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BIGHEAD BONDING FASTENERS LTD |
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Registered in England
No. 722335 |
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Registered Office:
Units 15/16 Elliott Road
West Howe Ind Estate
Bournemouth BH11 8LZ |
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News release
11 April 2007 |
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BigHead’s Poppit® redefines “quick fit” in ceiling and wall panels fastening and demount, with
exact alignment guaranteed |
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The new Poppit® panel fastening system by BigHead simplifies and speeds up the mounting of internal/external panels and cladding where instant demount may be required. The adhesive-based procedure ‘de-skills’ installation and ensures exact alignment during positioning. The stainless steel ball clicks firmly into a female socket, moulded in high-impact polycarbonate/GRP; the jaws grip the ball to form a strong ball/socket joint. The male/female Poppits are glued to a panel at suitable intervals; adhesive is applied to the polycarbonate cap and the panel placed in position. BigHead’s own “BigBond” 2-part acrylic adhesive is recommended; support is required for 5-8 minutes, with a final cure of 45 minutes. To demount, a firm pull separates the joints; when re-attached, exact alignment is achieved automatically by “popping” the panel back into position.
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To assemble, Poppits are glued to the reverse side of a panel at suitable intervals; apply installation complete with the moulded head. The standard 30mm dia. Poppit supports a weight of 5.0 kgs vertically, and over 12 kgs in shear. For a metre-square panel weighing 20kgs, we recommend three rows of three, or four rows of four Poppits. Safety factor with three rows is 45:20; with four rows it is 80:20, or a remarkable 4 to 1. Further versions are in development with higher load-carrying performance. The 20mm Poppit version supports 3kgs vertically, and 6kgs in shear.
The Poppit “Prop” is a quick-release temporary strut to help in applying panels to a ceiling (see “Installation Guide”). Buy your Poppits, BigBond and all accessories direct from BigHead, or your usual BigHead distributor.
Poppits are covered by comprehensive patents and the design is registered worldwide. They are available direct from Bighead, or through all BigHead distributors. |
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12th April 2007 - for immediate release.
Contact: Terry House, +44 (0)1202 574601.
Email: info@bighead.co.uk;
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