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Western Counties Roofing are
pleased to be associated with a product that has many unique features that sets
it apart from its competitors. The flexibility to enable use on complex roof
shapes, with the advantage of no hot works makes Rhepanol a
very user friendly product.
FDT (Formerly Braas Single Ply) are the
original producers of Rhepanol, which is now the oldest synthetic membrane made
in Germany. The
Rhenofol PVC system was added to the range in the mid-sixties.
Since then more than 75 million square metres of Rhepanol have been supplied.
In
Germany, where the flat roofing industry is the
largest in Europe, about 80 million square metres of
roofing is completed every year of which about one third is Single ply roofing.
FDT have been the market leader for many years and, since the recent
merger with Alwitra, another leading German producer, have been
supplying about one third of the total German marketplace, with a turnover in
excess of £100 Million
annually.
Rhepanol is FDT’s premier system leading the entire field of flexible waterproofing in terms of quality, added value, performance, versatility and in the all important question of the environment! Uniquely produced from Polyisobutylene (PIB) Rhepanol was the first single ply membrane roofing system in the entire European marketplace.
The only system currently available with a full ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ to ISO 1400044 proving this product ‘harmless to the environment’ in all stages from raw materials to production to installation and ultimately to disposal at the end of use.
Rhepanol needs no hot works whatsoever during installation, can be installed directly over old bituminous roofs, can be mechanically fixed, bonded or ballasted.
This system is labour saving and will achieve productivity even in inclement weather.
Product Advantages
The Roofing Membrane with a strong character:
• Tried and tested long-term reliability, over 50 years of experience with polyisobutylene
• The oldest synthetic roofing membrane made in Germany
• With a unique self-sealing edge for reliable and fast sealing of seams
• Fleece backing with extremely high tensile strength
• Made of polyisobutylene (PIB), therefore compatible with bitumen
• One roofing membrane for all application methods
• The only roofing membrane to be applied with the Gripfix system
• Resistant to UV-radiation
• Flexible at temperatures as low as - 60 °C
• Free of plasticizers
• Application without open flame
• No need for surface protection
• Comprehensive warranty on materials
• Ideal for refurbishment
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