The Directors and team of MDM Publishing have a real reason to celebrate with this issue of International Fire Protection as it marks the 80th edition of the magazine and 20 years in business for MDM. This is a testament to all the hard work put in by the whole team and their ability to work with the industry to provide a publication that meets the needs of readers and advertisers.

It seems hard to believe that another year has passed and here we are again preparing to head to Dubai in January for Intersec 2020. The readership of International Fire Protection continues to grow issue on issue, and the feedback we continue to receive from both our readership and advertisers is amazing. Thank you all for your continued support and encouragement!

This latest issue boasts educational and informative articles from the industry’s best and most renowned authors.

The IFP Comment is written by Russell Leavitt, Executive Chairman of Telgian Holdings, Inc. presents his article ‘A call to action’ which discusses the need for a more cohesive international approach to fire safety and how the NFPA Ecosystem model can assist with this. This nicely leads the way for a further thirteen articles, company, and product profiles, a buyers guide and news from across the globe.

Check out Matthew Foley’s article titled ‘Learning from assembly occupancy tragedies’, Fritz Zimmermann explores ‘Remote-controlled fire monitors
for fixed firefighting systems’ and Christopher Lenk presents, ‘Global certification services accelerate time-to-market’.Finally, if you are attending Intersec in Dubai in January please pop by the Gulf Fire booth (Hall 3- Stand G335) and say hello to the team.Happy reading and please continue to provide us with your comments and suggestions for new features.Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season from the whole team at MDM Publishing.