A new guide is now available to help social landlords in the United Kingdom (UK) understand the regulatory context, importance and use of water-based fire suppression systems in high-rise residential buildings. UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied…
Fire protection is environmental protection
‘We will need first to understand that it is much better to protect the planet than to repair it afterward. It is less expensive to protect the planet now than to repair it later.’ – Quote from José Manuel Barroso,…
Fire Suppression for Energy Storage Systems and Battery Energy Storage Systems
Stat-X® condensed aerosol fire suppression is a solution for energy storage systems (ESS) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) applications. What is a lithium battery? A lithium-ion battery or li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode…
Blueproof’s Portable Functional Test Oven is Ready for Action
After meticulous assembly to meet the highest standards, Blueproof has created fully portable functional test oven in accordance with ISO 6182-13 which can demonstrate exactly how Blueproof will activate in the case of a fire. Following requests from many interested parties who…
Driving development in fire suppression
We live in a world dominated by the impact of safety, both in terms of maximising life protection and reducing potential impact on the environment. Safety has risen to the top of many executive agendas, and its emergence as a…
Commercial Cooking Fire Suppression Systems
Commercial cooking operations present an inherent fire risk. According to NFPA’s 2012 “Structure Fires in Eating and Drinking Establishments” fire departments in the U.S. responded to an annual average of 7,640 structure fires resulting in $246 million in property damage.…
Amerex
For over four decades Amerex has been recognized worldwide for its reliable, high-performance portable and wheeled fire extinguishers and extinguishing agents. Today, Amerex has a full line of fire protection solutions for ever-evolving businesses, including pre-engineered system solutions for commercial…
Suppression System may have Saved UK Timber-Framed Laboratory
The semi-completed £20m timber-framed GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry for the University of Nottingham that was has destroyed by fire had been treated against the spread of flames, but did not incorporate a fire suppression sprinkler system. In…
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