Fire safety retailer and wholesaler Safelincs have developed an innovative free service to remind householders to regularly test their smoke alarms. By simply going to the Safelincs website anybody with a smoke alarm can register to receive a...

Leading electronics manufacturer, C-TEC, has expanded its R&D department by recruiting three additional specialist design engineers and a dedicated technical author. Graham Williamson is C-TEC's new senior PCB layout engineer. With over 30 years'...

ISO 7010 is now finally published and is being implemented throughout the world to communicate the safety message using graphical symbols that transcends the barriers to good safety management created by different languages and are universally...

A London landlord has pleaded guilty to breaches of the fire safety legislation and has been ordered to pay over £20,000 in fines and costs. The prosecution came after numerous inspections at 23 Streatham Common North Side, London, a property...

Intelligent fire detection systems from Advanced Electronics are behind an integrated fire solution for Newcastle's newest hotel. Staybridge Suites Hotel has 128 fully equipped and serviced suites designed for the extended stay business traveller...

Devon & Somerset are areas of outstanding beauty and also home to over 80% of thatched properties within the UK contributing to the charm of the two counties. Owners of thatched properties take steps to reduce the chance of an emergency relating...

Leading electronics manufacturer, C-TEC, is celebrating the phenomenal success of two of its young employees. When Rachael Wignall and Paul Sanders joined C-TEC as Modern Apprentices, they knew very little about manufacturing. Eight years on, the...

Prysmian's Afumex LSX low fire-hazard range has been developed to address the specific needs of modern building services. It is designed for power and lighting circuits where a screened low smoke halogen free cable is required. BASEC approved to...

Hochiki has extended its FIRElink high-sensitivity smoke detection offering with the introduction of FIRElink-Nano. In common with other models in the range, it incorporates advanced semiconductor laser and electronics technology into a package...

Firetrace International showed its FIRETRACE® automatic fire detection and suppression system at the recent Fire India in Mumbai; the only UL [Underwriters Laboratories] listed, FM [Factory Mutual] approved and CE [Conformité Européene or European...

Many people use tunnels daily whether it's to navigate through London on the underground, cross the channel or just to get from one place to another on the roads. Safety within the tunnels is vital, in an emergency situation, total darkness could...

Draka is showing an industry lead by spearheading another campaign aimed at highlighting the dangers of installing electrical cables that fail to comply with the required regulatory standards. This time the company is focusing much-needed attention...

'ISO 23601:2009, Safety identification - Escape and evacuation plan signs', is the standard which endeavours to establish design values for displayed escape plans and the vital information they provide. Escape plans are used as a method of aiding...

E2S has upgraded the IP ratings of its AlertAlarm general signalling sounder range. All sizes in the family, the A105N (112dB), A112N (119dB) and A121 (126dB) sounders are now supplied sealed to IP66 as standard, enabling them to be installed with...

KAC announces its new intrinsically safe addressable indoor manual call point. The new version of the market-leading MCP, MCP5A-IS, has been tested and approved by LPCB for use in Zone 1 hazardous areas. The new device, available to suit flush or...

Leading electronics manufacturer, C-TEC, has expanded its R&D department by recruiting three additional specialist design engineers and a dedicated technical author. Graham Williamson is C-TEC's new senior PCB layout engineer. With over 30 years'...

Kentec has been chosen to defend another two of England's top soccer stadiums against fire with major fire protection systems at Aston Villa's redeveloped Villa Park, and at West Bromwich Albion's Hawthorns stadium. Both installations are centred...

... ASFP fires warning shot 2008 witnessed the highest UK peace time fire losses of all time; rising over the previous year by 16% to a record £1.3bn. That's why everyone should be playing their part to reduce these numbers, comments the...

HSE have announced that there are approximately 11 construction fires everyday. It is therefore imperative that precautions are in place in the event of a fire occurring. The Construction Design Management Regulations 2007 (CDM) were introduced on...

Long gone are the days when simply saying, 'In case of fire, call 999,' would pass as a sufficient response to a fire. Today?s building owners and managers must actively prepare the buildings occupants to effectively respond to a fire, including the...

National pub group, Punch Pub Company Limited, have pleaded guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation. They have been order to pay £17,000 in fines and costs, following a prosecution brought by the London Fire Brigade. Sentencing...

Following extensive work by the BAFE monitoring group, BAFE is to introduce a new scheme to demonstrate the competence of companies operating in the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of emergency lighting systems. It has been...

Increasingly being seen as an industry 'standard', the CFPA Diplomas offer a Europe-wide recognised qualification in fire safety management and prevention. Howard Passey explains...

Kentec fire control panels are protecting two new prestigious buildings in Bulgaria's capital Sofia; the Bulgaria Tower and the twin towers of the Karol Finance Building. Both buildings have been designed and built to the highest modern...

System Sensor Europe's new Series 200 Advanced is the latest generation of the market-leading Series 200 addressable fire detector family. Building on the experience gained from an installed base of tens of millions of devices, Series 200 Advanced...

Following extensive work by the BAFE monitoring group, BAFE is to introduce a new scheme to demonstrate the competence of companies operating in the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of emergency lighting systems. It has been...

Firetrace International will be showing its FIRETRACE® automatic fire detection and suppression system at Fire India in Mumbai, the only tube-operated system in the world tested as an automatic fire detection and suppression system. The ISO...

The Fire Strategy Company is pleased to announce that it has successfully undertaken and passed, the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) Accreditation Audit to provide Firefighter Training for the UK Civil Aviation Industry. This means that Aviation...

Caribbean countries have agreed to consider adopting the graphical symbols included in the ISO 20712 series on water safety and beach flag signs, to harmonize tsunami signage in the region. The decision was taken at the fourth session of the...

Fire Protection Online Ltd is the UK's leading online supplier of fire extinguishers, blankets, Dorgard, hose reels, safety signs, and all of the related fire and safety equipment for work and home, but at prices so low, it is almost shocking....

Many organisations continue to test their evacuation procedures and muster points on an annual basis but their plans fall short of what is now required to ensure the safety of their staff - and meet their corporate responsibilities....

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has just published two new Technical Guidance Documents (TDG 14 and TDG 15) to complement TDG 11, which was first issued 12-months ago. TDG 11 was designed to provide guidance on the process...

C-TEC's latest addition to its popular SigTEL disabled refuge range is a stylish state-of-the-art stainless steel anti-tamper enclosure. Elegantly designed to add a touch of glamour to the interior of any building, the BF359/3 brushed stainless...

Evac Chair International has just supplied more emergency stairway evacuation chairs to Worcestershire NHS to ensure the organisation remains compliant with current fire risk audit recommendations. Evac Chairs were already in place at...

The latest addition to the BEx beacon range from E2S is an ATEX approved high output 21 Joule Xenon beacon. Available with a choice of six lens colours (Red, Amber, Yellow, Blue, Green and Clear), it is designed to give a high output for areas where...

Have you ever wondered how cable is made? If so, you will find a video introduction on the Draka website that takes you, step by step, through every stage of design, manufacturing and testing....

This month... Flat Fires, Hospital Fire and a Lightning Strike;...

Hochiki has extended its FIRElink high-sensitivity smoke detection offering with the introduction of FIRElink-Nano. In common with other models in the range, it incorporates advanced semiconductor laser and electronics technology into a package...

Firetrace International has announced a trio of major international awards for its EMEA facility based near Gatwick in the UK. The Fairlawn facility, which has been in operation for less than a year, has been awarded CE [Conformité Européene or...

The Royal Albert Hall has installed intelligent control panels from Advanced Electronics as part of their recent fire system upgrade. The six networked Mx-4400 panels, supplied and commissioned by Leader Systems UK Ltd, have been fitted with...

The standard of training delivered by the British Fire Consortium has been highly rated in a membership survey. The Consortium, the fire industry's largest trade association, commissioned the survey to more closely identify the requirements of its...

EC Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases requires that all systems containing F-Gases must be installed and maintained by competent personnel to ensure that they comply with this Regulation. This is effective as of 5th July...

The new Emirates Airlines Headquarters in Dubai is just one of the state of the art buildings in the Middle East that has been fitted with fire performance cable from Prysmian....

Building on our success in the design and provision of our 3D Evacuation Maps, Evactools have introduced a new product to our portfolio, designed to support building and facility managers as well as fire professionals....

Uny Systems is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Willow Fire Services customer base. The acquisition is an important strategic step in Uny Systems' continued growth and development....

Used and trusted by some of Britain's best known companies and charities, Training In A Box is a range of low-cost fire training products, complete with everything you need to run effective in-house training sessions... without the hassle!...

This month... Warehouse Fires, House Fires & Flat Fires....

The developments of high performance photoluminescent material allow building managers to consider not installing traditional electrical emergency lighting. The risk assessed, appropriate solution for escape route illumination can be met by using...

The Annual General Meeting of the HSSA was held at Seton Headquarters in Banbury. The Chairman addressed the membership with a report that 2008 had been a challenging year for the Association with an ever increasing work load on members, changes in...

Good evacuation maps save lives. Ineffective evacuation signage can confuse users and can be fatal during emergencies. Some of the most common reasons for confusing evacuation maps include: - Use of single orientation for all maps,...

Hochiki Europe has introduced a new rapid-fix fire system cabling solution that, it claims, will revolutionise the way in which fire detection systems are installed. Called Smart-Fix , it is described as a "plug-and-play" system that cuts...

The latest version of Fireco's highly successful System X wireless fire safety system uses a System X Wi-Fi transmitter unit (TX), with a 1000m site specific range, that's wired into the fire alarm panel or loop using fire rated cable to monitor the...

HMO's (Houses in Multiple Occupation) continue to be a rapidly expanding sector of the UK's residential building stock and detectomat's Wireless detect fire alarm system supplied by CIS Wire-Free Alarms of Stroud has been chosen by a number of...

Deaf Alerter plc, providers of radio-based emergency communication systems for disabled people, is pleased to announce they are teaming up with the market leading emergency evacuation chair provider. The collaboration means Deaf Alerter will be...

Prysmian's enhanced performance fire resistant power cable, FP600S, has been certified by the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) for compliance with BS 7346-6:2005 and the new test standard BS 8491:2008 for smaller cross sections. This means...

Choosing an appropriate fire extinguisher for the home has always presented a problem. ABC dry powder extinguishers have been the most popular in recent years as there is no doubt they are versatile, being effective on solid combustibles, flammable...

The majority of fires recorded by the brigade for May are within flats, under the RRO, owners and landlords of HMOs must conduct a fire risk assessment to protect tenants and visitors....

Hochiki Europe this year used Firex to unveil a number of innovative new feature-packed fire detection and alarm products. They included: a new rapid-fix fire system cabling solution; a new fire detection and alarm system specially developed for...

The IS version of the conventional Waterproof Call Point (WCP) from KAC have been independently tested by SIRA and the approval has been extended from use in Zones 0, 1 and 2 gas atmospheres to include Zones 20, 21 and 22 combustible dust...

March 2009 saw the release of the new international standard: Safety Identification - Escape and evacuation plan signs, also known as ISO 23601:2009. ISO 23601 details the information on the content and design of escape plans that need to be...

C-TEC, the only UK fire panel manufacturer with third-party product certifications and factory process approvals from the LPCB, the BSI and the VdS, will be exhibiting its entire range of life-safety products at this year's International Firex....

The interiors of large church buildings such as Norwich Cathedral, with their beautiful and intricate architecture, create acoustically demanding environments for voice evacuation systems. It's vitally important that clear and unambiguous messages...

Some 12,000 metres of Prysmian's FP Plus cable have been installed in the public address and fire alarm systems at the new Eden Shopping Centre in High Wycombe, helping to protect the 350,000 people passing through the centre each week....

Sunrise Senior Living UK has commenced introduction of stairway evacuation chairs from Evac Chair International into all 25 of its award-winning senior living homes in 2007. They form an integral part of the company' emergency building evacuation...

Advanced Electronics intelligent fire alarm control panels have been chosen to protect The Challenge Works, a converted 19th century building in Sheffield that now provides student accommodation. Installed by Absolute Fire & Security, the system...

The West Sussex Fire Authority command centre at Chichester and fire stations across the county are now safeguarded by open protocol fire alarm systems that interface with Kentec Syncro AS analogue addressable control panels. The Kentec solution was...

You may not have realised it but fire alarms are one of the most important fire safety features in a building. If not for an alarm many a person would be sat calmly and coolly at their computer screens as an unknown inferno makes it way towards...

Organising staff training can be a real hassle. Co-ordinating rotas, paying overtime, lost production - and that's after you've persuaded finance to spend the money in the first place! Would you prefer a more personal approach to training? Bonus...

Two electrical firms installed Prysmian's FP200 Gold and FP400 fire performance cables at the newly opened Ikea development in Southampton. Family orientated firm MHJ Electrical Ltd of Peterborough installed over 45,000 metres of FP200 Gold...

Visitors to International Firex 2009 will be able to visit WAGNER UK's OxyReduct® demonstration trailer and witness at first hand an environment where fire cannot start. OxyReduct® continuously reduces the oxygen level in a room by adding nitrogen...

The new HYGOOD® i3 ADVANTAGE inert gas fire protection system from Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products is claimed to provide installers and end users with considerable overall installed cost savings when compared with a typical "standard...

Sembcorp Protection Group has boosted its emergency response capability at the Wilton International site on Teesside. It has added a new purpose-built, front-line appliance to its already impressive firefighting fleet. The new unit is a versatile...

AT&F Solutions Ltd specialist in providing low cost online fire training to all business sectors. Home of 'In The Line Of Fire' an award winning fire training program designed to cover all the key aspects of fire safety, and with three NEW...

Hochiki Europe will this year be using Firex to unveil a number of innovative new feature-packed fire detection and alarm products. The company will also be showcasing a broad selection from its extensive premium-build portfolio that offers the...

When looking at the catalogues of manufacturers in the field of technical fire detection, it becomes obvious that for fire detectors alone, there is already a vast selection of variants with a multitude of different features. It is almost impossible...

The RRO requirements for suitable provisions In October 2006 the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order came to pass, amalgamating over 70 separate pieces of fire legislation and abolishing one important factor of previous fire safety enforcement -...

International Firex 2009, the fire industry's leading event, is taking place from 11-14 May at the NEC Birmingham, UK. Hosted in partnership with the Fire Industry Association (FIA), International Firex returns this year with more innovative...

Membership and news update The UK Fire Association accepted its first members from 1st February and has quickly established itself having received dozens of applications in just a few weeks. We were aiming to achieve this level of membership in...

A new fire system designed to tackle a chronic false alarm problem at the world renowned Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire has been hailed a resounding success with an 80% drop in incidents in its first year....

Evac Chairs from Evac Chair International are now in place at Twickenham Stadium to provide a quick and safe means of emergency stairway descent for mobility impaired visitors. The 82,500 capacity stadium has a large number of mobility impaired...

Promat Durasteel® has been specified to provide fire protection to a £1.1 million secure storage unit in Dublin, Ireland. Promat DURASTEEL® licensee Invicta Group was chosen by one of the world's leading archival storage solution companies to design...

When Turkey's largest conglomerate wanted to protect over 90 years of corporate history they chose Wagner's OxyReduct® system for their new purpose built archive. With a valuable collection of documents, objects and works of art the Koç Corporation...

The Cardiff International Sports Stadium, a multi sport and special events venue has been fitted with new generation FP Plus and FP 400 cable from Prysmian. The venue, which will hold large numbers of spectators, athletes and staff required a...

At ProLight & Sound, 1st-4th April, Hall 8 Stand E30 & International Firex, 11th-14th May, Stand D10. Visitors to Baldwin Boxalls stand at either the 2009 ProLight & Sound or International Firex will be well rewarded. The now infamous Plug &...

Good evacuation maps save lives. Ineffective evacuation signage can confuse users and can be fatal during emergencies. Some of the most common reasons for confusing evacuation maps include: - Use of single orientation for all maps,...

Developed by Draeger as part of a modular, complete system solution for professional firefighters, the Draeger Bodyguard 7000 Electronic Monitoring Unit is designed for use with the innovative Draeger PSS 7000 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus...

Building on our success in the design and provision of our 3D Evacuation Maps, Evactools have introduced a new product to our portfolio, designed to support building and facility managers as well as fire professionals....

The RRFSO 2005 is the defining document with regards to fire safety legislation. However, it is often that other legislation can support, affect or impose its requirements upon fire safety considerations. The Disability Discrimination Act prohibits...

FiftyTwoDegrees is the first phase of a new technology complex (located on the 52nd degree of latitude) in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. The 86m tall building houses a number of high-technology businesses in a range of offices and laboratories...

Draka cable has been chosen for the new Highcross Leicester leisure and retail destination, the largest redevelopment the city has ever seen, which opened its doors in last September. 70,000 metres of the company's Firetufplus® 0HLS® halogen-free...

Apollo's new mains switching input/output unit, designed for mounting on a DIN-rail, provides a voltage-free, single pole change-over relay output with a contact rating of 250V AC @ 5Amp and 48V DC @ 2Amp. It also has a monitored switch input that...

Toshiba, one of the world's leading electronics innovators, opted for fire detection and alarm technology designed and manufactured by Hochiki Europe for the new custom-designed UK offices for Toshiba Electronics Europe, which is headquartered in...

-Unit can drive higher powered sounders or up to five times as many conventional sounders- Apollo Fire Detector's new DIN-Rail Sounder Controller has an increased current capacity - from 1A to 5A - allowing it to drive more powerful sounders or...

With constant changes being made to the technical and regulatory environments, fire safety management for rolling stock is an increasingly complex area. Further amendments to TSIs and CEN/TS 45545 still leave questions unanswered as to where...

21 October 2008 A landlord has been sent to prison in the first custodial sentence to be given in London under the new fire safety regulations. Mr Mehmat Parlak was sentenced to four months imprisonment and his company, Watchacre properties...

Fire Safety Training is a legal requirement for all UK organisations regardless of industry, size or budget. During 2009 it is expected that the credit crunch will continue to hit hard, with 32,300 business failures expected in 2009,¹ everyone is...

Hochiki Europe sensors are contributing to the aesthetic standards that have become the hallmark of the recently redeveloped St Pancras International Station in London. To maintain the design integrity of the ceiling throughout The Circle - one of...

October 2008 saw the publication of a major new British Standard that gives recommendations and guidance on the design, management and use of buildings to achieve an acceptable level of fire safety for all people in and around buildings entitled:...

ISO 7010 has been proposed and is very likely to be fast tracked to become EN 7010. This means that it will be a "European Normative" a requirement of which is that its best practice guidance is required by EU law to be adopted without change by all...

'It might take about a week to identify almost 30 bodies that were badly disfigured'. Pol. Lt. Col. Sujettana Sotthibandhu a forensics expert has said in the aftermath of a fire at a nightclub on New Years Eve in Bangkok. Rows of white body bags...

KAC, global leader in the break glass call point sector, also offer the popular Class 9000 family of actuation devices that feature a wide variety of different operating mechanisms. The Class 9000 units have numerous applications across the fire,...

Following Sembcorp UK becoming the only company in the world in its sector to secure the prestigious BS 25999-2 accreditation, and one of fewer than 20 companies worldwide to gain the new business continuity British Standard, Sembcorp Protection...

Cable manufacturer, Draka, is raising the alarm over what it says is widespread non-compliance with an important fire safety provision of Approved Document B (Fire safety) to the Building Regulations. According to Draka, Clause 5.38 of Volume Two...