Is the Contego product UL tested?
While we include UL-263 and UL-CS101 as two of the nine different standards to which we test every piece of steel (as noted in the prologue of our tests), we do not use Underwriters’ Laboratories as the primary laboratory for testing purposes because: UL only provides certification for their own tests and will not include other standards such as ASTM, ANSI, UBC, NFPA, CEN, ISO and BSS, all of which we need and use. UL is not the basis for any building code (although UL offers quality testing that is readily acceptable, it is not the foundation for building code – ASTM is). Contego can be found at UL.com as a certified, tested, and approved product (3JVU) since we use UL as part of a dual redundant system for quality assurance and warranty of performance, something no other intumescent manufacturer offers. It is critical, however, that testing be performed to code-based standards and that the laboratories be established, accredited, audited and certified. Our partner labs are the most r
