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MiTek's FWH Fire Wall Hanger Launch

MiTek announced the national availability of its new FWH Fire Wall Hanger. The FWH Fire Wall Hanger attaches floor framing to two-hour fire rated wall assemblies in wood-frame construction and allows framers to install the hangers before drywall is attached. The hanger has an approved two-hour fire resistive rating and accommodates common floor framing and drywall materials. MiTek is a leading manufacturer of structural connectors for residential, commercial, and DIY construction.

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MiTek's FWH Fire Wall Hanger Launch

MiTek announced the national availability of its new FWH Fire Wall Hanger. The FWH Fire Wall Hanger attaches floor framing to two-hour fire rated wall assemblies in wood-frame construction and allows framers to install the hangers before drywall is attached. The hanger has an approved two-hour fire resistive rating and accommodates common floor framing and drywall materials. MiTek is a leading manufacturer of structural connectors for residential, commercial, and DIY construction.

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MiTek Releases FWH Fire Wall Hanger, A New USP Structural

Connector Product
FWH Fire Wall Hanger Attaches Floor Framing to 2-hour Fire Rated Wall
Assemblies in Wood-Frame Construction. FWH Allows Framers to Install the
Hangers Before the Drywall is Attached.
Chesterfield, MO (July 22, 2014) MiTek USA, a leading manufacturer of codeapproved structural connectors, developer of software tools for structural design
and product selection, and distributor of anchors, epoxy, tools, and safety
equipment, today announced the national availability of its new FWH Fire Wall

Hanger.

FWH Fire Wall Hanger. The FWH Series Fire Wall Hanger is the industrys
most economical solution for attaching floor framing to two-hour fire rated
wall assemblies in wood-frame construction. The FWH Series Fire Wall
Hangers advanced design has an ASTM E814 approved two-hour resistive
rating, and it allows framers to install the hangers before the drywall is
attached. This allows the project to be completely framed-up and weathertight when the drywall sheathing is delivered to the site. The FWH Series
Fire Wall Hanger accommodates two plies of 5/8 drywall and is designed to
support 4x2 open-web trusses and the most common I-joist sizes. Driving

points easily mark slot locations on drywall without measuring.


About USP Structural Connectors
USP Structural Connectors, a product brand of MiTek, is a code-approved
line of engineered structural connectors, anchors, and epoxy for the
residential, commercial construction, and DIY sectors. USP offers more than
4,000 SKUs backed by professional engineering, technical support,
innovative software solutions, and a North American sales team. USP has a
long-standing history of providing its customers with a competitive
advantage. Learn more: [Link]
About MiTek Industries
MiTek Industries is a diversified global supplier of engineered products, software,
and equipment to the industrial, residential, and commercial construction sectors.
MiTek Industries passion for its customers success and its employees well being is
the Companys hallmark. A Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: BRK-A, NYSE: BRK-B)
since 2001, the Company has operations in more than 40 countries on six
continents. Learn more: [Link]/ and [Link].

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Media Contact:
John D. Wagner
919.796.9984
[Link]
Jdwagner@[Link]

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