Performing a successful technical rescue requires many elements: patience and skill, teamwork and training, the right equipment and, crucially, the knowledge and confidence to use it. Failure to deliver on any one of these things could easily turn a rescue…
Peli Products (UK) Ltd – Brilliant lighting over 30 years
Peli Products (UK) Ltd celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2022. The company has grown significantly during this time, moving to bigger premises twice and acquiring a specialist foam engineering division. With a 20,000sq. ft purpose-built facility with offices, warehousing and…
Hainsworth Protective Fabrics – Returning to Interschutz 2022
After a longer-than-planned break, Hainsworth Protective Fabrics are excited to be returning to Interschutz in 2022. Interschutz provides a forum for firefighters worldwide to come together, share their experiences and explore the solutions that are needed to help keep themselves…
Envirograf – A leading force in passive fire products
Established in 1983 by managing director Derek Ward, the Envirograf brand quickly evolved to become a leading force in passive fire products. Having developed fire-retardant and firestopping products for numerous scenarios, the company’s reputation as an innovator and developer of…
Advanced’s MxPro 5 selected for £485m hospital redevelopment project
A fault-tolerant network of fire alarm control panels from Advanced has been selected to protect the 3Ts Redevelopment programme at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Thirty-six four-loop MxPro 5 fire panels, 46 repeater panels and two custom-built AdSpecials panels from…
BAFE and NAPIT highlight disturbing failure rates and absence of domestic smoke alarms
In research presented by BAFE and NAPIT, data collated over the last decade (2010/11–2020/21) in England, Wales and Scotland record an unsettling 424,464 dwelling fires. These fires resulted in almost 82,000 non-fatal casualties and close to 3,000 deaths. In more…
Electric vehicle battery fires – stay in control
As firefighters continue to adapt and evolve to meet the ever-changing challenges placed upon them, at Rosenbauer we’re constantly looking at ways to help them stay ahead. One of our latest innovations is an extinguishing system for fires caused by…
Streamlight – Turn to a higher power
Leading provider of high-performance lighting devices Streamlight Inc. explains the importance of professional lighting devices for firefighters. Any firefighting mission can be fraught with danger. The potential for a hazardous environment or high-risk situation can be found around every corner.…
Office refurbishment specialist using TBA FIREFLY range
A high-specification office building close to Manchester Airport has been subject to a series of planned refurbishment contracts carried out by a sister company to the property developer which owns it, with the phased work including the upgrade of each…
Will the Building Safety Bill help deliver competence?
Over the coming months we will see the much-anticipated new building-safety regime become law as the Building Safety Bill receives royal assent. A major change of this kind to the current regime will require appropriate understanding and implementation of safety…