India Fire Industry News
Effective Saturday, June 4, 2016, The Viking Corporation will adjust list prices by an average of 3%. This list price adjustment will impact fire sprinklers, devices, and valves manufactured by The Viking Corporation. List prices for Freedom CPVC and VGS grooved piping products are excluded from this announcement and are not changing at this time. This announcement pertains only to Viking customers located in the Americas region (United States, Canada, and Latin America). Customers in other reg...
Each data centre uses Kentec Syncro Analogue Addressable fire control panels that communicate directly with Reliance MODBUS RTUs Fire safety systems installed at 200 4G data centres across India that are designed to house communication equipment, and provide the base for an operational workforce, are using Kentec’s fire safety control panel technology. Reliance Industries, one of India’s largest private sector companies, is installing 4G mobile communication netwo...
It can be taken as proven that the trends in urbanization, the mobility of the population and the demographics, have had and will continue to have tremendous impact on our daily lives. These impacts were and are supported by disruptive technology changes (such as the evolution of the internet and mobile communication) and result in higher dependencies of almost all economic and social processes. Compared with former generations, we are spending most of our time in buildings or closed mobile con...
The Viking Group, a renowned brand in the manufacture and distribution of fire protection and life safety systems, is pleased to announce that its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Kevin Ortyl, has been named the 2016 recipient of the National Fire Sprinkler Association’s Golden Sprinkler Award. This award, which is the NFSA’s highest honor, is presented each year to an individual that has dedicated his or her career to advancing the fire sprinkler industry. Ortyl began his career at Viking in...
The two-day conference featured interactive panel discussions, speed-networking sessions, fire side chats and presentations Smart City Landscape 2015 was held at The Imperial in New Delhi on 10th – 11th September 2015, featuring the leading stakeholders, thought leaders and subject experts on smart city development in India. The summit organised by Information Exchange Group (IXG) put across the challenges, opportunities, enablers and deterrents of various industry sub s...
The event delivers well-researched, relevant and unique forum to discuss the various facets of Secure Cities Security Watch India (SWI) organised the seventh edition of its critically acclaimed security event, ‘Secure Cities’ in New Delhi on 09th September, 2015. This is the only event to deliver a well-researched, extremely relevant and unique high level forum to discuss the various facets of Secure Cities. The event was supported by a unique showcase exhibition e...
The LARGE ATLAS rupture disc is an extension of Fike’s current ATLAS product offering. LARGE ATLAS utilizes the proven and patented G2 manufacturing technology to produce rupture discs with enhanced performance characteristics including, industry leading burst tolerances, full vacuum/back pressure resistance, 95% operating ratio, and large standard burst pressure offering. The LARGE ATLAS is a ground breaking industry solution where safety relief valves are not a viable alternative and ho...
The summit will offer platform for industry stakeholders to Discuss-Debate-Deliberate the critical issues in Smart City Development In tandem with the ambitious project of 100 Smart Cities of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India starting to take shape, Information Exchange Group is delighted to announce summit on Smart City Landscape 2015 offering the most prominent platform for industry stakeholders to Discuss-Debate-Deliberate the critical issues in Smart City Development i...
Fike Corporation announces the addition of two new types of vents to their explosion vent product lines. The round Sani-VA sanitary vent and the CV-S High Vacuum vent. The Sani-VA sanitary explosion vent is ideal for demanding “clean” applications. “Fike has developed a leak proof, crevice free design that exceeds CIP/SIP (clean in place, steam in place) application needs. The Sani-VA explosion vent is designed to be NFPA 68 compliant and has 3A, EHEDG and ATEX certifications,...
The 4th annual international conference and exhibition will be held on 13th to 14th July 2015 at The Harte & Garter, UK The Indian Urban Sector is on the threshold of transformational change with the Government of India’s commitment to improve the quality of urban life and provide clean and sustainable environment by efficiently utilising available assets, resources and infrastructure. In order to achieve these objectives, the Indian government has already launched...
Choice Fire & Security Solutions has installed and commissioned fire and security alarm systems at the new, combined Church of England Primary School, Pre-School, and integrated village hall community facilities in Etchingham, West Sussex. Choice was awarded the contract for this development by M&E contractor Mechanical Services Ltd. The project’s main contractor was Balfour Beatty. This greenfield construction is arranged in three, connected, modern, timber clad ‘barns&rsqu...
For more than 100 years, Hale Products, Inc., a division of IDEX Corporation’s Fire Suppression Group, has a been an industry provider. Two years after consolidating all of its production, engineering and customer facing groups to a central location, Hale is still one of the companies in the fire suppression industry that is a total solution provider. Hale designs, manufactures and tests its product lines onsite at its 150,000-square-foot headquarters in Ocala, Florida. The company also u...
Hale Products, Inc. has introduced a new DFG pump system for marine, industrial and nuclear power applications. Using two 80FC pumps on a single gearbox, the new system is capable of 6,000 GPM, or twice the power. “This two-pump product is truly unique because it can deliver the volume you need or, when put together, can deliver higher pressures,” said Jeff VanMeter, product manager for pumps at Hale. “In these industries, every other product in this flow range is only using o...
Choice Fire & Security Solutions has completed wireless (radio) fire and security systems installations for a new 60-cover cafe located in a refurbishment of one of the oldest, Grade 1 listed, buildings in West Malling, Kent. This is the latest installation for the property portfolio of Choice’s client Market Town Developments. The 65 High Street site of the new Hungry Guest Café has been dated at least as far back as the 1400s and contains a number of significant features of a...
Technofire is responsible for the supply and installation of the fire alarm systems at each data centre Apollo Fire Detectors has boosted its international presence by becoming the fire detection provider of choice for a significant project by Reliance Industries, one of the biggest private sector companies in India. Reliance is installing 4G mobile communication networks across India after its telecom arm, Reliance Jio Infocomm, was awarded a unified telecom licence enabling...
Fike Safety Technology has released Nimbus, a new solution for monitoring and managing remote fire alarm systems over the internet. At the heart of the system is a cloud-based database, which receives data from fire alarm systems via the GPRS mobile network. In addition to FST’s own TWINFLEXpro and Duonet fire alarm systems, Nimbus also works with the majority of analogue addressable control panels from all of the major manufacturers. Connected fire alarm systems The primary applicatio...
Providing effective fire detection for high value property, modern residential and commercial, is a challenge. The voluminous spaces and aesthetic considerations are a couple of key issues that must be considered when choosing and installing effective fire detection solutions. The amazing creativity of modern building designs, being or have been built in considerable numbers, present a new set of challenges for fire detection solutions. The Gherkin, a building FireVu help protect, is just one...
The Fike Corporation was recently recognized as the Large Business of the Year by the Blue Springs Economic Development Corporation (BSEDC) at their EMPOWER Business Awards celebration meeting. This was the inaugural EMPOWER Business Awards event designed to celebrate the importance of business and entrepreneurship in Blue Springs and highlight the unique business and civic spirit in the community. The award recipients were selected based on economic factors such as growth, development, capital...
The Multi Detector is the fire detection solution for manufacturing – combining Visual Smoke Detection, flame and thermopile technology for the first time for fire safety industry professionals. FireVu is introducing the first fire detection solution for manufacturing that combines Visual Smoke Detection (VSD), flame detection and now temperature sensing technology in the form of a built in thermopile. The Multi Detector will offer manufacturers a solution that will identify and analyze...
Fike has expanded their Atlas rupture disc product line to include Inconel 625 material of construction. The material will now be offered in sizes 1″ (DN25), 1.5″ (DN40), 2″ (DN50), 3″ (DN80), and 4″ (DN100). Inconel 625 paired with Fike’s G2 technology creates a rupture disc with outstanding corrosion resistance at a wide range of temperatures. In addition to burst pressures ranging from 60-1500 psig (4.13-103.42 barg), Inconel 625 is the preferred material...
Fike Corporation’s Tom Farrell has earned the prestigious William H. Doyle award. The award will be presented in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Loss Prevention Symposium during the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Global Congress on Process Safety held March 30-April 3, 2014. Given annually since 1984, the William H. Doyle award recognizes the best paper presented at the previous year’s Loss Prevention Symposium. Information contained in the submission must have appli...
The use of Fike’s fire detection technology has resulted in significant cost savings for the project Fike Safety Technology Ltd, the UK-based manufacturer of intelligent fire detection solutions, has supplied its popular Quadnet analogue addressable system for a large residential building complex in India. The Wembley Estate in the Gurgaon District of Haryana has 8 tower blocks with 13 floors in each. The use of Fike’s fire detection technology has resulted in sign...
Sales and Technical Support teams from various Fike businesses will be located at the new centre in Mumbai On August 31st 2013, Fike, one of the world’s leading suppliers of life safety systems, opened a new Customer Service and Support Centre in Mumbai, India. Chuck Kopoulos, CEO and President of Fike Corporation, together with Executive Vice Presidents Scott Ruland and Hal Cross, opened the Centre at a special ceremony to mark the occasion. Fike has been established i...
The NFPA has issued a few fire safety tips for college students In a new NFPA report, September and October were identified as peak months for fires in college housing. According to the report "Structure Fires in Dormitories, Fraternities, Sororities, and Barracks," in 2007-2011, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated annual average of 3,810 structure fires in dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and barracks. As college students settle into housing at school or o...
Saint-Gobain is a global manufacturer of protective hazmat products and other protective equipment Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, a global leading manufacturer of protective “hazmat” products and other high performance protective equipment, announced strategic initiatives, aimed at driving continued global growth in 2013 for the ONESuit® portfolio of high performance protective products. Highlights include the addition of design engineering expertise to t...
The company's animated film, "Hot Date" features the heroic efforts of the fire safety Fire safety specialist, Sprue Safety Products, is urging romantics to take extra care this Valentine’s Day to make sure the temperature does not rise too high during their ‘Hot Date’! Backing warnings from fire brigades across the country to prioritise fire safety, the company’s animated film, ‘Hot Date’ features the heroic efforts of the fire safety con...
Dornan Engineering has appointed Choice as the security and fire contractor for this prestigious Sloane Street development in West London. Mace Ltd is the main contractor, appointed following a competitive tender by the client, the Cadogan Estate. Works commenced on the site in February 2013 and the speculative scheme is expected to be completed in early 2015. Choice is delighted to have been awarded the combined security and fire packages by Dornan in connection with this new development of mi...
Bristol’s fire hood 1 has a two layer construction using PBI Gold Rib outer with an Aramid viscose inner layer In a move to provide its customers with bespoke PPE products to complement its growing range of fire coats and trousers, Bristol is launching its own in-house design and manufactured fire hood range. Available in two styles and colours, the new range is now available. The Bristol Fire Hood 1 is a two layer construction using a PBI Gold® Rib outer with a...
When Draka’s new compact cable is used, the tray’s capacity is increased to 195 links, a 40% improvement Cables and systems specialist Draka has launched a space saving high density Cat. 6 network cable. The compact design of the UC 400 HD C6 U/UTP cable will enable installers to save both time and money by running increased numbers of cables in cable trays and conduits when compared to standard Cat.6 U/UTP cables. The high density Cat.6 U/UTP cable has an outside...
Hochiki is pleased to welcome KentecElectronics into the Hochiki Group Hochiki Europe is pleased to announce that on 10th August 2012, their parent company Hochiki Corporation (Japan) has entered into an agreement to acquire the stock of Kentec Electronics Ltd. - a leading manufacturer of control equipment for the fire industry. The transaction is expected to close on 1st October 2012. Hochiki is pleased to welcome Kentec Electronics into the Hochiki Group. Hochiki's bus...
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