BS 7950 Curtain Wall Test for AM Profiles

AM Profiles has recently successfully carried out a security test in accordance with BS 7950 on a timber aluminium composite curtain wall screen. The test was performed for AM Profiles by Bodycote Warrington at their UKAS accredited testing laboratory in Willenhall.

The sample tested incorporated 56mm wide laminated / engineered pine timber to the inside and aluminium pressure plates and cappings on the outside. The test was requested by one of AM Profiles new London based clients. The architectural team responsible for new build project have specified high security performance to all the glazing products.

Alistair McBain commented ‘AM Profiles takes product performance very serious and we are proud to be at the cutting edge of composite design. We have a rigorous testing regime and products are regularly improved and then tested in the three key areas, namely water and air ingress, security and thermal performance.’

AM Profiles offer both composite windows and curtain wall independently thermally tested at the PassivHaus Institute in Germany. The timber aluminium curtain wall and the Design-5 composite Tilt and Turn window system can be designed to meet the 0.8 W/m2K required to meet PassivHaus.

AM Profiles offers a wide range of composite / aluminium clad timber windows, doors and curtain wall and all products are manufactured in AM Profiles 54,000 sq ft factory in Derbyshire England. For more information go to www.amprofiles.com or telephone 00 44 (0)1246 856000.