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Enhanced connectivity is essential to maximizing the efficiency of how a building operates, be it commercial or residential irrespective of its age. Sensors such as those that measure occupancy, energy, and water use and alert for maintenance depend on robust and reliable connectivity. Equally, at a time when many are struggling to attract people back to the office, removing barriers to attendance is important. That includes ensuring all employees can make and receive mobile phone calls whereve...

Experience Lingjack Digital’s SMART IOT Solutions at the BuildTech Asia 2023 Exhibition, taking place from 28-30 March 2023, Singapore Expo, Hall 3, Booth E14. Visit them to see how their SMART IOT Solution helps solve operational issues. They will demo their SMART Fire Safety and Emergency Solution and Smart Pump Systems. Talk to their staff to understand how the solution can help users in their daily work.

Innovation has been the driving force behind Oshkosh Airport Products and the technology exclusively engineered for their aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles. The continual evolution of these ARFF vehicles allows airport rescue crews to be armed with the most advanced fire suppression technology, chassis performance, safety systems, ergonomic design, and durability. Oshkosh ECO EFP™ testing system One of the most notable features of the Oshkosh® Striker® ARFF vehic...

The implications of failing to detect gas leaks can impact the environment and workers’ health. Facilities are turning to smart, connected technologies when it comes to the accurate detection of odorless and invisible gases. Listed below are three ways automation can help improve gas detection: Deploy wireless sensors to increase monitoring density Deploying wireless sensors is a quick way to increase monitoring density, achieve continuous monitoring and provide real-time analytics...

Currently progressing its way through Parliament, the Fire Safety Bill 2020 proposes fundamental changes to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The changes will action the recommendations identified by the Grenfell Tower public inquiry and the Dame Judith Hackett review which found current building and fire safety regulations needed a “major reform” in order to prioritize and protect residents’ safety. In conjunction with the Building Safety Bill, which overha...

Working smoke alarms alerted occupants of a Peterborough house to a fire in their kitchen, allowing them to safely evacuate. Crews from Stanground and Dogsthorpe attended a house fire in Orton Goldhay last weekend (Sunday, February 5, 2023).  On arrival, they were faced with thick smoke coming through the front door. Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus quickly entered the property and extinguished the fire using a hose reel. Once the fire was under control the property was ventila...

Fire door safety in the medical sector can be challenging, especially as many occupants may require some degree of assistance in the event of a fire. In a busy building such as a hospital, it can be tempting to wedge open internal fire doors to assist with free movement, but this practice is illegal and puts the patients, staff and building at risk. The Agrippa sound-activated fire door holder offers the ideal solution for the medical sector, allowing internal fire doors to...

Golden Lane Housing provides increased independence within their assisted living homes as residents hold open their fire doors safely with Geofire Agrippa fire door closers. Agrippa sound-activated devices that close automatically in the event of a fire have been installed in over ten of their properties so far, protecting tenants and buildings from the spread of smoke and toxic fumes if the worst does happen. Homes at Golden Lane Benedict Lane, compliance and services manager stated, “...

Due to demand, Salamander training sessions released another date for March! Join on Tuesday 5th March 2019 to become an approved installer of the Salamander fire door system. Specified as a BS7273-4 critical actual or category A, the Salamander conforms to the highest fire safety standard in the UK. A central controller is directly connected to the building’s fire panel and includes wireless, battery-powered fire door holding, and closing devices. As a Salamander installer will receive...

As part of the business development plans for Europe, Detector Testers recently signed up to exhibit at FireSafety and Security 2023 event, which takes place in April 2023, in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. FireSafety and Security event 2023 Billed as the pioneering event for fire and security in the Netherlands, the event promises a mix of product solutions, knowledge sharing, and networking with a wider range of companies exhibiting and visitors including installers, alarm centers, consultants,...

LogiMAT from April 25 to 27 in Stuttgart, Wagner Group GmbH will be showing its latest fire protection technologies for intralogistics in Hall 7 at Stand C15. Wagner Group GmbH is focusing on various fields of application that have special requirements in terms of fire protection: compact storage systems, deep-freeze storage, and - as a hot topic - storage of lithium-ion batteries. Quote's of Director Wagner Group is focusing on various fields of application, particularly in terms of fire pro...

The National Fire Chief Council’s (NFCC) Community Risk Program (CRP) is developing standardized tools to support UK Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in their community risk management planning. To date, the program has worked with the Fire Standards Board to produce a fire standard for Community Risk Management and has delivered several pieces of guidance and tools that are being utilized by UK fire and rescue services. Independent review of community risk management The tools produced...

At LogiMAT 2023 event, taking place from April 25 to 27, 2023, in Stuttgart, the WAGNER Group GmbH will be showing its latest fire protection technologies for intralogistics in Hall 7 at Stand C15. To do so, it will focus on various fields of application that have special requirements for fire protection: compact container storage, deep-freeze storage, and - a highly topical issue - storage of lithium-ion batteries. need for fire protection Steffen Springer, Managing Director of WAGNER Group...

A full Salamander system has been successfully installed into the Emmaus Trust care home in Cumbria. A total of 25 closers, three boosters, and one controller were installed into the care home by Castle Alarms, an approved installer of Geofire’s Salamander range of products. The radio-controlled, wireless system was installed into the care home with minor disturbance to the building’s fabric or residents. free-swing mode Door operation is light and easy when in the free swing...

FirePro participated in the 19th Annual Fire Protection of Rolling Stock Conference, Fire Protection of Rolling Stock 2023, in Berlin, Germany, which was held on the 1st and 2nd of March, 2023. Building on several years of success, Fire Protection of Rolling Stock - FPRS, Arena International’s first on-site event in Germany for 2023, brought together 35 exhibitors and distinguished speakers from the industry globally, over the course of 2 days. Fire Protection of Rolling Stock 2023 Fire...

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) will be joining fire services across the United Kingdom (UK) to celebrate and recognize the incredible work women across fire and rescue services carry out every day. This year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity, promoting a gender equal world, free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. NFCC supports fire services to be inclusive The National Fire Chiefs Council want to see more women and people from d...

It's a record: for the first time, a total of 14 teams will compete in the European Robotics Hackathon (EnRicH) from 12 to 16 June 2023-more than ever before. On the site of the nuclear power plant Zwentendorf near Vienna, which never went into operation, participants from Austria and Germany, but also from Poland, Finland and even Canada, will test the current state of their robotic systems. They all face the challenging scenarios developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Inform...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is delighted to have won the Trade Association Forum’s (TAF’s) Skills Development Award for its training offering. The Award, which was presented at an Awards dinner at the Brewery in London on 23 February, recognizes the ASFP’s drive to improve its effectiveness and raise competency levels in passive fire protection. Competency Pathway The ASFP has developed a series of passive fire protection training courses, across mu...

The International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Health, Safety, and Survival Section have announced the launch of a new Virtual Training Series designed to reduce preventable injuries and deaths in the fire service. These trainings cover a wide range of fire service topics, including assembling a peer support team, cardiac health awareness and the benefits of early detection, the impacts of bullying on members’ health and wellness, and how to choose the right occupational healthcare p...

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), is offering a new Hazmat Train-The-Trainer program: Partners in Training (PIT) Crew. This project will help first responders gain the knowledge and skills they need to train others in their communities on hazmat safety and response. NVFC’s Hazmat train-the-trainer program The NVFC will provide 15 in-person tra...

Honeywell, a pioneer in fire and life safety, launched the first fire alarm system with UL-approved self-testing smoke detectors that can be tested automatically, changing the way fire and life safety systems are installed, tested, and maintained. The Notifier Inspire™ fire alarm system with self-test detectors is designed to help create a safer building environment by increasing facility managers' awareness of system needs while equipping service providers with digital self-testing tools...

The ASFP is saddened to hear of the passing of the Fire Protection Association (FPA) Managing Director (MD), Jon O’Neill.  Jon was and continues to be one of the original advocates of improving fire safety standards within design, construction, and occupation. ASFP team and members  Jon O’Neill was single-minded in creating an environment that endeavored to lower the frequency of major fire events and associated casualty numbers. He continued to lobby those in positions...

Intertek, a globally renowned Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, will join fellow corrosion and coatings industry companies from March 19 to March 23, 2023, at the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Conference and Expo in Denver, Colorado, United States of America (USA). The negative effects of corrosion on materials and equipment are significant, causing not only production delays and costly repairs, but also extreme safety and environmental impa...

Broadcaster and safety campaigner - Nick Ross CBE has been announced as the new Independent Chair of Trustees for the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC). With a long-standing background in public health and community safety, as well as a celebrated career in journalism, including as presenter of the BBC’s Crimewatch program, Nick will take up the role of independent chair for NFCC from April. NFCC - professional voice of UK fire and rescue services The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFC...

To keep Victoria’s roads safe and smooth, the City is piloting a new pothole finder software that scans roads for damage to help locate and fix potholes as they develop. pothole finder tech Data from the new tool builds on city-wide road condition assessments conducted every three years and has significantly increased the number of potholes detected and repaired in Victoria. The pothole finder tech complements increased paving and road upgrades supported by additional funding for road m...

Our 2023 training schedule continued recently as we supported engineers participating in the Accelerated Development Programme by Chubb Fire & Security. The session, led by DT’s Paul Gatens and Simon Flavell, covered products from across the DT portfolio with a focus on Testifire – a system of choice for Chubb due to the ease at which it offers compliant testing. The training covered; the set-up and use of the product and ensured each engineer was able to deliver compliant te...

Kentec Electronics, a pioneering manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has launched the Loop Explorer 2 (LE-2) software to provide installers with a faster, more secure means to program and configure fire control panels that delivers a highly secure means of controlling access to the engineering software and access to Kentec’s technical support. LE-2 supersedes the LE-1 and will be used to commission all Kentec’s analogue, addressable control panels, providing one softw...

Kentec Electronics, a manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has launched the Loop Explorer 2 (LE-2) software to provide installers with a faster, more secure means to program and configure fire control panels that delivers a highly secure means of controlling access to the engineering software and access to Kentec’s technical support. Loop Explorer 2 LE-2 supersedes the LE-1 and will be used to commission all Kentec’s analog, addressable control panels, providing one sof...

Dräger, a pioneer in the fields of medical and safety technology, is calling for fire escape hoods to become part of any fire safety plan where evacuation takes more than a couple of minutes – including educational facilities, hospitals, hotels and high-rise buildings. Fire escape hoods are designed to provide wearers with crucial minutes of protection from fire-related vapors, particles and gases, including carbon-monoxide. Dräger’s PARAT smoke hood range provide wearers...

This month sees a change of leadership at the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP). Current ASFP CEO - Steve Davies is stepping down to take up a new challenge with Corrosion Resistant Products Ltd, a division of Indutrade. The ASFP’s Business Manager - Mike Ward will be taking over as its new Managing Director. Steve Davies is moving on having led the Association through a period of huge development and growth over the last two years, putting down strong foundations for the...