United Kingdom (UK) Fire Industry News

The Board of Directors of global safety equipment manufacturer, MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA) has announced the appointment of Nishan J. Vartanian to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company and William M. Lambert to the position of Non-Executive Chairman. Planned management succession Mr. Vartanian’s election is part of a planned management succession the company announced in December 2017. Mr. Lambert, who will retire from MSA Safety Incorporated as an...

False alarm prevention is a serious concern for most homes of multiple occupancy such as care homes, student halls and even hospitals. If a false fire alarm instance occurs, residents are likely to have to evacuate the building; this can cause inconvenience and panic amongst vulnerable groups. It can even be costly, for both the organization due to down time and hours of business lost during the false alarm incident, and for the fire and rescue service who would have to attend the scene. Multi...

Sepura unveils AppSPACE, an innovative applications environment for critical communications at Critical Communications World (CCW), Berlin. AppSPACE delivers added capabilities to the current generation of Sepura radios, which includes the SC20, SC21 and HTT-500-2 hand-portables, and the MDT-500-2 mobile terminal. This provides a more flexible approach to providing customer-specific applications and enables firmware-independent deployment of bespoke applications to radios. Applications are depl...

​As a manufacturer of fire detection solutions, it is important for FireClass to ensure all partners and customers understand significant changes in codes and standards that could affect installations of systems. There have been several changes to the British Standard BS5839 –following the release of the 2017 update.  The changes are outlined below: 1) Manual Call Points All manual call points must have some variety of protective cover to help prevent accidental activation fro...

AFEX, the leading manufacturer of fire suppression systems for mobile heavy equipment is celebrating 50 years of helping our customers maximize their safety and productivity. Bill Lease founded the company in 1968 as Lease-AFEX, Inc., primarily to serve the Southeastern timber harvesting industry, and the waste handling industry shortly thereafter. Bonaventure Group, Inc. purchased AFEX in 1986 and expanded into other heavy industries such as mining, steel, and oil and gas as well as internatio...

AFEX Fire Suppression Systems is proud to announce that AFEX dry chemical, liquid agent, and dual agent fire suppression systems were awarded FM 5970 Approval on September 21, 2017. FM Approval Standard 5970 - Heavy-Duty Mobile Equipment Protection Systems, was developed over the course of four years, and represents a collaborative effort amongst FM Approvals and industry experts. This new standard represents the industry’s most comprehensive and rigorous testing program for vehicle fire...

MxPro 5 is Advanced’s highest performing analogue addressable fire panel, fully approved to EN54 parts 2,4 and 13 Elfab, a global manufacturer of pressure relief products, has selected a high performance fire system from Advanced for installation at its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility. Elfab designs and manufactures rupture discs, explosion vents and detection systems for use in a wide range of applications and industries including oil and gas, chemica...

A comprehensive fire safety system is essential to ensure personal safety and damage mitigation in cases of fire. An effective fire detection system that offers early and reliable fire detection activates alarm devices and relevant fire safety controls when there is a real fire.   But instances of false alarms due to smoke-like phenomena such as steam, aerosols, and air-bourne dust, can be costly and cause complacency towards a real alarm. Reducing false alarms A recent article...

On Friday, 4th May, Firetrace Ltd held an exciting toolbox talk to discuss further developments and new products within the company’s portfolio. Over 30 members of the team attended the event at their Ipswich premises from all departments including installation, servicing and manufacturing. The toolbox talk welcomed a discussion with all staff contributing to enhance and establish Firetrace’s brand and way of working to not only benefit the customer but themselves to ease working co...

Posidonia, the international maritime transport exhibition, is recognized as a major event on the maritime industry calendar. This year the congress will be held from June 4th to 8th, 2018, at the Athens Metropolitan Expo, in Athens, Greece. Attendees can check out and discover POK S.A.S products on the stand 2.144 of PRONOIA, POK’s distributor in Greece. Posidonia, global maritime transport exhibition The international exhibition, Posidonia took place for the first time in 1969, and eve...

The 3000 Series incorporates a mains powered Multi-Sensor Fire Alarm and single sensor Optical, Heat & CO Alarms Aico, the provider of domestic mains powered Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors in the UK, has launched the new 3000 Series. This technologically advanced series detects both Fire and CO and includes, for the very first time, a Multi-Sensor Heat & CO Alarm, providing whole property coverage from one series. “The 3000 Series represents one of the...

Thanks to the continued growth at Eurotech Fire Systems, there are three new recruits to the head office team. Eurotech would like to extend a warm welcome to its fresh recruits - Nathan Parr, Brian Lowe, and Lewis Simons. Nathan Parr and Lewis Simons come from graphic design backgrounds and assist the sales managers with internal pricing structures and branding. Brian is an experienced warehouse manager who in fact, has taken control of the ordering processes and stock control. Nathan Parr, J...

On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, St Neots Fire Station celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, current and past members of St Neots Fire Station came together for a special event to celebrate its history. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, Station Commander Vicky Best, commented: “We were honored to be joined by so many past and current serving members of St Neots Fire Station for our 50th Anniversary. Many things have changed over the years, and it was great to be able to...

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 40 percent of all fatalities in the construction industry are the result of a fall, making them the greatest cause of death in construction-related accidents. Fall protection demonstrations To help combat this sobering but preventable statistic, global safety equipment manufacturer, MSA Safety Incorporated will host fall protection demonstrations throughout the United States of America, from May 7 - 11, 2018, during OSHA's...

Volkan, a Turkish special vehicle manufacturer, has selected automatic transmissions from ZF for its current fire trucks for airports, the Lion 8x8 and Lion 6x6. That's no surprise as robust, customized transmission technology is a must in order to ensure reliability when the vehicles are used in the toughest conditions. The Lion 6x6 is way ahead of the crowd with ZF-EcoLife Offroad, the new 7-speed transmission. The tried and tested 6-speed Ecomat transmission will be installed in the Lion 8x8....

From June 5 to 7, 2018, AQUASYS will present fire fighting with high-pressure water mist for test benches of all kinds and uses at the Testing Expo in Stuttgart, Hall 10, Stand 1674 Hans-Gerd Drees, Sales Manager AQUASYS: "With the variety of test benches, from component development to complete vehicle testing as individual applications or in complex test fields, we always have the individual requirements of our customers in mind in addition to the fire protection aspects. Our experienced team...

Firefighters are issuing a warning about the dangers of leaving electronic gadgets on charge after a fire broke out at a house in Dover, UK on 1 May 2018. Crews were called to the two-story property in Coombe Valley Road just after 9pm after a family discovered smoke coming from the first floor of their home. Breathing apparatus Three fire engines attended and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus located the fire on the first floor Three fire engines attended and firefighters wearing brea...

TOA Corporation UK to unveil latest security products at FIREX International 2018 TOA Corporation UK, global manufacturer of cutting edge commercial audio and security equipment, is celebrating its 41st year in the UK and, at FIREX International 2018, will be demonstrating why it is renowned as the provider of more solutions for more markets than any other company. Leading the way is Malcolm Crummey, sales manager UK & Ireland at TOA Corporation UK, who will present a sem...

SphereVision’s tool allows fire safety teams to experience the effects of smoke within restricted spaces without risk SphereVision has added a smoke simulation feature to its 360-degree imaging software to aid training, emergency planning and incident management. Specifically designed for fire and rescue teams, a variable density smoke layer can be applied to the 360-degree imagery allowing first responders to assess fire equipment, alarms and exit routes, and plan...

Seek Thermal, the company behind some of the most ground-breaking, low-cost, and high-resolution thermal imaging products and core platforms, has announced it is expanding its efforts relative to enhancing automobile safety through the use of thermal imaging.  Following the January 2018 introduction of the first high-resolution thermal imaging camera for automotive aftermarket priced under $999, Seek Thermal is turning its attention to include additional aspects of achieving safe...

The Lyncourt Fire Department in Syracuse, New York is expanding its fleet with the firefighting versatility of a new aerial. Manufactured by Toyne Fire Apparatus, the fire truck boasts nimble maneuverability, powerful pumping, and impressive reach to combat fires in tall structures or anywhere a situation arises. Pumper Highlights LED lights are included on the ladder rungs, allowing firefighters to maintain awareness during high-pressure situations Built on a Spartan Gladiator EMFD chassis...

Tall buildings present fire safety issues that don’t affect other structures. For instance, high structures are beyond the reach of ladders preventing exterior rescues from ladders and the suppression of fires with outside hose streams which means they are equipped with more fire safety features. In regards to fire safety, the performance history of very tall buildings while very successful, has not been without catastrophic incidents. Many of these incidents have resulted in numerous dea...

The Viking Corporation, a global provider in fire protection and life safety systems, has enhanced its line of concealed pendent sprinklers with the introduction of new stainless steel cover plates. The new stainless steel flat cover plates are available for Viking’s Mirage® Model VK462 and Model VK538 Concealed Pendent sprinklers, and the Freedom® Model VK494 Residential Concealed Pendent sprinkler. Both large (3-5/16”) and small (2-3/4”) diameter cover plates are off...

On June 28th it's time again for AQUASYS to present the their unique fire fighting properties of AQUASYS high-pressure water mist systems live to the audience. On the basis of practical application examples, the visitors will see various fires (from building and industrial sector) as well as their rapid and effective control. These tests are carried out at the AQUASYS test site near Vienna/Austria. All are invited to be there when industry colleagues from all over the world come together to exp...

Nobody expects a fire in their premises; however, when a fire hits the results can be catastrophic. Expensive repair bills, costly downtime and a delay in business operations all affect the bottom line and in the worst cases, it endangers lives. The best way to protect people and properties is to prevent the spread of fire altogether. Checkmate Fire strongly recommends customers to perform regular maintenance checks of their fire doors to help reduce the risk of fire spread. Importance of fire...

Over the last few years, Firetrace has been privileged to be involved with the 52 Express project. The objective of the project is to bring the Motorcycle World Land Speed Record to the UK. The 52 Express is a turbine powered streamliner motorcycle designed and built by Alex Macfadzean former holder of the British motorcycle land speed record. The intended rider is retired British racer and two times World Superbike Champion James Toseland. Dave Melton Firetrace’s founder was originally a...

Breaking new ground: CEBIT 2018, the world's largest trade fair for information technology, is changing and will be held from June 11 to 15 as a business festival for innovation and digitalization at the Hanover Exhibition Center. As an innovative company that is constantly facing new challenges, the WAGNER Group will be presenting itself on-site at the 360° DC joint stand. Its focus: fire protection solutions of the future for data centers. fire-fighting systems As a system manufact...

Firefighters, community safety offices, and community champions from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) will be offering fire safety advice for the home to shoppers in Asda stores on Saturday 28th April, 2018. Fire services are delivering this information in support of the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC’s) collaboration with Asda. The supermarket chain was keen to offer fire services the opportunity to help keep people safer. They made 100 stores available to delive...

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has fitted public access defibrillators (PADs) outside of every fire station across Kent and Medway regions in the UK, along with making them freely available for use by local communities. The rollout of this equipment to 56 KFRS facilities countywide, is intended to give members of the public a better chance of helping to save someone who is in cardiac arrest. When someone suffers sudden cardiac arrest, prompt action by anyone nearby offers their only chance...

Securiton's local partner EEC Entegre Bina Kontrol Sistemleri has protected the BAT Factory in Samsun with 11 SecuriRAS ASD 535 aspirating smoke detectors Founded in October 2002, British American Tobacco Turkey is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco in London. The British American Tobacco Group has more than 200 brands and over 100 years of operation and is a leader in more than 55 of the 200 markets worldwide. The Group, which operates in 44 factories in 41 countries,...