United Kingdom (UK) Fire Industry News

Mr. Cameron opened the new High Voltage testing laboratory at the Prysmian plant Prime Minister David Cameron visited the Prysmian factory in Eastleigh this week, keen to demonstrate the Government’s support for private sector manufacturing in the UK and receptive to calls for regulating the import of substandard cable. While at the plant Mr Cameron opened the new High Voltage testing laboratory: a £2m facility that typically tests extra high voltage power transmi...

Apollo and Advanced's analogue panels offer superior performance and programming A large Ministry of Defence base in Southern England is now protecting its US Air Force personnel with Apollo Fire Detection equipment in its onsite military accommodation.  Global Fire Services (GFS) were commissioned to refit equipment in more than 500 of the base's single room dormitories, replacing a legacy system which gave the base limited insight into any potential fire risks. Greg S...

Most of the systems installed at Cobalt Business Park use Hochiki Europe's Enhanced Systems Protocol (ESP) With around 40 individual buildings housing over 160,000m 2 of prime office space, Cobalt Business Park is the largest complex of its kind in the UK. Located just a short drive from central Newcastle, it has played a vital part in the regeneration of the region, which is now one of the nation’s most vibrant and forward thinking business hubs. Building work began ov...

The Apollo call points have been engineered to provide easy installation and commissioning Manufactured by its own UK-based fire detection specialists, Apollo Fire Detectors has launched an extensive collection of EN54-11 2001 approved Manual Call Points. The Call Points offer Apollo’s Lifetime Product Guarantee and have been engineered to provide easy installation and commissioning. Using its knowledge gained from over 32 years in the fire detection market the Apollo p...

Firex International is moving back to London after 16 years at Birmingham's NEC UBM Live recently announced that the UK-based Protection & Management Series including IFSEC International, FIREX International, Safety & Health Expo and Facilities Show will move from Birmingham’s NEC to ExCeL London in June 2014. The decision comes at the end of a 12 month period of research and consultation with stakeholders across all communities, which resulted in overwhelm...

The film aims to make young people aware of the signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide Gas safety campaigners and students from Huddersfield were in London last week to present a unique project to the top brass of the gas industry. They presented their film, “The Silent Killer” to the Gas Industry Safety Group, which brings together the principal organisations in the UK energy industry to promote gas safety. “The Silent Killer” has been developed by st...

The station wear will be worn by around 900 staff including firefighters, office staff and management Norfolk FRS has become the latest ICP user to add new station wear to its ICP PPE which was deployed early in 2010. Norfolk has chosen to opt for the new navy and red colour combination, which was introduced nationally last year, and will be worn by around 900 staff including firefighters, when not on operations, office staff and management. As the adoption of ICP procured f...

The range offers a variety of lighting solutions for the home and for businesses In a bid to continue to provide its resellers with the best products and brands in order to meet customer demand, Entatech has added a brand new lighting range to its portfolio. Joining Entatech’s seven other category channels, the lighting range currently consists of over forty products from four vendors – Nightwatcher, Securesight, Masterplug, and Verbatim LED – all of which...

The company's animated film, "Hot Date" features the heroic efforts of the fire safety Fire safety specialist, Sprue Safety Products, is urging romantics to take extra care this Valentine’s Day to make sure the temperature does not rise too high during their ‘Hot Date’! Backing warnings from fire brigades across the country to prioritise fire safety, the company’s animated film, ‘Hot Date’ features the heroic efforts of the fire safety con...

The installation includes over 200 detectors, 30 call points and 30 loop interfaces/XPander radio devices Playing host to thousands of sports fans each year, Surrey County Cricket Club's ground, The Kia Oval, is now home to a state of the art Apollo fire detection system. Over 150 years old the Kia Oval, which traditionally hosts the final test match of the English season and saw W.G. Grace score a century on his debut for England, is a 23,000 capacity ground. Following...

­ The partnership offers industry-focused training to meet the needs of students and employers Apollo Fire Detectors Ltd has generously donated more than £10,000 worth of equipment to Uxbridge College’s Security & Fire Technology Workshop. The technology which includes smoke and heat detectors, manual call points and other detection components will provide students with the opportunity to train on equipment that is currently protecting people and buildin...

Stephen McPartland MP supports the BFC's campaign  to maintain British Flammability standards Stephen McPartland MP, the Member of Parliament for Stevenage and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group, has affirmed his support for the British Furniture Confederation’s (BFC) campaign to maintain British Flammability Standards. The Standards have demonstrated that they save lives and are more rigorous than other European regulations. The Governme...

Dornan Engineering has appointed Choice as the security and fire contractor for this prestigious Sloane Street development in West London. Mace Ltd is the main contractor, appointed following a competitive tender by the client, the Cadogan Estate. Works commenced on the site in February 2013 and the speculative scheme is expected to be completed in early 2015. Choice is delighted to have been awarded the combined security and fire packages by Dornan in connection with this new development of mi...

The event celebrated the work and dedication shown by all e2v apprentices over the past year e2v has celebrated its apprentices achievements at an annual awards night held at Channels Golf Club, Chelmsford. The event celebrated the work and dedication shown by all e2v apprentices over the past year. e2v’s apprentices and their families were joined by Keith Attwood, CEO of e2v, senior representatives from Havering College and e2v managers, as well as former apprentices w...

Sprue will demonstrate its range of Fire Brigade approved smoke alarms at Packaging Innovations Conference 2013 Simon McMahon, graphic and packaging manager at Sprue Safety Products, will be joining a prestigious line-up of packaging experts from global brands at this year’s Packaging Innovations Show and Conference at the NEC (February 27th and 28th) to demonstrate how the home safety products specialist has revolutionised the shopping experience and manner of purchase...

The kit will represent a marked contrast with the previous PPE which incorporated outer fabric West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYFRS), one of the country’s largest fire services, is adopting Bristol as its new partner for the supply of its next generation structural fire kit. The new kit for West Yorkshire’s 1300 firefighters is being rolled out during January. Following intensive product assessments of available alternatives, Bristol’s Ergotech Ac...

RadioLINK smoke and Heat Alarms provide an early warning for the best chance of escape  INTO HMOS Curo Housing Group - the largest social landlord in the Bath area - is installing Aico mains powered RadioLINK Smoke and Heat Alarms, along with Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms, into its Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). In 2010/11, Curo made the decision to fit Aico mains powered smoke alarms throughout its 11,500 properties, around 30% of which are HMOs. This includes opti...

The event aimed to highlight the importance of incorporating fire regulations into furniture designs Members of the British Institute of Interior Designers were given a lesson in fire safety at an event held in London last month. The event, called ‘Designing and Specifying for Fire Safety’, aimed to highlight how fire regulations need to be incorporated into furniture designs and specifications. Chief Operating Officer for FIRA International, Phil Reynolds, was o...

David will provide technical support and guidance to fire systems partners and engineering systems designers David Howard has been appointed by System Sensor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell, to support growth in the company’s new FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology portfolio across Europe. In the newly created role of technical specialist, David’s principle task is to provide technical support and guidance to fire systems partners and their Engi...

NYFRS is urging business owners to ensure that they have conducted fire risk assessments North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding all business owners to make sure that they are providing the correct level of fire safety provisions and are not breaching Fire Safety Legislation. This follows the prosecution of a national business operating in York.  Following inspection of the Jack Wills premises at 18-20 Stonegate, York, by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescu...

Director of Fire Safety Solutions Paul Gotthardt receives his certification from SSAIB Chief Executive Geoff Tate SSAIB, the UK’s leading certification body for organisations – providing a variety of electronic security, manned guarding services, fire protection, intruder, and other alarm systems – has certificated its first company to the new BAFE SP205 UKAS-accredited scheme. Paul Gotthardt, Director of Fire Safety Solutions, received his certification...

Prysmian Group is helping address the issue of the import of sub-standard cables to the Government Paul Atkinson, CEO of Prysmian Group is calling for the UK Government to focus urgently on the issue of sub-standard cable being imported into the country. A recent debate in the House of Commons demonstrated an encouraging awareness and concern around the problem with counterfeit cable.  Michael Fallon, Minister for Business and Enterprise reiterated the strict regulations...

The revision gives recommendations and guidance for electrical emergency escape lighting systems The code of practice for emergency lighting, BS 5266-1 was revised and then reissued in November 2011. To help installers and specifiers keep up with these requirements, Prysmian has published a guide, the latest in its series of FP guides to British Standards. BS 5266-1:2011 is a full revision and it replaces the 2005 edition of BS 5266-1. The revision gives recommendations and g...

The judges said Armadillo Merino is the only range of all natural body armour for fire fighters and police A Derbyshire company has scooped a top award in a nationwide competition for startups, with its world-beating wool garments for risk takers and action people. Derby-based Armadillo Merino, already high flying after major export contracts, has won the product-based startup of the year award, in competition with hundreds of other businesses. Among the judges for the Natwes...

Eva has been with Apollo since 2008 serving as Senior Product Manager With his eyes firmly on expanding Apollo’s presence across Europe and other key territories, Neil Taylor, Sales and Marketing Director for the leading manufacturer of fire detection solutions, has appointed Eva Kosanovic to the newly created role of Head of International Sales. Eva has been with Apollo since 2008 joining the organisation from Xyratex, a provider of data storage solutions, where sh...

Sprue Aegis has earned a place in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table for fifth year Coventry-based Sprue Aegis has once again been recognised as one of Britain’s 100 top performing private companies, earning a place for the fifth year running in this year’s Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table. This listing ranks Sprue alongside Innocent Drinks as the only other company in Fast Track’s 16-year history to be listed for five consecutive years and...

The Vimpex Volt Drop Calculator is an invaluable aid for any fire system designer Vimpex Limited, the leading manufacturer and distributor of fire alarm and evacuation products, has developed an innovative circular slide rule for calculating cable volt drop.  It is an ideal tool for fire system designers and engineers – to receive a FREE calculator simply visit www.vimpex.co.uk/calculator or call +44 (0) 1702 216 999. The Vimpex Volt Drop Calculator helps determin...

Chris was selected as a torchbearer in recognition of the money he has already raised for Help for Heroes Having had the honour of being selected as an OIympic torchbearer this summer, Sprue’s senior mechanical design engineer, Chris Bolger, has swapped his white Olympic tracksuit for cycling Lycra as he prepares for a challenging 370-mile bike ride from Paris to London to raise money for Help for Heroes. Chris was selected as a torchbearer in recognition of the money h...

The new website provides easier access to information about Hochiki's fire detection and emergency lighting systems Hochiki Europe, the leading manufacturer of innovative life safety solutions, has announced the launch of its new website which can be found at www.hochikieurope.com. Following extensive consultation with stakeholders, it comprises a whole host of user-friendly features such as intuitive navigation, full search capability, and a fast and aesthetically pleasing i...

WAGNER UK's OxyReduct will be protecting the library's internationally renowned archives in 5 separate areas WAGNER UK’s OxyReduct fire-free technology will be at the heart of the fire protection solution for the new Library of Birmingham. Opening in 2013, the £189m project is one of the most significant developments and cultural projects to have been undertaken in the UK in the past decade. The Library of Birmingham will be a striking architectural landmark that...