Matthew Cassidy explores the current challenges warehouses are facing in a booming marketplace and explains why it is crucial to regularly review and monitor fire-safety systems to prevent fire risks. The warehouse is a vital part of the supply chain.…
Assessing the need for a robust warehouse fire strategy
November sees the biggest online shopping event of the year happen. Black Friday is a week-long event where brick-and-mortar and online retailers offer huge discounts and one-off deals to encourage consumer spend. And despite the UK being on the cusp…
The rise of the Gigafactory: protecting the buildings of tomorrow
By Iain Cox, Chair of Business Sprinkler Alliance First coined by Elon Musk to describe his first electric car battery production plant, the term ‘gigafactory’ has become generic for any large-scale facility that produces lithium batteries for cars on massive…
Sprinklers help stop fire spread at food distribution warehouse
By Iain Cox, Chair of Business Sprinkler Alliance When an external fire broke out in the early hours at a food distribution warehouse in Milton Keynes an automatic sprinkler system activated and helped to stop it spreading into the building,…
Fire and the haunting impact of past decisions
By Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance Recent years have highlighted the impact of design decisions on fire safety during the construction of buildings and the ensuing need for remediation. It brings home the implications of design decisions…
Lutterworth warehouse saved by sprinklers
By Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance A fire at a warehouse in Leicestershire was suppressed by an automatic sprinkler system, helping the fire service to extinguish the fire, preventing any further damage and allowing the business to…
Manchester self-storage warehouse fire impacts hundreds of customers
By Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service was called to a large fire, which broke out at a self-storage warehouse in Cheadle. Destroying hundreds of rented units, the blaze once again…
Fire completely destroys Ossett warehouse
By Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance Firefighters were called to what was reported as ‘a huge fire’ at a warehouse near Wakefield in Yorkshire. The devastating blaze tore through a car workshop and a concrete factory on…
New TYCO Sprinkler Shields protect from cold soldering to help ensure proper operation of in-rack
Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, introduces the Tyco Model ES-1 and ES-2 Sprinkler Shields for the protection of in-rack early suppression fast response (ESFR) sprinklers in storage facilities and warehouses. The all-metal shields work…
The rise of the warehouse and the issue of fire safety
Recent articles have noted the dash for warehouses that service our thriving e-commerce sector. Demand is strong for large, tall and clear spaces to meet our insatiable appetite for online shopping. But when you consider that the average cost of…