Fire safety makes an entrance
Glazing solutions from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain have provided high standards of fire protection for a striking new atrium at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The Atria Building adjacent to the Edinburgh …
Fire Protection, Safety & Security
Leading London Property Company Selects Advanced
One of London’s most high-profile commercial property management companies has selected fire systems from Advanced to protect its landmark buildings as part of a multi-million pound investment programme. So far …
Fire Glass Specialists – Vetrotech Saint Gobain
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain supply a product range that not only provides total protection against fire and smoke threats they have also been specifically designed to accommodate other multifunctional requirements such as: …
BRE approval for new fire-door from Schueco Jansen
The Janisol 2 EI30 Fire-Resistant Sliding Door from steel specialist Schueco Jansen has been officially approved for use in the UK by BRE. This means that architects needing to include …
Lathams launch fire retardant plywood
James Latham, is now offering LuminFirePro – a new fire retardant plywood Euro Class B – s1,d0 – through all nine of its nationwide panel depots. LuminFirePro panels are pressure …
Feel the difference with New Dekordor Oak 3D
Introduced barely 12 months ago, Vicaima’s highly tactile Dekordor 3D range of embossed face finished doors has really made a big impression with specifiers. Now the existing range of 4 …
Schueco fire-protection systems benefit from industry upturn
According to leading aluminium systems supplier Schueco UK Ltd, the continuing upturn in activity in the UK building industry – particularly in respect of commercial properties – has led to …
Latham’s launch fire retardant plywood
The UK’s biggest independent importer and distributor of timber and panel products, James Latham, is now offering LuminFirePro – a new fire retardant plywood Euro Class B – through all …
BM TRADA to stream live fire door test
BM TRADA will be streaming a live fire door test on-line on 15 September, offering viewers an opportunity to see for themselves the crucial role played by fire doors in …
BM TRADA offers free fire safety seminars
BM TRADA has announced two Autumn dates for its free half-day seminar on Fire Protection Measures– Understanding Your Responsibilities. The events will take place on 7 October, at the Holiday …
KAC launches ENscape online selection guide for VADs
KAC Alarm Company has created an intuitive online guide to VAD coverage, a powerful support tool for its new ENscape range launched earlier this year in response to the new …
KAC Set For AV Growth with ENscape Launch
KAC Alarm Company, the market leading call point and AV device manufacturer, has developed ENscape, a new range of EN54-3 and EN54-23 approved conventional AV warning devices for use in …
Assessing Glass in Fire
By Mike Wood, for Pilkington UK Ltd Fire safety risk assessments cannot sensibly be carried out without considering the use of glass in compartmentation and escape ways. Mike Wood on …
Schueco fire-protection systems provide the complete solution
Despite the overwhelming need for effective fire-protection in system-built façades, windows and doors, few companies possess a range that is comprehensive enough to provide a complete solution. The exception is …
Are your fire doors up to scratch?
If they are Vicaima 3rd party accredited and audited, then the answer is yes. However, if they are not, then it is worth checking the credentials and fitness for purpose …
6,500 Vicaima Doors specified in 38 residential and care homes
Ideal Care Homes (part of the LNT Group) has 38 residential and dementia care homes in the Midlands and the North of England. Vicaima has supplied a total of 6,500 …
New Ventilated Fire Barriers
TENMAT’S VENTILATED FIRE BARRIER (VFB) KIT PROVIDES THE FLEXIBILITY TO SOLVE ALMOST ALL CLADDING FIRE BARRIER ISSUES WITH A SINGLE PRODUCT COMBINED WITH AN ECONOMICAL PRICE. The cost of bought …
FAAST Very Early Warning Aspiration detector is now Modbus enabled
System Sensor Europe, part of Honeywell, has announced that its ultra-sensitive FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology detector now comes equipped with direct Modbus connectivity. Gintare Budriunaite, FAAST Product Marketing …
Hochiki Europe fuels the need for life safety at Europe’s biggest service station
When the Extra Motorway Service Area (MSA) Group opened its facility on the M25 at Cobham in September 2012, it marked the culmination of a project that had first been …
Hochiki Europe’s fire detection system keeps Vicentini Auto on the right road to safety
Vicentini Auto first began trading in 1974 as a family owned and operated car dealership and is based in the northern Italian city of Verona. Since then the company has …
New website set to open doors for Vicaima
Leading door manufacturer Vicaima has this month launched a new website. Designed with the needs of its customers in mind, the new website contains comprehensive details of Vicaima’s full range …
SAS International partitioning installed throughout the newly refurbished Derby Council building
SAS International, a leading manufacturer of interior fit-out solutions, has supplied over 700 linear metres of its System 8000 fully glazed partitioning system for the refurbishment and extension of Derby …
Hochiki fire systems protecting largest business complex in the UK
With around 40 individual buildings housing over 160,000m2 of prime office space, Cobalt Business Park is the largest complex of its kind in the UK. Located just a short drive …
HEAT OF THE MOMENT
Emergency lighting is a vital element of any life safety system and plays a key role in guiding people to a safe location in the event of a mains lighting …
Hochiki Europe takes to the sea on ex-Dutch Navy ship
Having been moored in the fishing town of Urk for several years, The Castor’s glory days as one of the Dutch Navy’s premier vessels were a distant memory and the …
Chiltern Fire invests £250k in latest facility upgrade
Chiltern International Fire (CIF) has invested £250k refitting one of its fire testing laboratories to include a new combination furnace, completing the company’s four-year development programme of its fire testing …
DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE
Peter Johnson, Managing Director of Vicaima UK and Chairman of the BWF-CERTIFIRE SCHEME, discusses the importance of choosing the right fire door. When things become difficult in the economy, quality …
Rock-solid Sustainability from Rockfon – Planet, people and prosperity
Rockfon is the leading supplier of stone wool acoustic ceiling solutions and is a subsidiary of Rockwool International, the world’s largest producer of stone wool, with over 70 years experience. …
Equality Act Compliance High on the Agenda
With many of our largest institutions now insisting that the door set opening force requirements set out in the Equality Act are met, it is vitally important for specifiers to …
Fike SigniFire ® provides dramatic detection!
The innovative SigniFire® system from Fike, which detects fires by looking for the tell-tale signatures of smoke and flames in video images, has been chosen by E U Fire & …
The shape of things to come
With its cost and time saving attributes, off-site modular construction has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. Andrew Dickinson of Hochiki Europe examines how the fire detection industry …