Safety comes first. No compromises.

Safe and secure, the advanced features of the A2 board from Rockpanel delivers a new dimension to your exterior cladding design. An elegant combination of fire safety with the broadest range of aesthetic finishes and RAL colours, ensures your building meets or in some cases exceeds European fire safety standards.

Aluminium or steel sub-construction

Applied on an aluminium or steel supporting structure and fixed with blind rivets, the application of the premium ‘A2’ boards, in combination with mineral wool insulation, meets the requirements for European fire class A2-s1, d0 and can be classified as non-combustible according to national building regulations.

Ventilated sub-frame constructions with Rockpanel exterior cladding boards

Rockpanel A2 exterior cladding is ideally suited for applications where high levels of fire performance are desirable or mandatory.

ExtraCare Longbridge in Birmingham (United Kingdom) with Rockpanel Woods FS-Xtra facade cladding

Refurbishment three high-rise residential towers, The Crofts in Birmingham, United Kingdom with Rockpanel Colours in FS-Xtra grade. Renovation. A2 fire rated boards

Beaumont Court and Richmond House in Southend on Sea, Essex (United Kingdom) with Rockpanel Stones FS-Xtra facade cladding

Greater thickness carrying even more benefits

A2 grade boards can easily be identified from standard Rockpanel Durable boards by their increased thickness of 9mm. This thickness also carries additional benefits:

Greater spans can be achieved,
Provide better performance in wind loads,
Cost savings for the back construction.

Where sustainability and fire safety go hand in hand

With sustainability at the heart of all of our Rockpanel products and the manufacturing processes, architects and specifiers can be assured that the environmental credentials of the products match their fire performance requirements, meet cladding specifications and provide all-round design performance in a single, elegant and safe package.

Everything you should know about fire safety in facades

Fire Regulation

When does fire regulation begin? Does it start from a certain height?

Complying to fire regulations can be quite a challenge. The fire and building regulations aredifferent for every single country. In a growing number of countries, fire safety has become a top priority and the regulations have changed accordingly.

Fire risks

What are the fire risks of facade cladding?

Facade cladding and fire safety: much has been written and said about this combination. When combustible materials are used for cladding or when materials are applied in the wrong way, there are increased risks regarding fire safety.

High Rise Buildings

What is a high-rise or high-risk building?

When it comes to fire safety, two types of buildings need some extra attention: high-rise and high-risk. What do these terms exactly mean? And what should you bear in mind to ensure optimum safety?

Euroclass system

The Euroclass system: one standard on fire safety

The Euroclass system is the leading standard in Europe for fire safety classification of buildingmaterials. It’s mandatory to use this standardised system with consistent quality levels. However, there are still often referrals to old standards.

Understanding reaction to fire

An important aspect in evaluating the fire safety of a facade is an understanding of the reaction to fire classification. In all national building regulations throughout Europe, this is a corner stone with respect to material selection.

PCS Value

Large scale testing and cladding performance in the event of fire

How does facade cladding behave during a fire? The calorific value of building materials is an important measurement tool to see how it reacts to fire. Compare the calorific values of the most commonly used solutions for facade cladding and find out what they mean for the fire safety of your building.

Facade Cladding

How is facade cladding made and how does this relate to fire safety?

The caloric value of building materials has a major effect on their performance during fire. Compare the PCS values of the most commonly used solutions for facade cladding and find out what this means for the fire safety of your building.

Fire terminology explained

Fire terminology can be quite confusing. What does fire resistant or fire retardant mean? And what does it mean when building materials are called non-combustible, combustible or flammable?

Non-combustible Cladding

Why non-combustible facade cladding for high-rise and high-risk buildings

For both high-rise and high-risk buildings, the impact of a fire can be catastrophic. In tall buildings and other places where many people live, sleep and work, it is important to pay maximum attention to (fire) safety. Risks need to be minimised in order for (vulnerable) inhabitants to stay safe.

SBI Test

Why is the SBI test leading for fire safety?

The leading standard for fire classification of construction products and building elements in Europe is the EN 13501. At the core of this classification is the SBI-test (Single Burning Item). What exactly happens during this test? And what does this mean for the fire safety of your building?

Temperature

At what temperature does facade cladding start to burn and produce smoke?

Today, fires develop 5 to 10 times faster than they did in the 1950s. The performance of a building during fire therefore has a major influence on the safety of building occupants and first-responders.

A and B board

What does A2 mean? What’s the difference between an ‘A’ and a ‘B’ board?

The Euroclass system, which is the leading standard in Europe for fire safety classification of building materials, consists of the levels A1, A2, B, C, D, E and F. Both A1 and A2 mean that the classified material is non-combustible.

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