• Keeps you cooler in summer and warmer in winter
• Meets the highest New Zealand standards
• Non combustible
• Low allergen
• 70 year performance warranty
• Environmentally sound, made from up to 80% recycled glass
• 100% bio-soluble

In 2001 Bradford changed the formulation of glasswool and rockwool insulation to now use what are known as “bio-soluble fibres”. Insulation fibres are now less bio-persistent than the dust we breathe in every day walking down the street and are not considered to pose any risk to health.

The reason why glasswool and rockwool insulation are so popular is not just because of their excellent thermal and acoustic properties, but because they are durable, performing for the lifetime of the building, and non-combustible. This is because they are made from inert, inorganic mineral fibres. But this also produces a fibre that is so strong that it can result in mild irritation to the skin during installation. This irritation is mechanical in nature only. There is no evidence of any resulting long term skin irritation once the loose fibres are washed off the skin. Glasswool and rockwool do not cause dermatitis or any other skin conditions.

Once installed and left undisturbed there is no fibre release from the products and in fact both products have been assessed by the National Asthma Council’s ‘Sensitive Choice’ product advisory panel and found to be low allergen products suitable for asthma and allergy sufferers.

Non hazardous and no harmful VOC’s

Glasswool and rockwool products also do not contain harmful VOC’s – Volatile Organic Compounds; they do not contain any harmful amounts of formaldehyde or other organic chemicals, and no Ozone depleting Products (ODP’s) are used in their manufacture.

Glasswool and rockwool insulation products are not hazardous products and are safe to install and use in your home or in other insulation applications for the life of the building.