A high performance, fast-drying, fire protection coating system from global building product manufacturer, Sika, ensured steel supports used for the construction of a temporary building at Scotland’s busiest airport arrived on site undamaged and ready for immediate installation.

Sika Unitherm Platinum is a one coat, factory-applied system that offers high mechanical strength and impact resistance. It was specified for the building of a temporary immigration hall at Edinburgh Airport.

Working to a tight deadline, the main contractors required a fast-drying, fire protection coating system to ensure the steel supports to which it was applied could be transferred to site and erected without the need for extensive surface repairs, thus providing a time and cost effective installation.

Sika Unitherm Platinum’s excellent corrosion protection properties withstand high humidity and severe environmental conditions. It can be applied with or without primer and top coat for indoor and outdoor use and doesn’t require encapsulation once erected. This characteristic proved extremely useful during the Edinburgh Airport works programme.

Bryan Cathcart, Plant Manager at structural steel manufacturers, BHC, sub-contractors for the Edinburgh Airport project, commented "It was a pressure situation and we needed a product that was a proven performer – Sika Unitherm Platinum was just the product. Once it arrived, it was ready to go, which minimised onsite disruption. Sika Unitherm Platinum’s specification was key to the project’s success.”