Càmina Suite & Spa, a luxury hotel in the heart of Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo ski resort, has invested in a revolutionary fire protection emergency lighting system as part of extension and restructuring works. Taking the opportunity to provide its guests…
Recognizing Firefighters During Global Asbestos Awareness Week
Each year, the first week of April is recognized as Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW). This is a week dedicated to spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and the health complications associated with it. While firefighters are already…
MCS-TaaSting – Accelerating the Adoption of Critical Services
MCS-TaaSting – Accelerating the Adoption of Certified Mission Critical Services A critical new initiative is under way to accelerate the development and adoption of mission critical services (MCS) including Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT), Mission Critical Data (MCData) and Mission Critical…
How to improve system uptime? “No mirror” optical test flame detectors
Did you know that many faults associated with optical flame detectors are caused by a dirty or incorrectly fitted optical test plate/mirror? For improved uptime #AskMicropack about our “no plate/mirror” optical flame detectors. The FDS303 has been developed by flame…
Nightstick Unveils Life-Saving Light That Cuts Through the Smoke
New INTRANTTM infuses renowned Nightstick Dual-LightTM technology with an adjustable Right-Angle Light to enhance safety in dark and hazardous locations Nightstick took intrinsically safe certified lighting to a whole new level by adding four models to their innovative Dual-LightTM technology…
ASFP online learning resources
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) offers a wide range of online resources which aim to help educate all involved in the built environment. The available material is suitable for installers, designers, specifiers and contractors, as well as building owner-occupiers,…
Weekly update from our Group Editor – Duncan J. White
Lord Harold Wilson once said that ‘A week is a long time in politics’ – I am sure that he was right, however a week is also a long time in whatever walk of life you are in. It provides…
More safety against fire – EmiControls presents an innovative way of fire protection with water mist turbine
The Italian company EmiControls has been working on innovative fire protection solutions worldwide since 2011. With the FT10e water mist turbine, EmiControls has launched a product that gives companies more safety in the fight against fires. This is a brief…
Chinese Data Bao Cloud Centre choose to protect critical assets from fire risk
2020 will see an explosive growth of data and with more reliance on data centres, safety of life and assets has never been more critical. In 2020, spending on data centre systems is expected to amount to US$208*. In 2016…
Nittan sponsors ‘Outstanding apprentice fire alarm engineer of the year’
Nittan Europe – a leading manufacturer of conventional and addressable fire detection products – is a proud sponsor of South Eastern Regional College’s (SERC) ‘Outstanding Apprentice Fire Alarm Engineer of the Year’. Nittan has supplied a prize and trophy, plus free of charge fire alarm…
QuadraCup Series Video
A rugged and dependable selectable gallonage nozzle with a retractable foam aspiration sleeve for water or foam.
Rescue Drone Homeschooling
Are you having to homeschool your children through this challenging time? Or are you one of the incredible teachers that are still going into work to make sure the children of key workers are looked after? We’ve created something with…
Call for Indigenous burning program used on remote cattle station to be adopted elsewhere
The Southern Gulf Natural Resource Management Group (NRM) in outback Queensland is calling for an Indigenous burning program it runs to be adopted in other parts of the country. The NRM group adopted an Indigenous burning program to conserve the…
StocExpo thanks industry post-2020 show
The team at StocExpo want to thank the bulk liquid storage industry after the show went ahead on 10-12 March. Read the full statement… “We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to the industry for supporting StocExpo 2020 in…
ASFP launches Professional Indemnity Insurance Cover Scheme
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has partnered with an insurance broker to offer a new Professional Indemnity Insurance Cover Scheme for existing and prospective ASFP members. The move is in response to reports from specialist fire protection sub-contractors…
Promat FENDOLITE® MII protection stands the test of time for large LPG storage tank
The long-term reliability of Promat’s FENDOLITE® MII cementitious spray system to provide passive fire protection for industrial plants has been demonstrated by the latest ‘excellent’ condition report for a large LPG storage tank, five years since it was upgraded. The vessel…
Smoke Blankets Thailand and Burma (Myanmar)
As observed during previous years in Southeast Asia, large numbers of seasonal agricultural fires and wildfires are creating clouds of smoke over northern Thailand and Burma (Myanmar). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color image on March 18,…
Postponement: New date for FeuerTrutz 2020 on 30 September and 1 October
NürnbergMesse and FeuerTrutz Network have jointly decided to postpone FeuerTrutz 2020 from 24 and 25 June, following discussions with industry representatives. The tenth edition of the International Trade Fair with Congress for Preventive Fire Protection will be held on 30…
Supporting our customers through COVID-19
A message from our Group Editor – Duncan J. White Our world is experiencing a health threat unlike anything we have ever seen and which requires us all to work together to maintain a sense of normality so we can…
Apollo sees continued demand for XPander Wireless Fire Detectors
Demand for XPander, the wireless solution from Apollo Fire Detectors, continues to grow year on year. Bruce Ball, UK sales manager at Apollo Fire Detectors says: “The increase in demand reflects the growing popularity of wireless systems, and greater confidence…
Stuffed hooves of Larry, Ballarat fire brigade’s ‘magical’ horse, back together after 118 years
Larry the fire horse, who died 118 years ago after carting the fire pump to a fire in Ballarat, a provincial town in the Australian state of Victoria. (At the time Ballarat was a very rich gold town) After his…
Challenging nuisance 999 calls saves London Fire Brigade £800k
Control Operators challenged more than 2,000 time-wasting 999 callers last year – saving London Fire Brigade almost £800k* As new figures reveal hoax calls attended by fire engines cost the Brigade £420,000 in 2019, nuisance 999 callers are being warned…
