A new foam and sprinkler system protects the Paint Re-Finish Plant at Stowmarket
PPG Industries paint re-finish plant has a new automatic sprinker and foam enhancement system

Client's core business

The site at Stowmarket is PPG's main UK manufacturing plant which produces aqua-based paint and highly flammable solvent based paint for the automotive world.

Contract description

To de-commission, remove the many existing sprinkler systems which were over forty years old and the designs out of date.

To design, supply, install and commission new sprinkler systems, deluge systems, foam enhanced sprinkler systems and water supplies acting in the capacity as Principle Contractor.

Services provided

SPIE Matthew Hall delivered a turnkey package incorporating Automatic Sprinkler and Foam Enhancement systems and all associated building and civil works.

In case you missed it

WAGNER's Fire Protection Solutions At BUILDINX 2025
WAGNER's Fire Protection Solutions At BUILDINX 2025

WAGNER Group GmbH will be presenting pioneering solutions for fire protection in modern logistics properties at BUILDINX 2025 in Dortmund from November 18 to 20, 2025. The foc...

Spare A Minute For Maintenance
Spare A Minute For Maintenance

With new fire safety regulations around the corner and a renewed focus on responsible persons and coordination, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK discusses the significance of fire door h...

Fire-Dex Unveils Fire Investigation PPE For Safety
Fire-Dex Unveils Fire Investigation PPE For Safety

Fire investigators have long worked in a gray area of protection where full structural turnouts are overkill, but single-layer garments may not cover every single hazard they encou...

vfd