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Lightweight construction manufacturer, Siniat, has announced that four of its product sets have been verified by the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) mark.
It explained that its partition systems with 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes of fire resistance have been verified against the CCPI, which was developed by the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) Marketing Integrity Group.
Nigel Morrey, technical director at Siniat, commented: “The effective management of product information is essential to ensuring the performance and safety of our buildings. So, we warmly welcome the CCPI’s initiatives and it has been great to see manufacturers, merchants, and distributors signing up to the scheme.
“At Siniat, driving fire safety is – and always has been – a central focus for our team. This meant that acquiring CCPI verification for these sets was a natural step following the work we have already been doing to ensure the provision of high-quality performance data.”
Its recognition comes as part of a number of initiatives that Siniat has recently invested in to drive standards and increase fire safety competency. Recently, over 25 members of Etex Building Performance’s technical and specification teams underwent training and have now achieved the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) Level 3 qualification in passive fire protection.
“We need to drive competencies across the supply chain to ensure that the data provided can be received, interpreted, and understood with minimal complications,” said Morrey.
“That’s why, alongside our investment in data provision, we have also been investing in external training for our supply chain partners while upskilling our internal teams to take them to IFE Level 3 in passive fire protection, which gives our customers the assurance they need to know that they are being supported by experts.”
Nadine Saxon, operations director at the Association for Specialist Fire Protection, added: “With a requirement for increased competencies across the industry, particularly in regards to fire safety, we are supporting a number of manufacturers on the provision of high quality product information and the upskilling of internal teams.”
