BAL FZ Roller Shutters
Australia's first FZ rated roller shutter
Bushfire Protection
Australia’s first FZ roller shutters are a tour de force beautifully designed and styled with a touch of elegance stainless steel in look and feel this modern roller shutter is as tough as they come and most importantly will protect your home or business from bushfire.
The Very First FZ rated Roller Shutter
- Rating: Comes with a CSIRO test for Bal FZ rating
- Aesthetics: Compact pelmet box, 12 top Colorbond colours for pelmets and guides, shutter colour only available in stainless steel
- Excellent for: Bushfire protection, Security, Light Control & blocking and Noise Reduction
- Good for: Glare reduction, heat and cold transfer reduction and energy savings
- Other shutters to consider: There are no other roller shutters to consider if you are requiring a Bal FZ rated roller shutter
Important Details
- Maximum Height: 3800mm
- Maximum Width: 5000mm
- Shutter locks, shutter stops, protective side plates.
- 37 mm x 9.5 mm x 0.6 mm 304 stainless steel Interlocking slats
- Full specifications in the table below
Benefits
- Maximum security
- Up to 85% noise reduction
- Up to 12° cooler in summer
- Up to 12° warmer in winter
- Up to 98% light block out
- Up to 25% more energy efficient
- Secure, built-in locking mechanism
- Eliminates condensation
- Reduces glare
- Rust prevention: 98% components aluminium and stainless steel
Shutter Specification
- Maximum Height: 3200mm
- Maximum Width: 5000mm
- Security locks
- Shutter stops
- Shutter guide Securing points at 250mm-300mm intervals
- Pelmet box securing points at 250mm-300mm intervals
- ~ 54 mm x 22 mm x 1.2 mm aluminium shutter guides with 304 stainless steel covers
- ~ 70 mm x 23 mm x 2.5 mm Heavy Duty aluminium shutter guides (optional) with stainless steel covers
- 304 stainless steel pelmet end plates.
- Protective side plates
- Shutter Protection axle rings
- Foam pad shutter springs
- 57mm x 2.1mm aluminium axle Heavy Duty for shutters up to 7 square meters
- 70mm x 2mm Heavy Duty steel axle for shutters range 7.1 sq metres to 16 sq meters
- Stainless Steel Bearings for axle idler
- Heavy Duty Steel Axle idler
- Weight per sq metre 14kg

Shutter Profile
- Type - 37 mm x 9.5 mm x 0.6 mm Roll Formed high density injected foam
- 301 Stainless Steel Interlocking slats
- Insulation – Double Wall with high density injected foam
- Brand – Heroal
- Country of origin – Germany
- Gauge - 0.6mm (thickness)
Pelmet
- Type - 0.78mm Aluminium
- Brand – Expalum
- Country of origin - Spain
Electric Motor
- Type – 230 volt mains tubular
- Brand – ASA
- Country of origin – Italy
Applications
- Doors
- Doorways
- Counters
- Windows
- Bars
- Roof windows
- Built in wardrobes
- Canteens
- Pergolas
- Verandas
- Cabanas
- carports
- Bay Windows
- Garden Windows
- Curved Windows
- Atriums
- Patios
- Closets
- Cupboards
- Partitioning Areas
- Room Dividers
What they offer
- Bushfire FZ rating (flame Zone)
- Great protection for High risk areas
- Suitable for Medium noise areas
- Medium protection against heat, cold
- High protection for windy areas
- Excellent for peninsula seafronts
- Internal or external installation
BAL FZ Roller Shutters are Suitable for
- Residential homes
- Council Pavilions
- Shopfronts
- Offices
- Factories
- Apartments
- Flats
- Units
- Townhouses
- Multi storey buildings
- Portable buildings
- Trucks
- Vans
- Caravans
Compliance and Certification
Using the Heroal RS37RC3 shutter slat, this shutter has been tested in accordance with AS 1530.8.2-2018
Installation Requirements
- The shutter must be installed at least 25mm away from the window system
- The window system must be at minimum a 5mm toughened glass window with an aluminium frame
- Louvred windows and similarly poorly sealed windows will not be accepted
- The shutter pelmet must be above the window system
- A manual override motor must be used (or a battery backups UPS in lieu of a manual override motor if accepted by a certifier as being sufficient alternative to cater for allowing operation of the shutter in power outage)