Construction product manufacturer ROCKWOOL has announced the first products to launch from its new global centre of excellence for fire-stopping at Hams Hall, Birmingham. Renowned for its Euroclass A1 non-combustible stone wool insulation, the company has used its deep fire…
C-TEC’s MD standing for FIA Council and Board
C-TEC’s Managing Director, Andrew Foster, is up for re-election to the Fire Industry Association’s FD&A Council and for election to its Board. Andrew began his career as an electrical engineer before founding C-TEC, the leading designer and manufacturer of life-safety…
Pyroguard Launches Game Changing Fire-Rated Balustrade Glass Range
Pyroguard, the world’s leading independent provider of fire safety glass, has developed a thinner, lighter glass specifically for balustrades that achieves A2 fire-rated performance and contains less encapsulated CO2. In partnership with Q-railing, a specialist in balustrade systems, the product…
Reimagining Dust Covers: Apollo’s Sustainable Shift from PVC to rPET
Apollo Fire Detectors Ltd has announced a major step forward in its sustainability journey with the introduction of newly redesigned, easier-to-recycle dust covers. The dust cover, a small but vital component that protects fire detectors during installation and commissioning, has…
Siderise Insulation achieves BES 6001 responsible sourcing certification
Siderise Insulation has achieved certification to the latest version of the BES 6001 standard for all its stone wool passive fire protection and acoustic products manufactured at its Maesteg factory in South Wales. This latest achievement for the global manufacturer…
Novum Structures And Pyroguard Deliver Innovative Façade Glazing System For Luxury Cruise Liners
Novum Structures, a globally recognised specialist marine contractor in glass, steel and ETFE, and Pyroguard, the world’s leading independent provider of fire safety glass, have worked in partnership to design a fire-rated, clear-view façade glazing system that is fully tested…
State-of-the-Art Fire Safety Solution Deployed at Landmark Fjarðargata Project in Iceland
Hochiki Europe, a global leader in life safety solutions, has partnered with VOLT EHF, a specialist in electrical and fire alarm systems, to install a comprehensive and scalable fire detection system at the Fjarðargata development in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. This landmark…
Is This What Regulatory Success Looks Like?
Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance Oddly, the image I’m looking at this week isn’t the burnt out hulk of an industrial or commercial building such as the Cannock warehouse fire from May 2024. It’s a photo from…
C-TEC sparks smarter growth with digital overhaul
Made Smarter helps fire safety manufacturer streamline and scale with warehouse upgrade A leading UK manufacturer of fire alarm and life safety systems is unlocking growth through digital adoption, supported by Made Smarter. C-TEC, based in Wigan, has invested £40,000…
KFRS recognised for delivering ‘outstanding’ protection to the public
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today (14 August) published its most recent assessment of Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS). The report focuses on KFRS’ effectiveness, efficiency and how well it looks after…