productWith around 40 individual buildings
housing over 160,000m2 of prime
office space, Cobalt Business Park in
Newcastle is the largest complex of its
kind in the UK. Life safety installation
specialists ARC365 won the tender to
install a Hochiki Europe fire
detection system in the first building,
and has since carried out similar work
for all but three site buildings.
productKlaxon Signals has developed a new
range of fire signalling devices that
ensure no one is left behind in a fire
emergency. Sonos Pulse fire beacons
and sounder beacons emit a highbrightness
pulsating light, complying
with the new European standard
EN54-23 for visual alarm devices.
productAt Plantworx 2013, Stand C6, Nobel
Fire Systems will be exhibiting its
Stat-X range of automatic condensed
aerosol fire suppression systems.
productSafety and convenience often don’t
sit well together. We know we need
to keep fire doors closed to hinder
the spread of fire, yet often ease and
convenience mean doors are
propped open. Fireco’s solution is
wire-free device Freedor, which
holds fire doors open at any angle
but automatically closes the door
when the fire alarm sounds,
preventing the spread of fire and
smoke around the building.
productHorsham Hospital, a two-ward, 50-
bedded community hospital, has seen
an increase in the use of safety
flooring over recent years, which has
caused some issues. “This is tricky
stuff to clean as our existing buffers
tended to glide over the top,” explains
the hospital’s facilities supervisor
Stephen Partlett. “What we really
needed was a machine that would ‘dig
into’ the floor without damaging it,
and remove the dirt rather than just
spread it around.”
Truvox’s Multiwash machine was
productA washroom environment should
actively promote good personal
hygiene practices; and, stresses Deb,
it is imperative that washroom
facilities are kept clean and in good
condition, with an adequate supply
of the basics such as washroom
consumables and hand drying
facilities.
productGlassGuard has installed a range of
diffuserless luminaires and fragment
retention lamps at Kerry Foods’
sauce production and QA kitchen
areas in Attleborough, Norfolk.
productWatco Bitu-mend is a durable,
bitumen based instant patch repair for
exterior potholed asphalt and
concrete. The recent snow and bad
weather will have made existing
potholes worse and in need of
attention. Unless fixed, potholes can
cause vehicle damage and repairs are
costly. Watco Bitu-Mend is easy to
use: tip the primer, then the product
into the pothole and compact it with a
spade or tamper. The repair can be
driven over immediately and the
product will harden over time.
articleDavid Lummis discusses the BSIF’s latest collaboration with the Environment Agency
(EA) on the problem of spills and how best to prevent and contain them in the
construction and waste management industries
productSpecialist electrochemical sensor
manufacturer Analytical
Technology has been selected by
Britannia Food Ingredients to ensure
safe wastewater disposal.
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