Fire Safety
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Online fire risk assessment tool

Consult Capital, a training and
consultancy business that
specialises in fire safety, has recently
introduced an internally-built,
software system called Fire Fast.

Mark Littlejohns, director of
health, safety and env

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Speed & integrity

Gent by Honeywell has supplied its
fire alarm and detection system to
Brains Brewery’s flagship production
plant in Cardiff. Mechanical and
electrical engineers JW Morris are
said to have designed the most
efficient, co

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Beam smoke detectors

A 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

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Spruce plywood panels

Metsä 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

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Open or closed protocol?

Donald 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

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Safer housing

A 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

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Fire suppression

During 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

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Easy access to info

Hochiki 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.

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Road tunnels

Nobel 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.

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Superfine mist

Jewel 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.

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