United Kingdom (UK) fire protection industry review

Bristol Uniforms is a leading international brand meeting the diverse needs of today's professional firefighters in the UK and over 110 countries around the world through a network of over 70 distributors. The Company’s range of personal protective equipment (PPE) encompasses head-to-toe structural, technical rescue (USAR) and wildland firefighting garments. Working with leading international fibre and fabric manufacturers, including DuPont, PBI Performance Products and W L Gore, Bristol’s in-house design teams have inspired a number of new product designs which are manufactured by Bristol in the UK and Europe. An integrated approach to delivering organic, sustainable growth has seen the introduction of several innovative designs which have helped secure new business in the UK and many international markets. Recent new products include Bristol’s innovative XFlex™ structural fire kit to EN 469:2005; and RescueFlex™ technical rescue/USAR kit. LayerFlex™ is a layered garment approach to providing structural, technical rescue and wildland firefighting PPE in just 3 garments used in different combinations to provide the appropriate protection. Ranges of in-house designed firefighter gloves and fire hoods complement the wide range of fire coats and trousers available. In 2017, Bristol was awarded the contract to supply firefighting PPE for a new Collaborative Procurement Framework, accessible to all Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services across the UK. The Framework provides access to high quality PPE ensembles, whilst saving considerable time and resources by simplifying and streamlining the procurement process. A lifetime approach to garment maintenance, through a range of managed service options, helps to optimise the service life of firefighter PPE and reduce the long term overall cost of ownership and deliver proven value-for-money solutions for fire & rescue services around the world.

Autronica Fire and Security (AFS) is an international company, headquartered in Trondheim, one of the largest cities in Norway. The company is owned by United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and employs more than 319 persons with experience in developing, manufacturing and marketing of fire safety equipment. Total turnover is approximately NOK 500 mill. Our philosophyThe company's strategy and philosophy is plainly manifested in the business idea: Protecting life, environment and property. Business idea"Autronica Fire and Security protects life, environment and property by satisfying our customers' need for detection, notification and suppression of fires." Vision"We shall contribute to ensuring physical safety, reducing unnecessary risks from fire and related dangers, by constantly seeking better and safer solutions."

At AMKUS our mandate is to give rescue people the tools to save human life. We work to create the best Rescue Systems for this lofty goal. Only tools of the highest quality are good enough. Nothing else. That is why we at AMKUS are always two steps ahead of all those who make rescue tools only as a sideline. One step is our design, another our quality. At AMKUS, quality means life!

CMC is a designer, manufacturer, and worldwide distributor of rescue and work-at-height equipment, as well as a globally respected emergency response educator. Their tools, education, and training are used by professionals in the fire service, USAR, wilderness rescue, rigging, tactical and work-at-height industries. As co-founders of the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT), the International Technical Rescue Symposium (ITRS), and the International Technical Rescue Association (ITRA), they remain committed to innovating across all work-at-height industries. An employee-owned company, CMC is an ISO-9001 certified manufacturing facility.

China Security and Protection Industry Association (CSPIA), as the trade umbrella association for the professional security industry in the People's Republic of China, was founded in December, 1992 by the governing body of the Ministry of Public Security of China, with more than 4000 members who are responsible for more than 80% of China security business including CCTV, access control, manned security, alarm, biometrics, physical security, video and audio intercom system etc. CSPIA, as the official organizer of China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security, has been the bridge between governments and enterprises, customers and enterprises. Its aim is to serve the government, members, security industry, and the society.

ASL Safety & Security have been involved in Voice Alarm systems within the Rail and Airport Industries since 1989. The comprehensive equipment range that has been developed from this experience enables the smallest standalone to the largest networked Voice Alarm system to be implemented cost effectively, and with full and unambiguous compliance to all the relevant safety standards. Infrastructure systems are increasingly being integrated to have single control front ends to Voice Alarm Systems and other customer information systems such as Passenger Information Displays, Help Points, and Access Control. Thus Centralised Control suites are being developed that supervise entire site information and security systems, including customer information systems (CIS), automatic digital voice announcers (DVA), Long Line Public Address (LLPA), and Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition Maintenance functions (SCADA). ASL’s  iVENCS Site Control System uses leading edge display and system design technology to provide the very best of this new class of control systems. Typically the control networking of these highly integrated systems is being implemented using Internet Protocol (IP) interfacing, with the audio networking being implemented using Voice Over IP (VoIP) technology.  ASL’s control systems can be seamlessly integrated over large networks using IP technology, and provide powerful Long Line control and broadcast functions.  

C.E.T Fire Pumps Mfg has been manufacturing reliable, high quality portable fire pumps for over 80 years. The origin of C.E.T Fire Pumps Mfg date back to 1908. Presently C.E.T. Fire Pumps MFG offers a complete line of portable fire pumps with over 20 standard models to choose from, including gas and diesel engines, skid mounted, trailer mounted, floating and more. Additionally we offer custom manufacturing to meet your specialized requirements. C.E.T. Fire pumps Mfg currently produces over 1500 pumps annually from its Canadian and U.S.A manufacturing facilities, serving both domestic and international markets. Our specialization in product development and production off portable fire pumps, in addition to personalized customer service, allows us to offer unmatched value in the portable fire pump market.

With production plants and companies in Germany, the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, Italy and Indonesia, the ZIEGLER group of companies is one of the most important manufacturers of fire fighting vehicles and equipment worldwide, and the market leader in various countries. We have agencies and partners all over the world. The parent company is at Giengen/Brenz in Germany, on a property of approximately 80,000 m², where we employ 650 personnel. The total number of employees within the ZIEGLER group is approximately 1,000. Today our most important field is the manufacture of fire fighting vehicles. We produce standard and special-purpose vehicles, all built according to the special requirements of each customer. Since the start of the vehicle production more than 20,000 fire fighting vehicles of all sizes and types have been built. Besides the user-specific engineering of fire fighting vehicles the core competence of ZIEGLER is fire pump technology. The range of pumps reaches from portable pumps with a capacity of 200 l/min up to fire pumps of 10,000 l/min. Our leading position is also verified by the impressive number of 100,000 built and delivered ZIEGLER fire pumps. The pump program is supplemented by innovative fire fighting technology, which ensures efficient fire fighting. The diverse and often patented solutions in the field of vehicle and pump construction as well as fire fighting technology are now also available as components to our partners worldwide. Another area of our business is our high-quality ZIEGLER fire hoses. Approx. 1.5 millon meters of hoses of all sizes are produced each year. This hose program is supplemented by a full-range assortment of hose care equipment of our own production. In addition to the above products ZIEGLER has an extensive assortment of fire fighting equipment and articles with ZIEGLER exclusive right of sales. ZIEGLER - everything from one source!

Bronto Skylift, situated in Tampere Finland, is the global market leader in truck mounted hydraulic platforms.  Bronto Skylift platforms can be divided into two categories based on the application area: rescue and fire fighting platforms, and access platforms. The company has designed and manufactured platforms for nearly 50 years, during which period over 5500 units have been delivered to fire brigades and industrial customers throughout all continents in more than 120 countries. Bronto Skylift has two facilities in Finland: the headquarters in Tampere and a production plant in Pori. The company has subsidiaries in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. Bronto Skylift has been part of Federal Signal Corporation since 1995.