productA major chemical treatment centre in
Budapest, Hungary is using FIRERAY
5000 and 14 FIRERAY F50R reflective
infrared beam smoke detectors as part
of its fire protection system. The
system was designed and installed by
H
productMetsä Wood has two new additions
to its range of fully certified and CE
marked spruce plywood products.
Spruce FireResist is a surface
coated spruce plywood panel, tested
to Euroclass B-s1 (flooring) and Bs2
(walls an
productDonald McFarlane demystifies the issues behind open
and closed protocol fire systems, and explains why it
has become a topic of long-running debate within the
fire industry
The pros and cons of open and
closed protoc
productA student housing provider has
demonstrated an exemplary approach
to tenant safety by installing Kidde
Fyrnetics hard-wired smoke, heat and
carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, and
exceeding local authority
requirements. The Lo
productDuring an upgrade of its foam fire protection system on existing machinery, Brookes Precision Engineers, a manufacturer and supplier of engineered products, has installed Nobel Fire Systems Stat-X condensed aerosol system on new machinery, including large gear cutting and CNC equipment
productHochiki Europe has launched its new
and user-friendly website at:
www.hochikieurope.com. Features
include intuitive navigation, full
search capability, and a fast and
aesthetically pleasing interface. It has
been designed to ensure that access to
detailed information about Hochiki
Europe’s extensive range of fire
detection and emergency lighting
systems is as easy as possible.
productNobel Fire Systems has refurbished
the fire protection system for two
major road tunnels managed by the
Highways Agency. The tunnels near
Brighton and Folkestone are fitted
with extensive lighting and have
ventilation fans to ensure adequate
levels of air quality. Controls for these
lights and fans are situated in close
proximity to both the tunnels in
purpose built Tunnel Support
Buildings, known as TSB’s.
productJewel Fire Systems has received a
BSI Kite Mark for its new E-series
fire extinguisher. The
product operates in the
same way as other
hand held
extinguishers, but uses
patented technology
that creates a superfine
mist using nothing but
purified water.
productPEL Services has been awarded the
fire detection and emergency lighting
maintenance contract for a number of
NHS Trusts in Hertfordshire. As part
of a joint venture, East & North
Hertfordshire and West Hertfordshire
Hospitals NHS Trusts combined to
outsource the maintenance of their
fire alarms, smoke damper control
equipment and emergency lighting. A
formal tender process was put into
place using OJEU protocol, which
rigorously vets each tenderer based on
the companies’ management
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.
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