SFS customers commend new version of ConnectSuite FP Visualiser

 Scott-Kelly

SFS Product Manager, Scott Kelly, talks about the new version of SFS' ConnectSuite FP Visualiser 

As a well-respected manufacturer of fall protection systems, and the company which created theSFS Fall Protection Installer Network,SFS Group Fastening Technologycontinues to make significant investment to support for specifiers and specialist contractors with the launch of its new and improved SFSFP Visualizerdesign tool being a recent example.

Originally introduced last year as a prototype package, industry partners highlighted possible areas for improvement; namely, around the Fall Protection Visualiser software's capabilities in terms of rapidly inputting and processing project specific information. Now, SFS has relaunched the tool with a radically reconfigured portal which offers significant benefits over industry alternatives and responds to recent changes in terms of construction specifier's liabilities.

The industry is currently seeing arguably the most important change in decades with the shift in building regulations last year aligned to The Building Regulations etc (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023. It is now the duty of the Principal Designer to take 'all reasonable steps' to ensure all design work for a project is co-ordinated to comply with the building regulations. This means that it is upon the specifiers to ensure that their designs are adequate.

In an article in RIBAJ, Paul Jolly explained:Under the Building Regulations, the Principal Designer is required to ‘plan, manage and monitor the design work during the design phase'³ and to ‘co-ordinate matters relating to the design work comprised in the project so that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the design is such that if the building work to which the design relates were built in accordance with that design the building work would be in compliance with all relevant requirements'.

Source:https://www.ribaj.com/intelligence/navigating-the-role-of-principal-designer-building-safety-act

The introduction encompasses two variants to FP Visualiser, with the core tool being aimed at architects and other building specifiers, who are seeking to provide protection on their project or client property. They need have no specialist knowledge of the roofing industry and will simply be invited to input essential parameters such as the building height, roof type (e.g. composite panels), the crown centres and pitch angle. Once the details have been submitted to SFS, the user receives a notice that a full roof design document will be provided within 5-7 working days. The highly user-friendly tool enables specifiers to store details on a portfolio of projects, with any amendments automatically creating updated versions which can be reviewed at any time in the future. 

The solution supplied in due course not only includes a PDF document with scaled drawing of the roof concerned and a list of materials, project number, date, roof type, and the potential system deflections, it also references all the technical approvals which support the system itself. There is also a QR code and links to the SFS website and the technical support available.

For further information, call0330 0555888or visithttps://uk.sfs.com/

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NOTE TO EDITOR:

SFS Group Fastening Technology's Construction Division is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of carbon and stainless-steel fastening solutions for roofing, cladding and façade systems.Additionally, SFS manufactures an award-winning fall protection range, innovative rainscreen subframe systems and high-quality hinges for windows and doors. The reputation of this established company, which has been in the UK for over 120 years, rests on value added propositions along with company-wide technical expertise.Today, the company does not solely create products to fix, fasten and protect buildings; the proprietary "Securing Futures" mission ensures that investments and people are better protected too. 

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