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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...

TenCate has secured the order for heat and flame retardant materials for the Amsterdam-Amstelland fire brigade TenCate Protective Fabrics in partnership with Lion Apparel has secured a major TenCate Tecashield® order for the delivery of inherently heat- and flame-retardant materials for the turn-out gear of the Amsterdam-Amstelland fire brigade in the Netherlands. The TenCate material used will be mainly for the lightweight outer shell, the protective thermal liner and rei...

Fike's two new managers will add their expertise in the fire protection sector to that of existing members To support the strong and sustained growth for its products in India, Fike India Pvt Ltd, has made two important additions to its sales team in Mumbai: Anuj Jhunjhunwala has been appointed as Business Development Manager, while Jayan Divakaran has taken up the post of Regional Sales Manager. In their new roles, Fike’s two new managers will add their experience and...

Bristol’s fire hood 1 has a two layer construction using PBI Gold Rib outer with an Aramid viscose inner layer In a move to provide its customers with bespoke PPE products to complement its growing range of fire coats and trousers, Bristol is launching its own in-house design and manufactured fire hood range. Available in two styles and colours, the new range is now available. The Bristol Fire Hood 1 is a two layer construction using a PBI Gold® Rib outer with a...

Bristol to supply 1700 sets of fire coats and trousers, as well as helmets, gloves and boots Following a strategic decision by the Fire & Rescue Authority in late 2010 to adopt the ICP procurement facility, Avon FRS began the move to Bristol as its new PPE supplier for its 800 firefighters. This is now being completed through the deployment of a purchase managed service (PMS) head-to-toe ICP contract involving the supply of 1700 sets of fire coats and trousers along with h...

Soft and flame resistant fabric, Nomex Comfort, is ideal for use in garments that have to be worn for longer periods UK air ambulances covering England, Scotland and Wales now operate through 25 services and have become a vital emergency rescue resource in getting seriously ill or injured people to hospital. Protection required by the crews when carrying out their hazardous rescue operations has identified the need for specialist protective garments. Bristol has developed and...

FoxFury's Discover Tasker S helmet has a 100 torch lumen with an adjustable tilt plate Heavy metal is part of rock and roll but it has no place in today's portable tools. FoxFury Lighting Solutions' newest LED helmet light is made of lightweight durable aluminum and is ridiculously tough. The fire and impact resistant Discover Tasker S features an adjustable tilt to aim light where needed.  The Discover Tasker S helmet light is the third addition to FoxFury's...

Bristol's PPE kit to be a combination of outershell fabrics, including PBI, Gold, Kermel and Nomex With millions more visitors expected in the UK this summer, the country’s security resilience is being boosted by the allocation of additional emergency services resources. Dedicated firefighter teams are being assembled and located around the country to be on standby to deploy at short notice should extra response be needed. A combination of the ongoing Queen’s Diam...

The move to the new offices enables Cosalt to consolidate its business departments and to build on recent successes such as the contract to supply a fully managed service to North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.  The new address is: Union House, Hempshaw Lane, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 4LG.Tel.:      08444 932 804Fax:     08444 932 801Email:            workwear@cosal...

Bullard offers leather fronts that accomodate upto 22 bold characters Bullard, a leading manufacturer of safety equipment for the fire service, has redesigned its leather fronts with a bold, new versatile look displaying impeccable workmanship and enhanced quality to fit contemporary and traditional style fire helmets. Firefighters can choose Bullard's Matte-Finish Genuine Leather or Glossy Patent Leather Fronts that showcase crisp stitching on rugged, high-quality leather. I...

Mr.Pasch joined Bullard in 1999 as Director of Finance The Board of Directors of E.D. Bullard Company has appointed Eric D. Pasch as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2012. Mr. Pasch joined Bullard in 1999 as Director of Finance and was quickly promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, positions he held until last year. In January 2011, Mr. Pasch was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Pasch succeeds Richard...

  Nick Ravaji will report directly to Trevor Sands, CEO of Cosalt Group Cosalt Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Ravaji as In-House Lawyer for the Group. In this role, Nick will report directly to Trevor Sands, CEO of Cosalt Group, and will be based at the Cosalt Offshore offices in Aberdeen. Nick will advise on a broad range of commercial activities, including partnerships with suppliers and clients. Nick will also take on the role of complian...

Shareholders will vote on proposals to take Cosalt off the Stock Exchange The chief executive of Cosalt said yesterday he wanted the company to return to private hands, but added he was confident in the future of the firm even if it remained listed. Shareholders in the engineering business will vote on proposals to take it off the Stock Exchange later this month, but Trevor Sands said the company was more focused on preparing for the busy months ahead. Mr Sands said he was...

OxyReduct and TITANUS ASD to tour on a multi-city Roadshow during May and June, 2012 WAGNER UK’s innovative fire protection solutions - OxyReduct and TITANUS ASD - will be going on tour around the UK and Ireland on a multi-city Roadshow during May and June, 2012. Visitors will be able to visit the OxyReduct demonstration trailer and witness at first hand an environment where fire cannot start. They will also be able to get ‘hands-on’ with TITANUS ASD, one of...

The large one hand buckle keeps the helmet secure Ziamatic Corp. presents their latest offering in flexible, NFPA compliant helmet storage: the Horizontal Helmet Pouch, Models PGPB-2 & PGPY-2. A horizontal alternative to the popular, vertically-aligned Model PGP-1, the PGP_-2 is ideal for mounting to the front of crew cab seats and other areas with restrictive height requirements. The strong, durable, PVC-coated polyester pouch includes grommets for simple and secure mo...

South Yorkshire FRS becomes first fire service in the UK to equip its firefighters with new PPE South Yorkshire FRS have become the first fire service in the UK to re-equip its firefighters with new PPE incorporating a PBI black outershell. Bristol’s Ergotech Action™ structural kit is being supplied as part of a Fully Managed Service Contract (FMS) and has recently been deployed for its 900 firefighters located at 23 fire stations across the county. This is just o...

The new USAR ensemble continues Bristol's design tradition by focusing on comfort Following the successful launch of XFlex, Bristol’s innovative PPE design for structural firefighter clothing, a new USAR coat and trouser has been added to the company’s firefighter PPE range. Sharing design DNA with XFlex, the new kit features a number of advances on the previous design introduced in 2009. Incorporating two layers, the new USAR ensemble continues Bristol’s d...

The ONESuit personal protective equipment is engineered to meet the needs of hazmat professionals Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has announced that it will showcase its ONESuit® line of chemical and biological protective suits alongside its Coretech® barrier membrane technology platform at Intersec in Dubai, 15-17 January 2012 at booth 6-629S. The ONESuit range of chemical-protective personal protective equipment (PPE) is engineered to meet the needs of hazmat pro...

Haix has expanded its product line with the PROTECTOR ALPIN, the AIRPOWER® R90 and the FIRE HERO® Vario HAIX is restructuring its whole presence. From October 2011 on, the innovative Bavarian professional shoe manufacturer will appear with a new logo and a new strategy. This is the logical consequence in the further development of the ambitious, growth-oriented company. "We have reached a strategically decisive point in our company's history," says Ewald Haimerl, h...

XFlex™ products boast features such as comfort, ergonomic, fit and composite flexibility Bristol Uniforms, a world leader in the design and manufacture of firefighter protective clothing, is launching an innovative systems approach to providing structural firefighters with a range of mix and match options. Comfort, ergonomic fit and composite flexibility are core features of the their new XFlex™ range of products. Building on the success of their groundbreaking E...

Bristol's new website has been designed for its UK customers and overseas market The site has been carefully colour coded to provide easy navigation throughout the different product areas which now incorporate, within a single site, fire, ambulance and police products and services. October sees the launch of Bristol’s new website which has been designed and built to provide for the needs of both its UK customers and overseas markets. With half of the company’s...

Chubb also provides in-depth Fire Warden training courses for designated members of staff Chubb Fire & Security is providing staff at The National Archives in London with the knowledge to protect one of the world's largest collections of government and public records from the effects of fire. Chubb is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. The National Archives holds over 11 million historical government and public records, going back hundred...

Alex McAllister has several years experience working in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) clothing Cosalt's Workwear business has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Alex McAllister as Senior Account Manager. The move will help the company expand its presence in the highly competitive Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) market, particularly the fire and police sectors.  Well known in the industry for his knowledge and technical expertise, Alex joins C...

At present, TenCate Tecasafe® Plus is the company's second largest product in terms of sale TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas, the market leader in inherently flame-resistant (FR) fabrics and knits for protective apparel, intensifies its strategic efforts to take the TenCate Tecasafe® Plus product portfolio to a world-wide marketplace. The global demand for TenCate Tecasafe® Plus is increasing because end-users look for the most economic protection in combinatio...

The use of thermal imagers is one way firefighters can better protect themselves while saving lives Twelve Bullard Eclipse thermal imagers are now in the hands of firefighters in 12 fire departments throughout the St. Louis, Missouri region, thanks to a generous donation from Eagle Bank and Trust Company of Missouri. The Eclipse, which Bullard introduced two years ago, is the fire service industry's first personal-issue thermal imager. Eagle Bank and Trust donated the image...

The NFPA warns that gel fuel, used with fire pots, personal fireplaces, and some patio torches, is extremely hazardous The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is urging the public to employ extreme caution when using gel fuel, a product typically used with fire pots, personal fireplaces, and some patio torches.Stop, drop and roll may not extinguish clothing that catches fire involving splattered or spilled gel fuel. A dry chemical extinguisher or baking soda is recomme...

The newly merged company called Watershed Apparel employs 50 people Nine1One Gear, a high-end producer of outerwear for firefighters and EMS professionals, announced it has merged with Watershed, a supplier of Gore-Tex industrial rain gear to the agriculture and forestry industries, and has brought all of the company’s manufacturing back to Watershed’s Salem, Oregon-based factory.   The newly merged company, which employs 50, is called Watershed Apparel....

The Emergency Services Show 2011 will take place on November 23-24 at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry Natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the impending 2012 Olympics are just some of the events that place a strain on fire and rescue services throughout the UK.  As fire and rescue funding continues to be slashed, pressure remains for these organisations to make significant savings but at the same time deliver a high quality service for the communities in which they work....

Suffolk fire officer completes 2011 London marathon dressed in full fire kit On call fire officer Ivan Layzell, stationed at Haverhill Fire Station, wore a Cosalt structural fire suit, comprising tunic and overtrousers, as well as fire boots and helmet. He was aiming to break the Guinness World Record of 4 hours 45 minutes for running a marathon in a fire suit but the hot weather slowed his progress and the 45-year-old grandfather finished the race in just over six hours. Sa...

Since 2010, TenCate has created a seven-fold production capacity increase for this product TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas, the market leader in inherently flame-resistant (FR) fabrics for protective apparel, has strategically enhanced proprietary manufacturing processes to meet supply chain challenges in the industrial safety apparel market. TenCate has worked with its supply chain and is planning ahead for trends in reduced availability of FR cotton and the expected in...