 driver and listening to special guests, The Grimethorpe Colliery Band.

by Mark Davies



TENMAT Company News

TENMAT DID IT AGAIN !!
HONOURED BY PRESTIGIOUS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Manchester based, TENMAT, is delighted to announce that they have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in recognition of outstanding achievements in overseas markets. The Award follows three consecutive years of sustained growth in global business and market share for TENMAT, aided by the expansion of its operations in the United States over the period. This is the second time TENMAT has been honoured with the Award, having collected the prize in the Innovation category in 2012.

The 2012 Queen’s Award for Innovation was presented to TENMAT for its ground breaking developments in passive fire protection products.

This year’s award recognises the hard work and dedication of TENMAT’s committed workforce, to offering high quality, specialised composite engineering materials and solutions to customers in the UK and abroad.

TENMAT’s commitment to superior quality, cutting-edge technology and innovative product development bring significant value to its customers worldwide.

TENMAT‘s engineering composites are proudly developed, engineered, and manufactured in the United Kingdom and exported to countries all over the world. Today over 80% of the company’s revenue come from international trade, thanks to TENMAT’s fully owned subsidiaries, a strong network of distributors and strategic alliance with its global customer base.

TENMAT products are renowned as the industry standard for many applications in various industries worldwide, including marine, offshore, railways, automotive, aerospace, fire protection and renewable energies.

We here at TENMAT are enthusiastically looking forward to strengthening its current relationships and building award winning partnerships with new customers domestically and overseas.


2012 Award Ceremony:
Lord Lieutenant presenting The Queen's Award Bowl to Managing Director Tony Moore

by Roberto Casini

Passive Fire Protection

TENMAT's COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF EN TESTED FIRE RATED AIR VALVES

Recessed ceiling air valves are widely used in both domestic and commercial buildings. Once a hole is made in a ceiling for an air valve, the integrity of the construction and its ability to perform in a fire is reduced significantly. Ceiling air valves, if left unprotected, allow a fire to spread rapidly through a building. Ceilings must be fire protected in accordance with Approved Document B of the Building Regulations, which states the ceiling must be firestopped to reinstate the original fire rating.

 

TENMAT offer a full range of Fire Rated Extract & Supply Ceiling Air Valves, available in all sizes and tested to the latest EN test standards. The TENMAT Firefly Fire Rated Ceiling Air Valves are a unique and highly cost effective alternative to air valves with fusible link fire dampers. 



Fire Rated Ceiling Air Valve Before Fire

Fire Rated Ceiling Air Valve After Fire



In a fire situation, the integral intumescent material rapidly expands to seal off the air valve and reinstate the fire resistance rating of the ceiling. This limits the risk of fire and heat spread throughout the building. The Fire Rated Ceiling Air Valve is installed as normal with air flow through the air valve unaffected. The product also requires no maintenance unlike many fusible link fire dampers.



It is now standard practise to install fire rated downlights in order to reinstate the fire performance of a ceiling. It is common for fire rated downlights to be installed, but yet in the same ceiling there is an unprotected ceiling air valve. This means that in the event of a fire, the unprotected Ceiling Air Valve would act as an open passage for the fire to spread through.

Rule of thumb is, if you have fire rated Downlights you will need Fire Rated Air Valves.

by Mark Davies

Passive Fire Protection

TENMAT FIRE SLEEVES CE MARK APPROVED

TENMAT has obtained CE Mark status for the range of TENMAT Firefly 109 Fire Sleeves.

The range includes the TENMAT Firefly 109 Vent Duct Fire Sleeve which is the only CE Marked product designed specifically to firestop PVC ventilation ducting.

The CE marking shows compliance with all relevant EU legislation meaning the product can be supplied and installed throughout the EU without restriction.

Within the UK, the 1 July 2013 will see the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) coming fully into force where it will be mandatory for construction products covered by a Harmonised European Standard (hEN) to have CE marking.

TENMAT has implemented CE Marking status well in advance of any legislative requirements relating to fire stop penetration seals. This provides specifiers, suppliers and installers with the peace of mind that the product will meet the latest legislative requirements for a firestopping component and can be used in confidence.

The CE Marking follows significant investment in a detailed testing program at Chiltern International Fire which saw the products fire tested to the most stringent EN 1366-3 fire resistance tests, including Uncapped/Uncapped (U/U) testing, in various construction types.

In addition to the fire resistance testing, the products have also undergone extensive Initial Type-Testing (ITT) and Factory Production Control (FPC) Inspections and will be under on-going surveillance of factory production controls by the Notified Body, BM Trada, to confirm the continued consistency and quality of the product.

The range includes the Firefly 109 Pipe Fire Sleeves for use on Copper, Steel, Cast Iron and various Plastic Pipes up to 160mm and the Firefly 109 Vent Duct Fire Sleeves for use on all common rectangular and circular PVC ventilation ducting.

Firefly 109 Vent Duct Fire Sleeve installed

Firefly 109 Pipe Fire Sleeve fitted on pipe

For full details on available sizes and approved applications, please refer to the relevant Product Data Sheets and Installation Instructions or contact TENMAT.

by Christopher Thompson