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Product Spotlight: Fire Rated Mailbox 2

Introducing the fire-rated 2 mailboxes suitable for horizontally storing A4 sized mail for both front entry and front retrieval. The Fire Rated 2 mailbox has been developed to restrict the spread of fire for up to two hours only and if recessed into a fire-rated wall, will maintain the integrity of the fire-rated wall for up to two hours.

Fire-rated mailboxes include several specially designed features to meet fire rating standards BS EN 1363-1: 2012 which outline fire testing on building structures. The lock included in fire-rated products uses a fire cover which limits access to the mailbox lock.

The demand for fire-rated mailboxes has grown, especially for use inside fire escape areas such as apartment lobbies and reception areas. We wanted to extend the test to 2 hours to ensure that the area commonly used as an evacuation point could hold backfire or contain a fire for at least that time, giving everyone confidence in the product’s abilitiesODA 300 mailboxes, all polyester powder coated by SLB inhouse in Anodite Pale Gold with laser-cut cladding, digital combination locks and special font numbers, engraved and infilled to match the ‘way findings’ on the project.

The demand for fire-rated mailboxes has grown, especially for use inside fire escape areas such as apartment lobbies and reception areas.

To achieve this, we sent our fire rated mailboxes, which already had a 60-minute fire rating, to Warrington Fire for 120-minute integrity only test. In October 2019 and October 2020, we tested these mailboxes at Warrington Fire as singles and as banks to see exactly how they would perform in a fire situation. On both occasions, they passed the 2-hour test with no failures.

Product Type In Front /Out Front Horizontal
Dimensions (mm) 276W * 135H | 125H * 360D  *Denotes the stacking box (2nd row and above)
Aperture Dimensions (mm) 230W * 26H
Materials Zintec Steel
Standards Mailbox conforms to fire rating standards BS EN 1363-1: 2012 and EN13724 guidelines
Features Strategically placed intumescent closures with a fire-rated locking mechanism
Colours Finishes Any RAL colour from the standard colour range
Paint Specification Paint available that meets the London underground surface spread of flame specification BS476 Part 6 & 7

The Safety Letterbox Company’s research and development team have worked with Warrington Fire to become the first company to achieve a full fire rating (two-hour integrity) to BS EN 1363-1: 2012, on this specially designed group of products.

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Fire Rated Mailboxes 2

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The Fire Rated 2 mailbox is manufactured using zinctec steel and comes complete with a range of features that ensure both the mailbox and the installation location complies with Fire Rating Standards.

Fire Rating features used on this mailbox include a locking cover, intumescent aperture seal and an inward sprung hinge flap.

The Fire Rated 2 mailbox forms a part of our horizontal product collection, ideal for projects that require a large number of banked mailboxes in a relatively small amount of space.

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We welcome the chance to discuss your project and we can share all that is current in terms of standards and product options totally free of charge.

Simply complete and submit the form and we will get back in touch WITHIN 24 HOURS to talk through your requirements.

We also provide Autocad drawings as required – it’s all part of the service!

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No-obligation FREE consultation

We welcome the chance to discuss your project and we can share all that is current in terms of standards and product options totally free of charge.

Simply complete and submit the form and we will get back in touch WITHIN 24 HOURS to talk through your requirements.

We also provide Autocad drawings as required – it’s all part of the service!

Or drop us a quick email: [email protected]

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