On July 3rd Vetrotech Saint-Gobain – the world’s leading producer of fire-resistant glass products –
re-opened the International Fire Testing Services (IFTS) facility at its new location in Herzogenrath (Aachen, Germany).
During a small gathering of customers, partners and glass processing professionals, Jean-Pierre Floris, Senior Vice-President of Saint-Gobain and President of the “Innovative Materials” sector, cut the ribbon and opened the brand new testing facility. “This is an important milestone in further improving our testing and customer services” said Jean-Pierre Floris during the opening ceremony.
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain carries out over 400 fire tests every year. The new test lab has the latest state-of-the-art equipment including two test furnaces for elements of up to a size of 3 x 4 m. The unique exhaust gas cleaning system offers maximum health protection for staff and customers as well as largely reduced emissions for the protection of the environment. Tests to a wide range of European and international standards for building and marine applications can be conducted in the IFTS fire test laboratory. In order to officially validate the fire tests, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain collaborates with independent verification and certification agencies such as Underwriters Laboratory (UL), Exova Warringtonfire, IBS etc.
