What is your name & what is your role at FireWright®? My name is Zac Yeats, I’m the Sales Executive for FireWright®. Why should architects look to specify FireWright® treatment? We offer architects technical expertise and assistance with projects. Our treatment is 100% natural and it’s pressure impregnated into the timber or wood-based panels offering a treatment that lasts with the life of the timber. Our treatment comes fully documented which gives architects confidence when specifying FireWright treatment. What’s your favourite thing about the treatment? My favourite thing about the treatment is the fact it’s 100% natural and sustainable. In a world more environmentally conscious, using a sustainable treatment impregnated into timber cladding (another sustainable product) feels like the perfect match. What sets FireWright® apart from other treatments? I think it’s not just one thing, it’s the full combination of what you get with our treatment that sets us apart. As mentioned just there, the treatment in environmentally friendly, we offer full transparency and clarity with documentation, certification and testing. All of which are audited both internally and externally. We’re confident in our product and working with Burnblock® and their forward-thinking approach, we’re able to offer a comprehensive list of fully tested species and wood-based panels. What are your thoughts on site-applied treatments vs impregnation? I have a few thoughts on this. When comparing the two applications, I think ultimately you are comparing two completely different products. From my experience, as we are part of a wider group who are vastly experienced in treating timber at multiple sites across the UK, within the traditional preservative treatment market, there are limited/no on-site applications or sprays that achieve the Use Class standards required. But the fact remains, that in the fire-retardant market there are applications which are not pressure impregnated and still somehow deemed acceptable. The WPA, which is a leading authority in the UK for wood protection, strongly endorses the use of pressure impregnation as its preferred application of FR treatments. Pressure impregnation uses high pressure to force the fire retardant treatment deep into the cell structure of the timber. This offers multiple benefits in comparison, such as performance, durability, and maintenance, whilst all being subject to strict treatment procedures which can be monitored and audited. Explain FireWright® treatment in one sentence. Certified, sustainable, peace of mind. What is your favourite project that has been treated with FireWright®? Personally, Orsett Heath Academy is a project I was involved in from very early on with the timber cladding provider, helping them with the contractor and demonstrating our superior documentation. What would be your message to people who are on the fence about offering an FR product on the market? I understand why there is a reluctance from some to enter the market and offer FR products; just on the face of it, you have ever-changing regulations and, in some cases, a lack of transparency about what is required and accepted within the standards, causing people to almost think it is more hassle than it's worth. However, this is where our expertise can help; we turn the grey and uncertainty into black and white, from providing technical training and continuous support to attending meetings with clients and yourself to provide technical support and guidance.