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Plasterboard manufacturer Siniat has joined forces with fixings specialist Sympafix to drive improved collaboration with third-party suppliers.
While design details from manufacturers such as Siniat will quote the use of ‘appropriate’ or ‘suitable’ fixings, the detail of these design elements are often overlooked in practice.
Having been tested in partitions to EN 1364-1, Sympafix C45 and C70 gas fired nails have now been approved for use with Siniat fire-rated partitions up to 120 minutes.
Sympafix can now offer a 50-year warranty for its gas actuated nails where they are used with Siniat’s drywall systems.
Richard Chick, technical sales director at Sympafix UK, said: “Under the Building Safety Act, liability for building safety defects can extend to 15 years prospectively – and up to 30 years retrospectively in certain cases.
“That liability applies to designers, contractors, sub-contractors and manufacturers. Many drywall system manufacturers offer ‘lifetime of the building’ warranties on their systems — typically covering boards and framing but, crucially, excluding third-party anchors.
“Working together Siniat and Sympafix have tackled this directly by signposting appropriate components that also deliver long-term reassurance on performance. Sympafix now offers a 50-year warranty on gas actuated nails when used in Siniat systems, which is aligned with Siniat’s drywall system lifetime warranty.”
