Research & Development

Fire rated constructions are seldom put to the test because not every building is subjected to a fire. During a fire, fire rated constructions allow people to reach safety, no one stops and measures the performance of the construction. So the only way to find out if Promat constructions work is to test them; and this is what Promat are doing continuously. Promat run fire investigation programmes at the Promat Research and Technology Centre (PRTC) facilities in Belgium. Promat UK operate a UKAS accredited fire test centre facility at Blackburn, Lancashire. The Promat furnaces are state of the art and are used for testing of constructions while under development.

As well as British Standard and European EN testing, Promat are also at the forefront of development and certification with other international organisations, such as the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB), Factory Mutual  (FM), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Lloyds of London and Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

All Promat materials are manufactured in accordance with accredited BS EN ISO 9001 quality management systems. Comprehensive testing of all Promat products and systems has been carried out by independent and nationally approved laboratories around the world in order to meet the relevant sections of BS 476 and many other international test standards. Promat are actively working towards implementing the environmental standard EN ISO 14001 across all their manufacturing operations.

In conjunction with our Fire Protection Handbook and various other supporting documentation, such as technical recommendation sheets and Certifire approvals, our technical and sales support teams are available to provide information and assistance to help in the design and installation of all Promat fire protection solutions. Documents on this web site can only provide the basic construction details for most applications likely to be required on a project, it is inevitable there will be situations requiring more detailed information. In this event, please contact our Technical Services Department and one of our team will be pleased to assist you.