Patol, the UK manufacturer of industrial fire alarm and heat detection products, has started the new year with the launch of a complete revamp of its website, with a clean new look and a more user-friendly platform. The company is…
Developing a global standard for fire reporting
Fire is a universal risk, impacting all societies, economies and geographies. The costs to people, property, business and the environment are enormous. However, the ways in which data on fire incidents, fatalities, injuries, impacts and costs are collected, recorded and…
Building Safety Bill: Essential Understanding – detailed Insights and Impacts
Key knowledge for Owners, Constructors, Contractors and Building Managers. Two leading industry figures, supported by subject matter experts, have combined their experience and insight to deliver a ground-breaking training course – ‘Building Safety Bill: Essential Understanding – detailed Insights and…
20th International Water Mist Conference (IWMC) to be postponed once again
Hamburg, 13 th January 2021. Today, the International Water Mist Association (IWMA), announced that IWMC 2021 will be postponed once again. The IWMA board of directors felt compelled to take these measures as it is unclear what the overall situation…
Introducing GESA – Global Emergency Services Action
Founded in 2020 by a group of leading companies, trainers, and consultants in the Emergency Services sector around the world – including LION, Rosenbauer, Dupont, and Holmatro – GESA works to promote widely available, quality Civil Protection and Emergency Services…
MHCLG confirms BASEC as Approved Body 2661
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) designates BASEC as an Approved Body for UK Construction Products Regulation (CPR) testing as of 31 st December 2020. Following the Brexit trade agreements, the question has arisen surrounding mutual recognition…
SPRVSR+ Plug-In and VideoXpert Integration Completed
Mavili Elektronik, which has been producing fire and gas detection systems since 1987, added SPRVSR + Plug-In software, which provides smart building integration, to its wide range of products produced using high technology and became Hikvision’s only technology partner in…
Armstrong Fluid Technology hosts virtual fire experience
An interactive digital platform will connect the fire safety industry in 2021 Armstrong Fluid Technology is hosting a virtual fire safety experience for the MEA region from 17th – 20th January 2021. The fire safety experience will provide a digital…
Now a recognized component to UL 864!
TLX Technologies’ patented high-pressure supervised latching actuator is now a recognized component to UL 864. This component is our most robust supervised latching actuator for fire suppression systems. The actuator accommodates operating pressures up to 300 bar, presenting the strongest…
London Fire Commissioner’s New Year message
No one day is the same. You’ll hear that a lot if you speak to London Fire Brigade staff. It’s something that draws us to the job we do. Well, no year has been quite like 2020 and as I…
Micronics portable flowmeters relied on for installation of sprinkler systems
One of the UK’s leading names in wet and dry riser installation, design, testing and maintenance of domestic and residential sprinkler systems uses a Micronics Portaflow 220 to monitor the flow of water in sprinkler systems in residential apartment blocks…
Paradigm Group achieves world-first cross-industry dry-deluge testing on Australian motorway tunnelling project
Paradigm Flow Services Ltd (PFS) has successfully applied its game-changing digital dry deluge testing system, Dry-Flo® on a non-oilfield project on a major transport tunnel construction project in Sydney, Australia. The scope of work allowed the customer to accurately quantify…
Eliminate Risk of Pathogen Infection with New De-Wipe Alcohol-Free Sanitiser Wipes
De-Wipe supplies fire and rescue services worldwide with the only after fire decontamination wipe that is 100% biodegradable and scientifically proven to remove the most harmful toxins produced in fire from the skin. Their expansive product portfolio satisfies every vital…
Hochiki’s life safety solutions provide ultimate defence for one of India’s largest hospitals
One of the largest hospitals in East India, Sum Ultimate Medicare Bhubaneswar, has completed the development of its extensive ten-acre, nine-storey facility. To help protect staff and patients, the state-of-the-art quaternary care hospital turned to leading life safety manufacturer, Hochiki,…
ISD Solutions provides fast-track firewall at the new UK Vaccines Centre
Fire safety construction specialists ISD Solutions are delivering a fast-track firewall element at the UK’s new Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) at Harwell in Oxfordshire. The firewall division of the Gloucester firm was recently contracted to provide the two-storey…
Aico takes on Derwen College to Lapland Challenge
In support of the Derwen College Charity and the Agnes Hunt Village Project, Aico colleagues, both locally and across the UK, took part in the DC to Lapland Challenge. The Derwen College Charity was set up in support of the…
Smoke Control Association white paper considers ADB grey areas
The Smoke Control Association (SCA) has published a white paper titled ‘Guidance on the Specification of Products and Systems for Smoke Shafts.’ This new guidance document highlights some of the current grey areas within Approved Document B (ADB) of the…
Active fire prevention and earliest possible fire detection offer the best protection for three million ice cream portions daily
As a scoop, in a waffle, in a cup: Eisbär Eis Produktions GmbH in Ribnitz-Damgarten, northern Germany, produces up to three million ice cream portions every day – all year round and especially during the holidays such as Christmas. The…
New TYCO® stainless steel sprinklers provide glass-free fire safety for food production facilities
Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart and sustainable buildings and architect of OpenBlue connected solutions, introduces the Tyco Series TY-L stainless steel sprinklers featuring an all-metal link design ideal for food production facilities looking to maintain glass-free environments. The…