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Patent Approval Granted to Rytons Metal Rytweep®
We are delighted to announce that Rytons A1® Fire-rated Metal Rytweep® (RYTWEA1METAL) has received Patent Approval (reference GB1916812.9). This means that after thorough searches and investigations by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), Rytons A1® Fire-rated Metal Rytweep® is accredited as a new and inventive product for the construction industry, being the first diecast zinc cavity [...]
Colour Matched Air Bricks for Glazed Ceramic Bricks
With a high gloss finish and vivid colour range available, the use of glazed bricks and glazed brick slips can create striking feature walls on a wide variety of buildings - from housing to schools, supermarkets to football stadiums. The ceramic coating of a glazed brick brings a unique surface shine to a wall, giving [...]
Rytons 50 Golden Years
2022 marks a very special milestone for Rytons – it’s our 50th Anniversary. At the heart of Rytons are its family ties, and we are pleased to share how Rytons has been a family business for three generations. The first generation … In 1972 William Irwin and his wife Beatrice formed Ryton’s Ventilation Equipment Ltd, [...]
No Need to Fake Weeps
“Fake weep vents. Doesn’t seem to be a snagging list without them. Seem to be finding this every day now.” Says the commentary in this video from the On The Tools YouTube channel. Aside from the woeful lack of skill and knowledge of the Building Regulations shown by the bricklayer by not fitting weep vents, [...]
5 Things to Know About Rytons Metal Air Bricks
Rytons A1® Fire-rated Air Bricks are single, double and triple size galvanised steel air bricks. Available in three styles - Return Grille, Square Holed and FlowRyt® - each air brick provides a high air flow whilst maintaining low resistance. Fire classification A1 they are suitable for use in the external walls of high-rise buildings with [...]
UPDATE: Weep Hole Duct Regulations Have Changed
Make Sure You Know the Rytweep® for the Job For fire safety, components used in the external walls of buildings with a storey 18m high or more (11m in Scotland) must now be non-combustible – this includes weep hole ducts. For England and Wales, this change is applied through the 2018 updates to Building Regulation [...]
How to ensure compliant ventilation in Scotland’s high-rise buildings
Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, a review of fire safety in multi-storey buildings in Scotland was undertaken by the Ministerial Working Group. Recommendations in the review resulted in updates to the Building Standards Technical Handbooks. Updates to the Technical Handbooks specify external wall systems on all hospitals and care homes of any [...]
Introducing Rytons Ultra-Clear Slim Vent® Minor
Rytons is delighted to announce that the Rytons Flyscreened Slim Vent® Minor clear (SVFMINCL) and original Slim Vent® Minor clear (SVMINCL) are now a new and improved ultra-clear! Used in timber frame and traditional build, Rytons new ultra-clear Slim Vent® Minor are the only transparent perpend weep vents on the market and the latest products [...]