Fire Industry News for July 2012

Many firefighters turn to the retractable Mic Keeper® from Hammerhead Industries After a string of firefighter injuries and deaths related to radio communication in the 2000s, the International Association of Fire Chiefs formed a special subcommittee to look into the issues. The result was a series of portable radio best practices that among other things recommended firefighters place radio microphones one to two inches from the mouth to avoid audio distortion problems whe...

This is the 2nd year that the company has participated in Call2Recycle Streamlight®, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance flashlights, announced that the company and several of its U.S. distribution partners recycled about 2,100 pounds of rechargeable batteries during the first quarter of 2012.  This is the second year that Streamlight and its distributors have participated in Call2Recycle®, the only free rechargeable battery recycling program in North Am...

ESP is a robust total communications solutions for intelligent fire detection and fully integrated sytems Located just a short walk from the centre of Ashford in Kent, Ashford International railway station is well known to European travellers as one of the primary UK transport hubs for Eurostar services to Paris and Brussels. The station was built in 1995 and opened in 1996 prior to the completion of Section 1 of the now fully operational HS1 high-speed rail link from London...

AD Network Video wins award for its FireVu integrated VSD solution AD Network Video - part of AD Group and sister company of Dedicated Micros– has won the Integrated Security Product of the Year category at the prestigious IFSEC 2012 Security Industry Awards for its FireVu integrated VSD Solution which provides early detection and visual verification of smoke and fire for commercial buildings. “We are extremely pleased the FireVu Solution has received recognition...

Roger Hannay, while stepping down as CEO, will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board On June 12th, Eric Hannay was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Hannay Reels, having previously served as COO and other positions since joining the company in 1993. Also on June 12th, Elaine Hannay Gruener was named Chief Operating Officer. With the company since 1994, Elaine had previously held the title of VP Human Resources and will continue carrying out that role while t...

Hochiki Europe's contribution will help in navigating a route to safety in the event of a fire Hochiki Europe, the leading manufacturer of innovative life safety solutions, has announced its participation in a pioneering European Union funded initiative to design an intelligent emergency signage system for the real-time direction of passengers during the evacuation of a transport terminal. Organisations in the rail sector have got together with leading fire safety manufacture...

FP200 Gold® and FP Plus™ received BASEC and LPCB approval Prysmian’s FP200 Gold® and FP Plus™ cables have been installed in Booths Food Store, a family owned supermarket chain within the MediaCityUK site at Salford Quays. The £1.2 million shop includes a café and the first food store for the development in Manchester. MediaCityUK is the new home for BBC North, a new multi-million pound studios facility, a new campus for the University of...

FP Plus™ Enhanced cables incorporates Prysmian’s unique Insudite™ Prysmian’s FP Plus™ Enhanced cables have been installed at Southampton’s SeaCity Museum, a 3,252 sqm visitor attraction that celebrates the city’s historical relationship with the sea. SeaCity Museum is expected to attract thousands of visitors every year and as a consequence, the fire safety systems are of paramount importance. With this in mind, FP Plus™ Enhance...

QUIC-MOUNT is an adjustable upright extrication tool mounting solution Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) presents the QUIC-MOUNT Multiversal Extrication Tool Holder, Model QM-ET-MV: an adjustable upright extrication tool mounting solution. The heavy-duty, aluminum QM-ET-MV boasts more than ten independently adjustable components, including tilt angle, enabling it to safely and securely accommodate many popular makes and models of cutter, spreader, and combination tool. Mounting to nearly...

Insudite™ insulation tackles the requirement for greater cable durability Insudite™ helps to make Prysmian’s FP200 Gold and FP PLUS fire resistant cables the best on the market. It’s an innovative and unique hard skin and fire resistant insulation that surpasses other ‘soft skinned’ fire resistant cables made from just silicone. The result is a tough, highly durable and damage resistant insulation that is entirely unique to the Prysmian FP R...

FP Plus™ forms part of the fire alarm system Prysmian Afumex LSX™ and FP Plus™ have been specified and installed at the new campus for Les Beaucamps High School in Guernsey. Afumex LSX™ will supply essential general lighting and power in all main classrooms, offices and service corridors. FP Plus™ forms part of the fire alarm system with its enhanced performance. Safety, for staff and pupils, is of paramount importance and with this in mind Lauren...

Hochiki showcases "Dont Gamble With Your Life Safety" at stand 3/C20 Hochiki Europe, the leading manufacturer of innovative life safety solutions, is urging visitors to this year’s IFSEC not to gamble with their life safety. For almost 100 years Hochiki has designed and produced leading edge fire detection and emergency lighting products that have acquired global acceptance as the benchmark for integrity and long-term reliability. With this in mind, the company is promo...

Fire Brigade wants businesses to get legal petrol storaging messaging on petrol cans London Fire Brigade is urging businesses to place warnings on both websites and petrol cans – some known as Jerry cans - so that people don’t accidentally fall foul of the law. The law states that people should only store petrol in metal containers of a maximum of 10 litres (approximately 2 gallons) or plastic containers of a maximum of five litres (approximately 1 gallon) and peo...

Mark has been with Hannay Reels since 2007 Hannay Reels is privileged to announce the promotion of Mark K. Saker as Sales Manager, effective March 12th. Mark's career started in his native England as an engineer and maintenance inspector in the aviation industry before moving over to the USA in 1991. Since then, he has worked for both Dynabil Industries and more recently Owens Corning in various supervisory roles. Mark has been with Hannay Reels since 2007, first as Plant Sa...