Andrew Muirhead and Heat Release Aviation Leather

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Andrew Muirhead has been manufacturing quality flame retardantleather for more than 160 years and is today one of the majorsuppliers to the aviation, automotive, marine, rail and contractfurnishing and design industries worldwide.

Since the company was founded, it has been committed to providingthe skills and technical expertise to ensure that customer needsare answered - every time.

The aviation market has very specialised demands and AndrewMuirhead is leading the international market, with more than 150airlines in over 45 countries fitted with Andrew Muirhead leather. IN-HOUSE DEVELOPED FLAME RETARDANT LEATHER

Flame retardant leather, developed in-house, provides comfortable,durable seating for millions of airline passengers flying upperclass, business class and economy.

Andrew Muirhead's vast library of leather of more than 150 shades,textures and finishes, represents the industry's most comprehensivein-stock collection yet.

In addition to these, Andrew Muirhead also produces bespokematchings where a particular colour, texture or combination isrequired. The company also operates a next day delivery system andhas the capacity to meet bulk orders as well as the flexibility todeal with small but highly specific needs. HEAT RELEASE LEATHER

Andrew Muirhead, has developed a new fire retardant process-pYrotects air system- for heat release leather.

pYrotects air system is an innovative series of processes which,when applied to the leather, form a flammability system to preventsurface spread of flame and reduce smoke density. It will enableMuirhead to satisfy the requirements of airlines and seatmanufacturers alike for compliant heat release leather products onthe new generation of first and business class seating andcomposite structures.

With products that are used widely in the aviation industry whereflame retardancy is an issue, Muirhead is heavily involved in themanufacture of fire resistant, low smoke density and low toxicityupholstery material. FLAME RETARDANT LEATHERS

Muirhead offers leading-edge flame retardant leathers which aresoft and natural looking. Its sateen and orkney leathers have bothbeen treated with the company's firewall barrier system to meetairworthy flame proofing standards. These products can be used withlow density foam without the need for additional fire block layers.

Developed in-house at its own burn test facility, the system is acomplex process which has an integrated protective barrier againstfire. And as the facility is on site, the company's dedicatedin-house team of chemists and leather technicians are able torefine, improve and future proof their tests on a continual basis.

Specific tests include surface spread of flame, kerosene burn flametests, heat release and smoke density and toxicity testing. LIGHTWEIGHT LEATHER CONFORMING TO ALL CAA AND FAA STANDARDS

Fly high with a lightweight leather option from Andrew Muirhead,the world's leading supplier of quality upholstery leather to theaviation industry.

Ideal for airlines wishing to reduce weight ratios to combatincreasing fuel costs, Muirhead's 'Fly Weight' leather is lighterthan other aircraft interior leather options.

Fly Weight still has all the properties and durability of heavierweight aircraft interior leathers. This is a particularly importantconsideration as fuel prices continue to increase and airlines lookat various ways of reducing carrier weight.

Available in all colours, the 0.8mm leather also conforms to allCAA and FAA standards. SPECIFICATION AND TESTING: WE ARE A BOEING AND AIRBUS APPROVEDLEATHER SUPPLIER

In addition to a combination burn test facility, Andrew Muirheadhave a smoke emission and toxicity chamber for testing products tomeet the Airbus directive ADB0031 and a cone calorimeter fortesting heat release applications.

The company also operates an integrated management system for ISO9000:2000 and ISO14001:1996 and the company is the only leathersupplier to be both Boeing and Airbus approved.