The ceiling track requires a certain amount of fixings to ensure that the installation is safe for the end users’  usage. Depending on the type of track, the fixing distances will vary. See below the various track types available and the various lengths they are supplied in.  

Where required a ceiling track can be cut to length to suit the installation requirements. 

1.4.1 Track Bracket Positions 

For each track type, the maximum spanning distances between each fixing will vary. It is not permitted for any track to exceed the maximum span requirements under any circumstances. The maximum span is relevant to all safe working loads applied to the ceiling track system.  

For every ceiling fix, the ceiling track requires a minimum of three fixings. Wall fixings, gantry fixings, and h systems will only require two fixings. We recommend that the track fixings be spaced out evenly across a ceiling-fixed track. 

The definition of a track span is from the center of a track bracket to the center of the next track bracket directly in line. See the image below for reference. A ceiling track is permitted to have an overhang of no more than  250mm from its final fixing point, this overhang must not be exceeded and applies to all track types. 

An architectural survey is recommended to be completed before ceiling track system installations