If your data-centre package includes cooling pipework, cable containment and life-safety routes, identify the support requirement for each service before choosing a support. The services may share a corridor or frame, but their duties and fire...

There is no blanket fire rating that follows one length of strut channel into every bracket, bearer, rod, connection, fixing and service. Check what was tested or designed, and whether it matches the support you are

A steel support can carry services at normal temperature and still deform or lose strength when heated. For the contractor or specifier, the question is whether the actual bracket, frame, connections and building attachment have been assessed for...

If you are specifying cable clips, tray or supports, separate the cable fixing from the frame carrying the route. Each part has a different job. Evidence for one does not automatically cover the

A fire standard on a datasheet only tells you something useful if it is the right standard for the question you are asking. EN 13501-1 covers reaction to fire, EN 13501-2 covers fire resistance, EN 1363-1 sets general fire test conditions, and EAD...

BS 8519:2020 is the British code of practice for choosing and installing fire-resistant power and control cables for life safety and firefighting. If your channel, trapeze brackets, threaded rod or cable tray carry those cables, the standard expects...

Substitutions happen on M&E projects. A support detail may reach procurement with a price challenge attached. A specified anchor may be out of stock. A bracket arrangement may need adjusting because the site condition does not match the drawing. A...

In M&E packages, support-system substitutions rarely arrive as a big strategic decision. More often, they arrive through a practical pressure point: a lead time has changed, a quote looks high, a product is unavailable, or site needs something...

Here at MIDFIX, we have kicked off 2025 with another significant investment by acquiring Hobby Homes, a long-established and highly respected supplier of fixings, cable management, and supports based in London. This marks the second major investment...

We are excited to announce that MIDFIX is taking a significant step forward in our journey with the relocation of our headquarters to a new, state-of-the-art facility at Power Park, Nottingham. This move marks a major milestone in our growth...

Fire tested means a support arrangement went through a fire test: one layout, one load, one span, one fire curve, one duration. Fire rated suggests a rating that follows the channel or bracket to every job, and for supports that does not exist,...

If you’ve read our recent blogs or posts, you may have noticed us talking about tested channel systems quite a lot for a while now. Well, the time has finally come for us to nail our colours to the mast by introducing our take on them: the MX...

Tested channel systems – we’ve spoken about them before. We know that they may be the ‘way forward’ in M&E and construction in general, what with the strive for a safer future focused on compliant installations, testing, evidence and system...

Concrete screws, wedge anchors and throughbolts all connect a fixture or support to concrete, but they work in different ways. The right choice depends on the substrate, the load, the fixture, the anchor approval and the installation method. This...

Why is Galvanizing important for M&E supports? For products and solutions supporting mechanical and electrical services, the finish of the supports matter. Galvanizing plays a primary role in the protection of steel supports. In our latest podcast,...

Here at MIDFIX, product safety and innovation go hand in hand which is why we only provide products that meet the highest technical and safety standards every time, such as the Heller Duster Drill.

MIDFIX catch up with ZipClip to discuss wire suspensions. In this podcast, we welcome Tim Brown from ZipClip as our guest speaker. Jake and Tim discuss the evolution of wire suspension systems.

We are delighted to raise £7,158 to Marie Curie. The charity who provides care and support to individuals going through terminal illness has told us that; “This is the most significant donation that we have received in Nottinghamshire this year.”

Dario Teixeira, Engineering Design Manager at MIDFIX discusses one of his projects where we designed a pipe bridge for a WTW Bio Energy Plant in Derby. Dario summarises the challenges we faced and how we overcame them. Our brief was to engineer and...

Apart from coming away with a lot of mud and some scars for life after catching my leg on barb-wire; taking on the Tough Mudder has made me re-evaluate teamwork and what it actually means to work together collaboratively to achieve a common goal.

Data Centre in Wolverhampton. MIDFIX designed and manufactured the Si-Framo Support System

Today, I catch up with Alistair Exworthy for 5 minutes, one of our super Fabricators in the workshop. We talk about the importance of having the right tools, always.