United Arab Emirates Fire Industry News

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 event will witness confluence of technology and service providers falling under the category of Building Automation The event will serve as a platform for the leading players representing project owners, operators, developers, architects, civil engineers, structural designers, procurement leaders to meet world class suppliers and solution providers. April will witness the confluence of leaders from the realms of construction, real-estate development, technology and servic...

The 2017 event in Bahrain will serve ASIS members and stakeholders from across the region ASIS International has announced that its 8th Middle East Security Conference & Exhibition will take place from the 5th-7th November 2017 in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Expanding ASIS educational event portfolio ASIS has decided to move its flagship event in the Middle East from the late February timing of recent years in order to better accommodate its expanding portfolio of global edu...

His Excellency Major General Mansour S. Al-Turki will be speaking on "Managing the Haj Crowds: The Official View from the KSA."  Under the patronage of His Excellency Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security, the ASIS 7th Middle East Security Conference & Exhibition, will be held on 21-23 February 2016 at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City, Dubai, UAE. His Excellency Major General Mansour S. Al-Turki, spokesperson of the Min...

The headquarters was equipped with five Bosch Modular Fire Panels 5000 Series, as well as 800 smoke and heat detectors Bosch Security Systems has just installed a state-of-the-art fire alarm system at the headquarters of Etisalat, the leading provider of telecommunications services in the United Arab Emirates. Etisalat supplies the UAE’s 4.2 million inhabitants with 4 million mobile connections, and has one of the highest saturation rates in the mobile sector worldwide....

18th edition of the three-day event will open 10 per cent larger than previous year, featuring 1,290 exhibitors from 55 countries Spending on the Middle East physical security market is set to surge by 36 per cent in 2016, as infrastructure investment coupled with increased urbanisation fuels demand for equipment to protect critical assets and people, according to new research. Global analysts Frost & Sullivan estimated the regional demand for physical security equipment...

The Oshkosh XP fire apparatus represents a co-venture between Oshkosh and Scania Oshkosh Corporation Fire & Emergency Group is displaying the all-new Oshkosh® XP fire apparatus at Intersec 2016 to be held from January 17-19 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center. The Oshkosh® XP fire apparatus represents a co-venture between Oshkosh and Scania, and will be on display at Stand 5-D11. “Intersec is among the world’s leading fire prote...

Industry leaders will share centre stage at Intersec's new Smart Home section, to showcase their latest technologies The increasing interconnectivity of smart home technology and its influence on safety and security will be under the spotlight this month in Dubai, as global manufacturers prepare to launch their latest high-tech smart home solutions at Intersec 2016. With analysts Gartner predicting 6.4 billion ‘things’ – from toasters and teapots to cars and...

The global gathering at the three-day event is as impressive as ever, reinforced by 14 country pavilions The global significance of the Middle East’s security and safety market has been underlined by top German and US companies leading a large turnout of international exhibitors at Intersec 2016 next month. The 18th edition of Intersec, the world’s leading trade show for security, safety, and fire protection, will feature more than 1,200 exhibitors from 54 co...

The event will provide an un-missable forum for experts to discuss the future of remote healthcare in the region The Westin Abu Dhabi will host Remote Healthcare Middle East on February 16-17 2016, it has been announced. Network, learn and engage with industry visionaries Remote Healthcare Middle East will be the region’s only event dedicated to improving healthcare access, effectiveness and technologies for remote and extreme environments. The conference has been...

SOTERIA detection range is designed to improve detection, reduce false alarms and deliver improved reliability World-leading independent fire detector manufacturer, Apollo Fire Detectors, will showcase its new SOTERIA® range of products at Intersec 2016 (Dubai, 17th – 19th January 2016). Visitors to Apollo’s stand (Hall 4, Stand E09) will have the opportunity to find out about the company’s extensive product and service offering and witness in action...

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...

EMDI will showcase latest solutions in disaster monitoring and relief, and emergency engineering rescue Governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are ramping up efforts to enhance emergency response and disaster prevention services, as the rise in natural disasters in the region outpaces the global average and more sophisticated solutions become available on the market. In the past three decades, natural disasters have affected more than 40 million people...

FFE will showcase its explosion-proof Fireray smoke detectors and Talentum flame detectors at the event FFE is bringing the latest in wide-area smoke and flame detection to the ADIPEC International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi between 9th - 12th November. Fireray optical beam smoke detectors The company, located in Hall 8, Booth 8510C, will be showing its ATEX certified, explosion-proof Fireray optical beam smoke detectors and its Talentum flame detector...

Organised by IXG, the conference put across variety of issues facing general aviation including security, aviation legislation, etc. The Aviation Security Conference 2015 was held at the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort, UAE on 16 - 17 September 2015, featuring the leading stakeholders and thought leaders of global aviation industry. The conference organised by Information Exchange Group (IXG) put across a variety of issues facing general aviation including airport and airline sec...

The Axis fire panels offer the flexibility to be upgraded and expanded in the future Global fire systems manufacturer Advanced has been selected to protect the new global headquarters of Landmark Group in Dubai. The Customer Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, the Landmark Group has successfully grown into one of the largest and most successful retail organisations in the Middle East, Africa and Indian Subcontinent. It operates over 1,900 outlets encompassing over 24 million square...

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 conference will bring AVSEC professionals together and explore how technology can help meet aviation security challenges IXG’s Conference on Aviation Security 2015 has been designed to meet the needs and demands of the aviation industry, as well as the security profession as a whole. The conference will bring AVSEC professionals together and explore how technology can help the industry meet aviation security challenges. Information Exchange Group is delighted to ann...

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,...

In this two days Summit, Fire Safety Experts will be discussing details on the future Projects & Requirements BE Summits, a leading business intelligence organisation, is proud to announce “The Gulf FireTec Summit”, which will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 31st August & 1st September 2015. Irrespective of the industry sector, there are some things that are common to every manufacturing or process plant in the world. One of these is that there is always a fi...

6 X 6 ARFF vehicles will be placed into service at Kuwait International Airport, while the 11th apparatus is to serve the their Royal Fleet Oshkosh Airport Products Group, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, is supplying 11 Oshkosh® Striker® 6 X 6 aircraft rescue and fire-fighting (ARFF) vehicles to the Kuwait Fire Service. Ten of the Oshkosh Striker 6 X 6 ARFF vehicles will be placed into service at Kuwait International Airport, while the eleventh apparatus is slated...

The event will feature 33 high-level educational sessions divided over three parallel tracks ASIS International, the world’s premier organisation for security professionals, has announced that it is accepting applications from industry leaders interested in presenting at its 7th Middle East Security Conference & Exhibition (ASIS Middle East 2016) that will take place on 21-23 February 2016 in Dubai, UAE. ASIS Middle East 2016 is expected to attract mor...

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...

Attendees accessed to 33 educational sessions, a CSO Roundtable Summit was also organised Under the patronage of His Excellency Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security, the ASIS 6th Middle East Security Conference & Exhibition, was held on 15-17 February 2015 at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City, Dubai, UAE. More than 580 attendees from 45 countries gathered to take part in cutting-edge learning and networking opportunities a...

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...

The summit will create an avenue for global security professionals to discuss latest strategies and technologies More than $1.6 trillion was invested in 2013 in energy supply, a figure that has more than doubled in real terms since 2000, and a further $130 billion to improve energy efficiency. With constant growth of oil and gas production across the Middle East and African region, approximately $316 billion will be invested per year in the energy infrastructure to meet the in...

Muscat Expo LLC is the only company from Oman to participate at Intersec 2015 in Dubai Muscat Expo LLC participated at the INTERSEC Exhibition in Dubai which concluded last week and was the only Company from Oman at the exhibition. INTERSEC which is in its 17th edition, is the largest international trade exhibition for Fire, Safety and Security in the world with over 1200 Exhibitors and more than 25,000 visitors from over 100 countries. Muscat Expo LLC exhibited OFSEC - Oman...