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Soft foam insulation aims to fill a hole in the UK market

IT EXPANDS 100 times its volume in seconds, reduces sound transmission and offers superior thermal performance.

Following its British Board of AgrÃ©ment Certification, soft foam insulation product Icynene â€“is targeting UK specifiers and consumers.

â€œThis is an extremely important milestone for us as we seek to build our UK business,â€ explains Jeff Hood, Vice- President of Business Development at Icynene Inc. â€œWe are now able to respond to the demand for our product that has been building as news of the performance in other European markets reached UK specifiers and consumers.â€

Icynene is now in the process of appointing licensed distributors and installers who complete the installation on site for each application. â€œEach of our new dealers will need to meet stringent applicant criteria and attend an intensive training programme,â€ says Hood. â€œWhich includes product and equipment knowledge, installation and building science. We are in the process of appointing licensed distributors and installers who complete the installation on-site for each application.

Founded in Canada in 1986, Icynene is the largest supplier of soft foam insulation material in North America. It operates throughout the USA, Canada, Dubai, Mexico, Japan, Korea, China and Europe.

Suitable for use in residential, commercial, and industrial applications involving all types of construction materials, Icynene is particularly popular with design professionals as it enables them to explore geometry and space without compromising building envelope performance.

Applied as a liquid, Icynene expands to 100 times its volume in seconds to fill every crack and crevice while remaining flexible so that the integrity of the building envelope seal remains intact over time.

A proven technology, Icynene delivers multiple benefits including superior thermal performance with up to 50% in energy savings, healthier indoor air by reducing condensationrelated mold and mildew and reduced sound transmission.

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