articleManufacturing facilities are highly vulnerable to fire; flammable materials, multiple sources of ignition and malfunctioning machinery parts can all be a cause. Ali Aleali Ali discusses some common causes of fires in manufacturing facilities and suggests how firms can effectively manage the threat.
productJesus College at the University of Cambridge, has installed a new fire alarm monitoring system to enhance the level of protection in external staircases, the houses located in surrounding streets, each of which provides accommodation for 6 to 8 undergraduates.
productEaton’s Fulleon business, a leading manufacturer of life-saving alarm devices, will be demonstrating its new Squashni Base LX Ceiling device at Firex 2014.
productRamtech Electronics has been awarded a contract to supply its state-of-the-art health and safety compliant Wireless Emergency System (WES) for a new residential scheme currently under construction at Chelsea Creek in London.
productFollowing news that the London Fire Brigade will now be charging firms for calling its firefighters out to false alarms, Call Systems Technology (CST) has a solution which the company says will put an end to expensive call out charges. Its AlarmCall Paging System gives designated fire marshals time to verify alarm activations before firefighters are called out.
productReflex Systems, one of the UK’s leading fire safety system specialists, has announced two new strategic partnerships to further enhance its services to customers.
productThe Premier Elite 12-W LIVE from Texecom is a self-contained wireless control panel with Ricochet mesh technology, a wireless system that automatically adapts to any environment.
productFire technology specialist Geofire will launch its new Agrippa acoustic digital door closer at Firex on 17 June 2014 on Stand M130.
productFire safety company Safelincs has launched a free online fire safety log book which is available at: www.safelincs.co.uk/fire-safety-log-book
productAldi’s new super-efficient cold store warehouse and distribution centre at Goldthorpe, near Barnsley, features a single envelope design by ISD Solutions and incorporates high performance insulated panels and a solar PV system from Kingspan.
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