Fire extinguishers are crucial in the workplace, not least because every business is required to be compliant with legislation. All employees and visitors to the building must have adequate means to protect themselves in the event of a fire. Fire…
AFOA Conference 2020
The Airport Fire Officers Association (AFOA) conference took place on 12–13 February 2020 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, UK. John Purdy AFOA chairman* welcomed delegates to the AFOA 2020 conference, giving a summary of activities undertaken by the association in…
UK’s tallest residential tower to be protected by Advanced Fire Panels
Global systems leader Advanced is celebrating being specified on yet another landmark development in London. The installation of Advanced fire panels at the Landmark Pinnacle marks another tall-building win for the manufacturer who, in 2019, announced its specification at Western…
All-consuming fire safety
As part 2 of the Grenfell Tower Public Enquiry gets underway, many members of the fire-safety community are asking themselves: How did this happen? And how can we prevent it from happening again? Of course there are many technical aspects…
Fire-safety law continues to apply during the coronavirus pandemic
BAFE, the independent register of quality fire-safety service providers, discuss the importance of fire safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Inside Housing’s deputy editor, Peter Apps, recently published an article titled ‘Fire safety work remains essential – even in the new…
Committed to firefighter health & safety
The role of a firefighter has never been more challenging. Some of these challenges are because of climate change with firefighters called out to incidents of flooding, wildfires and other natural disasters, but others are as a result of the…
Graf UK’s super-sized fire-water tank debuts in Essex
When it came to finding an underground firefighting water tank big enough for the job there was only one manufacturer main contractor Kier could go to – Graf UK. The sustainable water-management specialist, better known for its rainwater harvesting and…
Bristol Uniforms – A cleaner future with Solo Rescue
At Bristol Uniforms we recognise the importance of keeping firefighter PPE clean, and are constantly looking at new ways to help reduce the risk of PPE contamination and firefighters’ exposure to harmful chemicals. With this in mind, we have launched…
Winton provides vital water power for innovative fast response fire and rescue vehicles
Now more than ever, the pressure is on for emergency services to deliver a better and faster service with less. One way to achieve this is to adopt more efficient emergency response vehicles and systems. When Leicestershire Fire and Rescue…
Swansea University future-proofs campus
The university has installed 25 one-, two- and four-loop MxPro 5 fire-alarm control panels throughout its 11 academic Bay campus buildings, specified thanks to their superior networking abilities. Installed alongside over 5,000 Hochiki and Apollo protocol devices, each fire panel…
