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Whatever the exposure<br />
– EJOT ® has the anchor<br />
<strong>MMC</strong> Magazine offers an insight into the service and fixings solutions offered by EJOT ® UK Ltd.,<br />
the Yorkshire based specialist.<br />
The EJOT ® range encompasses mechanical and<br />
chemical anchors applicable to all types of building<br />
substrate for diverse installation challenges<br />
New EJOT ® Trio ideal for<br />
general insulation<br />
applications<br />
EJOT's new HTK2G 75mm diameter<br />
tubewasher, designed to meet SPRA guidelines<br />
for part-adhered membrane installation<br />
The Met office may be regretting<br />
deciding to individually name every<br />
new weather front that approaches the<br />
UK – at the current rate Storm Zebra should<br />
be with us before Easter – though it does<br />
underline the frequency with which high winds<br />
and driving rain affect the country. Which is<br />
why specifiers require the technical support<br />
and general savvy of a company like EJOT ®<br />
UK.<br />
Those attending the recent RCI show at<br />
Coventry’s Ricoh Arena will have witnessed the<br />
diversity of fixing solutions for flat roofing,<br />
rainscreen systems and other construction<br />
challenges offered under this global brand; but<br />
the products are really only part of a holistic,<br />
service based technical offering.<br />
We are all familiar with the map detailing the<br />
different exposure conditions to which<br />
structures are subjected, but it requires real<br />
expertise to translate wind speeds into the<br />
right fixing patterns and types. Crucially the<br />
EJOT ® range encompasses different options for<br />
mechanical and chemical anchors to suit all the<br />
common exterior substrates: including plywood,<br />
metal sheeting, brick or blockwork masonry<br />
and cracked or uncracked concrete.<br />
By engaging with EJOT ® , contractors and<br />
consultants can a<strong>cc</strong>ess the company’s testing<br />
capabilities which will confirm the suitability of<br />
certain solutions to the location, the height or<br />
configuration of the building and the material<br />
which a rainscreen system or built –up roofing<br />
system is being secured into.<br />
Brian Mack Technical Business Development<br />
Manager for EJOT ® UK Ltd said “Globally<br />
EJOT ® is expanding its product offering relating<br />
to concrete, brick and block substrates: by<br />
consolidating our existing brands, through<br />
research & development, and from consultation<br />
with OEM’s and engineers. We have the<br />
products within the range to meet all<br />
installation issues into the different substrates,<br />
to tackle a wide variety of applications and<br />
performance criteria”<br />
A further example of the latter would be the<br />
Trio ‘general application’ anchor for insulation<br />
materials, which is aimed at sub-contractors<br />
tasked, say, with securing insulation as part of a<br />
rainscreen installation. Described by Brian<br />
Mack as versatile and reliable as well as being<br />
very cost effective, Trio comprises two types of<br />
fixing pin, both of which combine with the same<br />
high quality sleeve.<br />
Meanwhile, the three Trio components can be<br />
used to fix into concrete or clay bricks including<br />
perforated types and aircrete blockwork. The<br />
10mm diameter sleeve itself is manufactured<br />
from high density polyethylene to create a<br />
variable anchor zone, from 30 to 60 mm depth.<br />
The glass-reinforced nylon pin is intended to be<br />
used for securing lighter weight insulation such<br />
as expanded polystyrene back into brickwork or<br />
concrete. Then the metal pin will normally be<br />
used for heavier insulation types, though still<br />
being suitable for lighter EPS material. EJOT ®<br />
Trio then presents a generic, non-system<br />
specific product solution<br />
Also prominent amongst the products<br />
showcased on EJOT ® ’s stand at RCI the<br />
company was introducing its new HTK-75-2G 75<br />
mm diameter tube-washer, for part-adhered flat<br />
roofing installations. Importantly it meets SPRA<br />
guidelines for bonded/mechanical hybrid<br />
installations and is suitable for securing<br />
insulation back into either ply or profiled steel<br />
decks.<br />
EJOT ® ’s technical sales engineers will advise on<br />
the correct fixing centres in relation to windload<br />
calculations, while the tube-washer and<br />
threaded fastener not only address coldbridging<br />
concerns, but the telescopic design<br />
provides resistance to imposed loads. With the<br />
insulation and membrane permanently secured<br />
using EJOT ® ’s hybrid solution, the job is<br />
completed by folding and heat welding the laps.<br />
With such a comprehensive collection of fixing<br />
products to choose from, and technical<br />
resources including site testing available to<br />
back them up, potential customers need to<br />
investigate the EJOT ® offering fully.<br />
For more information email info@ejot.co.uk<br />
or call 01977 687040<br />
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