Eliminating a greenhouse gas threat means dealing with potentially hazardous alternatives. In October, the gavel…
Issue 70 – June 2017
A near miss too many?
ASFP COO Niall Rowan comments on recent failures in the quality of construction and fire-stopping…
TLX Technologies – Addressing thermal requirements in fire protection applications
Products designed for complex environments are required to meet increasing market and regulatory demands for…
FireView – Why do you pay more to inspect heat and smoke detectors?
If you are tired of changing aerosols or cartridges to test smoke detectors, FireView is…
Selecting fire and gas detectors for harsh and remote locations
Liquid natural gas (LNG) facilities in the frozen Russian Arctic. Drilling platforms in the swells…
Object fire protection provides business continuity
Every company around the world is using IT to enable their business processes and production.…
Exterior wall fires on a global scale
It has been a little over a year since the notable exterior wall fire at…
The crucial role of fire systems in data centres
Our insatiable thirst for online storage and bandwidth, driven by the growth of eCommerce and…
Five factors for effective smoke control
Whilst jet fans can be an extremely effective smoke control tool in the event of…
Firestop tape – A new standard in firestopping
Firestop installers are in the life safety business. While firestopping is a key component in…
Fire safety management… the future’s virtual
Until fairly recently, automated central control of building-wide systems was found only in larger commercial…
High challenge: High-piled storage fire protection– Part 2
The accurate classification of commodities in high-piled storage arrays is essential to successful fire outcomes…
Tunnel fires – why they are vulnerable and the possible solution
Major tunnel fires can be catastrophic with the scale of lives lost and property damaged.…
Siemens protects unique works of art
Like billowing sails, a new Paris landmark rises above the treetops of the world-famous Bois…
Understanding digital linear heat detection
Linear heat detection has been around for almost 80 years but is still relatively unknown…
Fire safe furniture without chemical fire retardants
Upholstered furniture represents a fire hazard by burning intensely and by releasing large amounts of…
Yet another world heritage site gets Advanced fire protection
Durham Cathedral, the 1,000-year-old World Heritage Site and one of Britain’s most visited buildings, is…
Water mist – the firefighting system and the organization behind it
Ragnar Wighus, IWMA president and chief scientist at SP Fire Research Norway, says: “Water mist…
Improper ceiling plane and sprinkler head alignment with suspended ceilings
Suspended ceilings – or false ceilings as they are sometimes referred to – are a…
What the industry needs now, is qualifications
Everyone seems to be talking about Brexit right now. With the elections coming up on…