Britplas’s Safevent window has been fitted throughout The Green Mountain Psychiatric Care Center, a new eight- bedded Level 1 inpatient psychiatric unit in Morrisville, Vermont.
After Kevin Gorman, chairman of UK- based Britplas, held initial talks in 2012 with Francis Pitts, from New York-based Architecture+, the architect visited Britplas’s Warrington headquarters, and saw the Design in Mental Health Network’s ‘Better Bedroom’. Although greatly impressed with the design and integrity of the Safevent window, he advised that the tests devised for the UK market would not be acceptable for inclusion onto the supply chain for the New York Office of Mental Health.
Britplas then undertook the relevant rigorous testing required for the US markets – including air, water, and structural testing (AAMA/WDMA/CSA101/ I.S.2/A440), for an AW rating, ASTM F588 Forced Entry Resistance tests, and Human Impact ‘Drop Tests’ – before tendering, subsequently winning the contract.
While localised, experienced labour provided by the main contractor was used throughout the installation, Britplas provided professional site supervision and fitting back-up
