More and more staging, grandstand and marquee suppliers are discovering the premium qualities of Advanced Technical Panels’ (ATP’s) quality structural birch plywood which has recently been specified for high traffic events in arenas such as Fulham Football Club and Silverstone Race circuit.

Often, customers will have seen inferior quality, non-load bearing boards fail to sustain the rigours of use and possible abuse which staging and flooring is subjected to at events and shows day after day. Pretty quickly flooring which is not up to the job can show signs of wear and tear and in some cases actually wear right through and give way which can become a serious health and safety issue.

All of ATP’s structural birch plywood has been independently tested and conforms to EN 13986 and either BS 5268 Part 2 or Euro Code 5 so customers and end users can have absolute confidence that the product they are specifying will be up to the job and will not let them down.

ATP’s Buffalo Board, Heksa Plus, Wisa Hexa-Grip and Wisa Wire F Class are all manufactured in Europe from 1.4mm birch veneers and bonded with a tough, thermosetting phenolic resin. This conforms to EN 314-2: Class 3 for bonding (formerly WBP) and also meets EN13986: 2004 CE2+ in respect of load bearing applications. Tabulated data is also available so that engineers can accurately calculate floor-load capability. The birch baseboard is overlaid with a tough phenolic film which has a slip-resistant pattern face and smooth phenolic film reverse. WISA-Wire F also has enhanced fire rated properties - meeting BS 476: Part 7 - Class 1 Surface Spread of Flame.

For more information about Advanced Technical Panels, contact David Briggs on 01924 263655, e-mail atp@lathams.co.uk, or visit the website www.advancedtechnicalpanels.co.uk. Alternatively, contact the James Latham marketing department on 0116 257 3415 or e-mail marketing@lathams.co.uk.

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