Encon & Nevill Long Bristol becomes The Encon Group’s 11th Fire Protection Centre, strengthening the distributor’s specialist passive fire protection support in the South West.

The Encon Group, one of the UK’s independent building materials distributor, has 22 branches nationwide, with four specialist distribution divisions: Encon Insulation, Nevill Long Interior Systems, Encon Technical Solutions and Encon Construction Products. The divisions include experienced teams in passive fire protection and major infrastructure.

This latest development demonstrates Encon’s commitment to supporting customers in an important area for our industry with a growing choice of project solutions from trusted brands spanning Fire Protection Boards, Fire Stopping and Cavity Barriers. Market-leading manufacturers include Promat, British Gypsum, Kemwell PFP, PFC Corofil, Firefly, Knauf, Quelfire, ROCKWOOL, FSI Promat and Siderise.

David Voss, Branch Director at Encon & Nevill Long Bristol, comments: “Bristol is fully committed to becoming an established Fire Protection Centre, holding a wide range of products from industry-leading brands. With the support of Neville White, our Commercial Director for Fire Protection, we will continue to upskill our internal team to provide quality service and reliable support to customers.”

Neville White, Commercial Director – Fire Protection, adds: “With the increased focus on building safety and passive fire protection across the industry, it’s important to continue investing in our Fire Protection Centres. Mandated stock from all our key suppliers is now in place at Bristol, including the fixings, metal and other accessories needed when installing products for fire protection applications. We have great teams across all our Fire Protection Centres, and this latest development ensures Encon continues to lead the way in supplying specialist solutions for specialist markets.”

Encon & Nevill Long Bristol is situated at a prime location on the Chittening Industrial Estate, located near both the M5 and the M4, with outstanding transport links, providing contractors and builders’ merchants with reliable and flexible deliveries direct to their site or yard. For added convenience, Bristol’s Trade Counter ensures an efficient collection service is available too.

For more information visit www.encon.co.uk.