Compartmentation is related to firestopping in walls and floors, to reduce the spread of fire. Compartmentation often relates to room integrity testing to ensure that a room is sufficiently sealed, to hold in the gaseous extinguishing agent once it’s been…
UK Exporters: doing great public service in the high-productivity private sector
The UK’s latest exporting news is exceptional and should be welcome news to the exporting element of the UK Fire sector. £837bn year-on-year to February 2023. This is 23% growth over the preceding five-year average. It means that HMG’s export…
Greener energy needs protecting from fire
Our dependence on renewables is growing, and as a result, the wind turbines being built are taller and more powerful. Yet with this growth comes the challenge of keeping assets operational. The energy matrix is changing and the industry is…
Post-Grenfell realisations about compartmentation for fire safety
The after effects of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower have kick started a realisation that change is necessary in the fire industry. Too often in our industry it feels like the certification is driving the maintenance, with its insurance…
Three ways to improve safety of lives at sea
The fire industry must work to improve safety at sea as well as on land to protect lives by taking action to prevent avoidable deaths through three simple steps: Improve inspections to identify CO2 leakage from a ship’s fixed CO2…