IT WAS trial by fire, but York-based Portakabin subsidiary Yorkon passed with flying colours.
Yorkon has become the first modular building manufacturer to achieve approval from the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) for fire testing in line with the recommendations of the Association of British Insurers and Lloyds.
Yorkon's steel-framed modular building systems like this one pictured being dropped into place for the Christie Hospital in Manchester, were subjected to stringent testing for fire damage and spread of flame at laboratories at Cardington, near Bedford.
Keith Blanshard, director and general manager of Yorkon, said, "This means that in the event of a fire, damage will be minimised through slower spread and better containment."
Updated: 12:06 Tuesday, August 17, 2004
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