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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Emergency Reporting (ER), the globally renowned company in cloud-based Fire and EMS records management software solutions, has announced a partnership with Spotted Dog Technologies, a global provider of incident response management solutions. Security technology partnership The relationship will allow data captured by Rover, Spotted Dog Technologies’ CAD-to-mobile response system, to be automatically added to Emergency Reporting’s data platform, for advanced reporting and analysis....

It is hard to over-emphasize the importance of a passive fire protection (PFP) strategy and its subsequent governance in buildings. Comprising some kind of an assessment of the likely fire risks, an evacuation plan, and the means to deal with both, the absence of a robust strategy has long been a problem, only now properly appreciated. Regular inspections, maintenance by third party accredited PFP firms, along with adequate information logging that audits any changes to the integrity of buildin...

Messe Frankfurt has set up a Digital Advisory Board to oversee its digital activities. With this step, the company is seeking to engage with its customers more intensively regarding the digital transformation of marketing in the trade fair industry and the evolution that this entails for the trade fairs themselves. The new Digital Advisory Board includes exhibitors from a wide range of industries as well as representatives from Messe Frankfurt's Digital Business unit. The objective consists of...

After revolutionizing the firefighter safety market with the introduction of the industry’s first and only thermal imaging camera integrated into the firefighter’s breathing apparatus, MSA Safety Incorporated plans to turn heads once again, this time with helmets. The company has announced it will debut a new jet-style fire helmet, called the Cairns XF1, at the annual Fire Department Instructor’s Conference (FDIC International 2018), scheduled to take place in Indianapolis, Ind...

Sepura's partner in France, Sysoco, has successfully tested a gateway radio solution ahead of a planned roll-out at Lyon-Bron and Lyon Saint-Exupery Airports. Sysoco took part in a rapid intervention drill to demonstrate the synchronization of communications between the Fire and Rescue services (SSLIA), the Fire and Rescue Service of Rhone-Alpes, alongside fuel company Total. Fully-Laden Fuel Tanker The simulation scenario involved attending the scene of an accident between an airplane and a...

The world's largest firefighter training and expo once again take over Indianapolis this April, and Toyne will be returning to showcase its latest apparatus and fire industry expertise. The 2018 Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) takes place from April 23–28 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium. Toyne's booth will house two of the Iowa-based fire apparatus manufacturer's most recent trucks, including a pumper and an aerial. Showcasing Signature Fire Apparatus...

Mike Weller is to be honored with the 2018 Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education at the 30th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner in Washington, DC, Maryland, USA on April 19, 2018. The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and the International Fire Service Training Association at Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University (IFSTA/FPP/OSU) together announced that Mike Weller has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Anne W....

From April 26th to 28th, 2018 the Preventica International Congress and Exhibition for Global Risk Management will be held. One of the POK distributors in Morocco, PROTEC INCENDIE, will be exhibiting at booth F05. This exhibition confirmed its status as a meeting platform for all risk management professionals in Morocco and Africa. It will bring together, as last year, more than 300 personalities who will meet for its inauguration on April 26th. During 3 days, numerous innovations and exchanges...

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a reminder that there are many steps communities can take to be prepared for wildfire Wildfires are causing more damage to homes and businesses each year, not only in California but in states as different as Tennessee, Montana and Florida. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm are helping communities take steps toward safety with their fifth annual national Wildfire Community Preparedness Day event on May 5, 2018....

Britannia is pleased to announce that it is a member of Composites UK. This trade body’s aim is to support the industry in composite production.  Their P50 fire extinguisher range is an innovative composite product that negates the need for annual service contracts.

The UK’s composite door manufacturer, door-stop International announces the launch of its new glazed fire door side panels.  The third-party audited by CERTIFIRE, the side panels are available in nine frame colors and three glass styles, providing the perfect partner to a door-stop fire door. Fire safety requirements The new addition has been designed to complement the fire door range launched in 2016 The new addition has been designed to complement the fire door range, which was s...

After the first successful edition last May, Intersec Saudi Arabia will open its doors again from April 24th to 26th, 2018 at the Jeddah Center for Forum and Events. MARTECH® Fire Solutions, Inc, a POK® distributor in Saudi Arabia, will be present at booth A61. The inaugural edition of Intersec Saudi Arabia was attended by 170 exhibitors and welcomed 5,921 Saudi Arabian visitors. The show took place under the patronage of H.R.H. Prince Khalid Al Faisal, Advisor to the Guardian of the Tw...

The essential performance requirement of a fire blanket is to extinguish a cooking oil fire as detailed in BS EN 1869:1997. Some of the facts about fire blanket performance are stated as below: The fire blanket must have the ability to eliminate oxygen from the burning cooking oil to initially extinguish the fire. Good flexibility and draping qualities of the blanket are essential to achieve this aim. The design of the fire blanket must then allow the oil to gradually cool to...

Halma has been named ‘Company of the Year' at this year’s PLC Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 15 March. The coveted ‘Company of the Year’ award recognizes and rewards the Main Market company that has clearly demonstrated that success is not just a short-term phenomenon. They will be “a soundly financed, growth business with a long-term vision and commitment to sustainability”. Group Of Life-Saving Technology Companies The award, present...

Firetrace is pleased to have gained a SMAS Worksafe certificate. This means that the company has met the SSIP core criteria recognized by the HSE and other SSIP accreditation schemes. Meeting the SSIP Core Criteria demonstrates that the company is serious about health and safety and have (and use) an effective Health and Safety Management System to ensure that any work they are engaged in is, so far as reasonably practical, carried out without risk to health and safety. As a Principal Contracto...

At the end of 2017, the entire team of the French sales department of POK S.A.S carried out a titanic work in order to present the best possible offer to the UGAP call for tenders concerning 4 lots of fire equipment. UGAP tender offer for fire equipment UGAP is a public industrial and commercial establishment, created in 1985 and placed under the dual supervision of the French Finance Ministry, on the one hand, and the education minister, on the other. To date, it is the only French ‘gen...

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service officers found multiple serious safety deficiencies at Marine Residence On the 9th December 2016, an anonymous complaint was received regarding the fire safety provisions at Marine Residence (a hotel), at 6-7 Belmont Road, Scarborough. Fire Safety Officers from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service visited the building and found multiple serious deficiencies, namely: • A suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment had not b...

The Viking Corporation, a global provider in fire protection and life safety systems, has announced their new 8.0 K-factor Light and Ordinary Hazard Standard Coverage Dry Horizontal sprinklers with expanded UL Listings. Models include Standard Response glass bulb, Quick Response glass bulb, and Quick Response fusible link designs. Due to their newly-designed deflectors, these sprinklers are UL Listed for installation with the deflector from 4 to 12 inches below the ceiling. This feature gives c...