{"id":10659,"date":"2020-03-10T14:04:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T14:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=10659"},"modified":"2020-03-10T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T14:04:35","slug":"ancon-offering-enhanced-non-combustible-balcony-connector-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/ancon-offering-enhanced-non-combustible-balcony-connector-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancon offering enhanced non-combustible balcony connector range"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ancon is leading the way in developing solutions to meet the Government\u2019s tough new fire safety requirements for buildings, with the launch of an upgraded range of\u00a0<\/span>non-combustible<\/span>\u00a0insulated balcony connectors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n T<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>development follows news that the existing 18<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>etres<\/span>\u00a0height limit for combustible materials in high rise multi-occupancy buildings is to be further reduced to 11<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>etres<\/span>, extending the scope of the regulations to buildings over 4-storeys<\/span>\u00a0and affecting the vast majority of\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>flats, hospitals, residential care premises and student accommodation<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0This has again increa<\/span>sed the focus on fire<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>safety\u00a0<\/span>with contractors and developers looking to future-proof their buildings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ancon<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>insulated balcony connectors<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have been re-engineered\u00a0<\/span>and now feature\u00a0<\/span>non-combustible mineral wool insulation and improved fire-rated thermal pads<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to maintain their impressive thermal insulation properties and provide\u00a0<\/span>the required\u00a0<\/span>A1\/A2\u00a0<\/span>reaction to\u00a0<\/span>fire rating.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As well as complying with the\u00a0<\/span>combustibility requirements in the\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span>Building (Amendment) Regulation<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a02018 for<\/span>\u00a0wall components in\u00a0<\/span>high-rise\u00a0<\/span>residential buildings over 18 metres in height,\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Ancon\u00a0<\/span>connectors\u00a0<\/span>provide\u00a0<\/span>contractors with a\u00a0<\/span>fire-<\/span>safe\u00a0<\/span>solution for\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>multi-occupancy\u00a0<\/span>buildings<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>regardless of\u00a0 height<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Connectors\u00a0<\/span>are available in a range of types, including Ancon Isotec for concrete to concrete applications, Ancon STS for anchoring steel balconies to\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>structural steel frame, and Ancon STC for steel to concrete fixing.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ancon Isotec,\u00a0<\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>features<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>high grade\u00a0<\/span>100% non-combustible<\/span>\u00a0mineral wool<\/span>\u00a0encl<\/span>o<\/span>sed\u00a0<\/span>in a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>protective\u00a0<\/span>stainless<\/span>–<\/span>steel U-shaped profile<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>carries Class A1 fire rating \u2013 the highest level of fire\u00a0<\/span>safety\u00a0<\/span>performance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ancon STS,\u00a0<\/span>for steel to steel applications<\/span>, and Ancon STC, a two-part connector used\u00a0 for fixing large cantilever steel balconies to concrete floor slab, are both A<\/span>1<\/span>\/A2 rated. Like Isotec, both now fully comply with the new regulations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For further information\u00a0<\/span>or advice\u00a0<\/span>contact\u00a0<\/span>Ancon\u2019s Technical Team on 01142755224 or email\u00a0<\/span>tech@ancon.co.uk<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ancon is leading the way in developing solutions to meet the Government\u2019s tough new fire safety requirements for buildings, with the launch of an upgraded range of\u00a0non-combustible\u00a0insulated balcony connectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n