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d² Dura Quickspan® Beams - Aluminium Balcony Beam
d² Dura Quickspan® Beams - Aluminium Balcony Beam
d² Dura Quickspan® Beams - Aluminium Balcony Beam

Last verified by manufacturer 11 days ago

Dura Composites Ltd

Last verified by manufacturer 11 days ago

Dura Composites Ltd

Last verified by manufacturer 11 days ago

Dura Composites Ltd
Summary
d² Quickspan Beam is a low-carbon aluminium balcony beam that spans up to 4 m, supports high loads, installs quickly, replaces timber safely, fits existing frames and reduces material use and carbon.
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Application
  • High-rise balconies.
  • Rooftop terraces.
  • Walkways.
  • Commercial flooring.
  • Hotels.
  • Pub and restaurant terraces.
  • Park homes and holiday lodges.
  • Schools and universities.
  • Student accommodation.
  • Hospitals.
  • Public buildings.
  • Pedestrian bridges.
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Description

d² Quickspan Beam (Patent No. GB 2005553.9) is part of the world’s lowest carbon balcony decking components, designed to deliver performance and sustainability together. It combines with Dura Bearer, creating a single integrated ‘Quickspan’ system that spans further, installs faster and reduces component count.

Engineered to span up to 6.0 m and support 3.0 kN point loads with just 0.5% deflection, d² Quickspan Beam reduces beams and support points for cleaner layouts, faster progress and fewer interfaces with existing structures.

Built-in functionality eliminates separate supports, holders and slope correctors. Integrated height and fall adjustability enables:

  • Straightforward Finished Floor Level (FFL) alignment.
  • Creation of 1:80 drainage falls.
  • Adaptation to gradients of up to 10°.

Purpose-built for balcony remediation, d² Quickspan Beam replaces combustible timber joists with a non-combustible, maintenance-free substructure manufactured from 6063 grade aluminium (T6). It aligns with post-Grenfell fire safety expectations, suits steel or concrete balcony frames, and avoids the long-term issues of timber movement, decay and fire risk.

G-Bracket frame interface:

Bespoke stainless steel G‑Bracket provides a precision‑engineered connection interface, enabling direct load‑transfer and alignment between the Quickspan Beam and the supporting balcony steel frame through a rigid, tolerant‑controlled bolted fixing arrangement.

Intelligently carbon engineered:

Made in the UK using 68% recycled aluminium, fully recyclable at end of life and engineered to reduce material use, transport and embodied carbon across projects.

Designed to retrofit, without compromise:

Designed for balcony remediation and timber replacement, d² Quickspan Beams install without hot works and fits into existing 100–200 mm Parallel Flange Channels (PFC).

Part of the d² Quickspan system:

Works seamlessly with d² Quickspan decking and balustrading for a coordinated balcony solution that simplifies design, speeds installation and reduces risk.

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Product certifications
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Color
Grey
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Finish
Powder-coated
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Material
Aluminium
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Shape
Trapezoid, Rectangle
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Length
3000 mm, 4000 mm, 6000 mm
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Width
150 mm
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Height
85.5 mm, 117.5 mm
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Warranty description
Ten year
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SKU Code
DDAS383
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Specification

Classification data
Material standards
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Temper designations
6063 T6.
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Structural sections
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Size
85.5 x 150 mm.
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Finish
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Applied
Powder-coated.
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Colour
Grey.
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Recycled content
68%.
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Additional properties

Length
3000 mm.
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Weight
9.91 kg.
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Reaction to fire
To BS EN 13501-1, A2fl-s1.
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Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials
No
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Country of material origin
United Kingdom
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Country of product manufacture
United Kingdom
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Material
Aluminium
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Carbon dioxide equivalent
Normalized unit
(kg CO₂ eq/kg)
A1–A3 ('Production stage') :
96.840
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Declared unit

Self-declared

A1–A3 ('Production stage') :
96.84

Self-declared

A1–A3 ('Production stage') :
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Self-declared

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Recyclability
100%
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Recycled content
68 %
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Expected Life
60 year
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