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News Release from: Gripple | Subject: FHY anchor
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 26 March 2003
Gripple and Fischer fasten together
Two of the UK's most innovative companies have combined forces to produce a complete fixing solution for the mechanical and electrical market.
Two of the UK's most innovative companies have combined forces to produce a complete fixing solution for the mechanical and electrical market The outcome of the partnership between Gripple and Fischer Fixing Systems is an FHY hollow-ceiling anchor, developed specifically for fastening Gripple hangers with stud ends into hollow-core concrete beams
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Designed and approved for hollow core sections such as Bison slabs, the anchor features: flared flanges on the anchor to prevent slippage; locking barbs preventing the anchor dropping out during installation; and a taper section with an internal thread for use with Gripple Hangers with stud ends.
Tony Rice, Product Manager with Gripple Industrial Division, said: "This is a significant breakthrough for the market.
The high expanding capacity of the anchor makes it a suitable for use in both solid material and hollow-ceiling slabs".
"The FHY anchor provides a more reliable and stronger fixing than a drop-in anchor and is easier to install into a ceiling than a resin anchor, complementing the well established qualities of Gripple hangers".
Fischer's Construction Market Manager, David McLaren, says: "The product is a result of extensive testing with Bison Concrete Products.
It has a high load bearing capacity and installation is possible at virtually any point in a slab and in material thickness of more than 25mm".
Gripple Hangers consist of a high-tensile steel wire rope with an adjustable self-locking grip for positioning and securing any M and E service.
They have been have been used on major construction projects worldwide covering industrial buildings, distribution centres, warehouses, offices, schools and hospitals.
They are part of a family of products developed by the fast-growing Gripple organisation, based in Sheffield, England.
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