The facade and
fire testing laboratory in Dammam -- the first to the built in the kingdom -- will provide services for the Middle East and North Africa, such as training.
The deal recognises a mutual commitment between UL, which has its regional base in Dubai, and its joint venture partner GCC Labs, to explore the development of an agreement to build the first facade and
fire testing facility in the kingdom along with other services, including training.
Chapter 1 places a strong emphasis on large-scale
fire testing of complete wall and facade assemblies.
Very restricted tolerances (lower than 1 percent on all dosed components) assure success on the most severe tests for mix quality and performance, including
fire testing. The plants also include integrated cladding designed and installed by MCT, as well as the in-house developed, automatic control system MCT CompuNet.--MCT Group Inc., Reno, Nev., 775/313-0708; www.mct-usa.com
Navy chief Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad, together with other senior officers and Defense Acquisition Office representatives, witnessed the historic missile live
fire testing onboard an MPAC.
"In the same way that we pioneered weather-tightness testing for building envelope/curtain wall systems; we were the first ones in the region to set up
fire testing for fire rated doors and partitions about a decade ago.
All the thermocouples are 10 cm away from the
fire testing area of the specimen.
It achieves the best classification in UL 94
fire testing of V-0 (0.75 millimeters).
"But, to reassure tenants, we decided to go above and beyond what was required of us and have core samples of the external fabric from blocks tested by an independent
fire testing organisation recommended by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
12 -- UL, a premier global safety science company, is partnering with JGI Group, India, to set up a new state-of-the-art
fire testing laboratory.
29 March 2016 - UK-based scientific instrument group Judges Scientific's
Fire Testing Technology subsidiary has acquired the business of UK-based
fire testing equipment manufacturing and servicing business Fire Instrumentation and Research Equipment, the group said.
[11] American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM 119-98: Standard Test Methods for
Fire Testing of Building Construction and Materials, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, Pa, USA, 1998.