[b][WETHERILL PARK, NSW, 5/11/2015][/b] – Gyprock, an industry-leading plasterboard products provider in Australia, helps keep medical facilities free from safety threats, particularly from fire. They provide tested system recommendations that meet the functional needs and fire compliance requirements for hospitals, from internal walls and shafts, external walls close to property boundaries to floors and roofs.

The company offers hospital fire solutions, designing first-rate plasterboards that suit fire-rated systems. In addition, this fire-grade board formulation can also enhance the acoustic insulation and impact resistance properties of plasterboards. Gyprock recommends it for wall and ceiling systems.

[b]Designed for Fire-risk Places[/b]

These specialty boards meet functional needs and fire compliance requirements for hospitals. They fit in stairways and public passageways, smoke walls and fire compartment walls, ward areas, service shafts and plant rooms and external walls, spandrels, roofs and ceilings.

Gyprock offers a range of fire-grade boards, including Fyrchek, Fyrchek MR, EC08 Complete, EC08 Fire and Shaft Liner Panels. Each of these hospital fire solutions presents unique properties that are suitable in certain areas of the hospital, especially in fire-prone rooms where chemicals are stored.

[b]Certified for Safety, Efficiency[/b]

All Gyprock products underwent fire testing, passing the standard fire rating of wall and floor or ceiling elements. The hospital fire solutions went through assessment by laboratory testing under standard conditions of temperature, pressure and specimen size. This assures hospitals that their facilities are safer and more secure from fire breakouts, giving patients peace of mind, as well.

Moreover, each Gyprock plasterboard product achieves a Group Number 1 Fire Hazard rating as well as a Smoke Growth Rate index of 0. This complies with the specifications of BCA Deemed to Satisfy Provisions for hospital buildings of two or more storeys (Class 9a, type A & B construction).

[b]About Gyprock[/b]

Gyprock has been a market leader in the Australian plasterboard industry for many generations, dating back to 1947. They introduced the first paper-faced plasterboard to the country at that time and developed the product over the years. The company is a principal manufacturer of gypsum-based products such as plasterboard and cornice. Gyprock’s all-inclusive selection of high performing products and systems are designed to meet the fire, acoustic and thermal requirements of different industries. They operate a network of specialist retail outlets to cater to the specific needs of every customer across the country.

To know more about Gyprock, interested customers may visit http://www.gyprock.com.au.