LGSF has long since been a realistic alternative to traditional hot rolled steel and concrete frames. It achieves a lightweight structure to reduce the loads impacted on your building foundations and speed of construction to reduce overall build costs and help achieve a speedier return on investment. Remagin have now released Remagin Secure to enhance the performance of Remagin LGSF solutions and provide the confidence to specifiers that Remagin LGSF is a genuine alternative to traditional methods.
Clarity, consistency and complete peace of mind
With numerous challenges faced by specifiers in the current market, including price uncertainty, limited technical expertise, lack of warranties, lack of performance data and testing certification, and increasing pressures around waste and sustainability, it is vital to assess the viability of building systems earlier in the design process.
Early engagement has, and always will be, key when it comes to Light Gauge Steel Framing (LGSF).
Part of Etex Group, Remagin is a market leader in complete, single-source off-site solutions, specialising in sustainable light-gauge steel options.
Through close collaboration, Remagin works with design teams from stage 2 onwards, evaluating design suitability, structural requirements, floor plate/load chase alignment, and performance criteria for fire and acoustics.
Building performance is a priority
Remagin’s ongoing process of robust testing, refining, and re-testing ensures that clients receive reliable systems and accurate information. To reinforce this commitment, Remagin Secure has launched to assist with load-bearing LGSF solutions, providing clients with the assurance and confidence they expect.
Remagin Secure Project Pack delivers a clear, consistent, and dependable approach across every stage of the build, including test evidence. Built on a proven system and backed by rigorous testing, it removes doubt and strengthens confidence. Most importantly, it gives clients what they’ve been asking for: clarity, consistency, and complete peace of mind, supported by a 30-year product and performance warranty.
With test regimes that exceed industry standards and ensure a surplus in every system, reliability and repeatability are enhanced. Through collaboration with Etex Group partners, Siniat and Promat FSI, the team has established new benchmarks for teamwork with client design teams, a process that begins well before the creation of the Remagin Secure Project Pack, which stands as the outcome of this partnership.
Precision and performance in practice: University of Staffordshire
With an enhanced scope, Remagin was selected by Willmott Dixon to deliver the LGSF superstructure at the University of Staffordshire, which included pre-fitted windows. By embracing off-site advantages, the team was able to speed up on-site delivery and allow follow-on trades earlier access – this is key to unlocking the benefits of LGSF. The Remagin Secure solution used at the University of Staffordshire has undergone extensive testing, including additional assessments identified by the main contractor during the design stage. These requirements are then carried through into the specification and installation processes, ensuring that compliance is validated from the outset.
Furthermore, the products used within the system are delivered through a fully integrated approach, ensuring consistency, quality assurance, and a clear line of responsibility. This provides a clear point of accountability and differentiates the Remagin Secure warranted solution from alternative offerings in the market.
Designed for the real world
Remagin’s integrated systems have been tested and assessed for compliance with the latest regulations and standards, ensuring robust, reliable design performance. The wall systems are tested, specified and designed with real-world construction in mind, which is why features such as electrical socket openings, among the most common elements in modern buildings, are integrated within fire-tested systems as standard.
EN 1366-3 explicitly excludes any implied performance data for penetrations within load-bearing separating elements, so not only does Etex Remagin test with these included, but it has also sourced data on the impact of socket positioning relative to wall height and proximity to load-bearing studs. Testing of load-bearing systems extends beyond sockets to include fire-resistant doors, large letterbox openings, partial penetrations, junction performance, and the suitability of holistic details. Every Remagin Secure Project Pack is built around this comprehensive approach, helping teams to resolve potential compliance challenges at the design stage, rather than encountering them later in the project lifecycle.
Remagin Secure System and a 30-year product and performance warranty are issued upon request after internal validation by the Remagin technical team. This process ensures the building design aligns with the Remagin Secure Project Pack and enables compliance tracking.
Quality and regulatory compliance are established from the very first decisions and, through collaboration with NBS in creating specifications, ensure that compliance goes beyond information and data sheets; it must be embedded in every process.
Remagin’s load-bearing solution is perfectly suited to multi-room sector projects, including residential apartments, care homes, student accommodation, and hotels. Collaboration is central to Remagin’s approach, ensuring clients and their design teams remain at the heart of every stage.
