The benefits of spring loaded safety gates
By Mark Dolan,General Manager, Roof Edge Fabrications They’re referred to by many different names; self closing gate, safety gate, spring loaded gate, even ladder gate, but whichever term you use, …
Safety & Security
New surface gets to grips with slips on external steps
Thermapply, a unique non-slip surface application specifically designed to eliminate slips, trips and falls at outdoor public and commercial spaces is now available. The product, which is manufactured in the …
Advanced Chosen to Protect Landmark HQ Building
Global fire systems manufacturer Advanced has been selected to protect the new global headquarters of Landmark Group in Dubai. Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, the Landmark Group has successfully grown …
Advanced Provides New Fire System Simulator to Leading London Airport
London City Airport has recently opened a new simulation training room, mirroring its fire system which features panels from leading manufacturer, Advanced. Opened in 1987, the airport, situated at the …
Self Closing Safety Gates Provides Roof Edge Protection
Safesite, a supplier of fall protection solutions, has introduced Kee Gate, a range of self-closing safety gates as part of its product portfolio which provides workers with a safety solution …
Safety on Green Roofs
Jason Godfrey, General Manager at Safesite, explains the importance of safety solutions on green roofs. As we become increasingly conscious about the environment and green issues, the demand for sustainable …
Schools out for summer!
Specialist timber fire door manufacturer, Ahmarra are working to tight deadlines to ensure that their latest school projects receive their doorsets in good time for the start of the new …
Vicaima staining makes its mark at Fulham Riverside
A major development for Barratt London alongside the River Thames in South West London has been fitted with doors, panelling and skirting from the Vicaima range of stained Oak veneers. …
Advanced Protection for Magna Carta
One of the most famous historical documents in Britain, if not the western world, is being protected by extinguishing and fire alarm panels from Advanced with installation by Reflex Systems. …
Huge Leisure Development Protected by Advanced
Industry-leading intelligent fire systems manufacturer Advanced, has been chosen to provide protective panels for a major new Center Parcs UK short break Village. The newest addition to the Center Parcs …
Is this the most secure U-PVC door available in the market?
Total Glass has introduced a new advanced multi-point locking system as standard on all its single and double U-PVC entrance doors manufactured in-house at its Liverpool production facility. Incorporating a …
First company achieves BM TRADA Q-Mark certification for Fire Stopping Installation
BM TRADA is pleased to announce Panache Fire Services Ltd as the first company to achieve certification under its Q-Mark Fire Stopping Installation scheme. The recently introduced scheme, aims to …
Eaton’s Security Business Announces The Latest Addition To Its Intruder Alarm Control Panel Range
Eaton’s Security business has announced the availability of the latest addition to its industry leading intruder alarm control panel range – the i-on1000EXKP. Designed to meet today’s challenging requirements, it …
Groundbreaking Train Factory to be Protected by CDS Security & Fire and Advanced
Hitachi Rail Europe has specified industry-leading MxPro multiprotocol fire panels from Advanced to protect its new UK manufacturing facility in County Durham, the first brand new rail vehicle manufacturing facility …
Eaton expands touchpoint to include new website & rewards scheme
Eaton’s Security business has announced the launch of its new look touch point website and new rewards scheme. As well as providing its customers with access to first class online …
Design Meets Security: Boon Edam Launches Revolutionary Access Control Barrier Series in Europe
Edam, The Netherlands – The business world is ever changing. With people passing through all day long, the security of sensitive areas of buildings, as well as the personal safety …
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: …
Eaton Offers the Perfect Package with its i-on16 kits
MITCHELDEAN … Power management company Eaton today announced the availability of a new range of specially configured kits from its security business, which are based around its proven i-on16 radio …
Aliro offers web-based access control for small and medium-sized businesses
Aliro, the new access control system from the Security Products from Siemens, offers a clearly structured system architecture with user-friendly software and intuitive mobile applications. With its flexible operating concept, …
Advanced ‘Red Lines’ False Fire Alarms with AlarmCalm
Fire systems leader Advanced has stepped up the fight against unwanted false alarms with its new AlarmCalm complete false alarm management (FAM) solution. False and unwanted alarms are among the …
Nansulate® Protective Coatings
Network Rail – Icephobic Coating Network Rail is the owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain. One issue they’ve been working to solve is icicle …
Imagine
a beautifully-flush French Door from The VEKA UK Group The VEKA UK Group has unveiled the next coveted product in the Imagine suite. Following the launch of the sought-after Imagine …
Kee Klamp celebrates 80 years of safe structures!
Kee Safety, the leading supplier of roof top and ground based guardrail, is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its popular Kee Klamp fitting, the product at the heart of hundreds …
Total Glass windows improve security for Conservation Area homes
Liverpool-based social housing fenestration specialist Total Glass supplied PVC-U vertical sliding and casement windows for a property in one of the city’s key Conservation Areas. The white sliding box sash …
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 …
High-definition video recording solution for any application
The Vectis iX family of IP-based video recording solutions, just launched by Security Products from Siemens, includes self-contained network video recorders (NVR) as well as network video software (NVS) for …
Cooper Security’s new DET-RWATER detection system is a liquid asset
Cooper Security, a business unit of diversified power management company Eaton, has announced the introduction of a new water detection solution that can be fully integrated into the company’s market …
Safesite helps to protect the nations favourite squash brand
Safesite Ltd has installed KeeWalk®, KeeGuard®Topfix and KeeLine® systems and a number of CAT access ladders for Britvic Soft Drinks to ensure safe roof access at all times at its …
Engineered wood panel manufacturer, Norbord, relaunches AZT safety campaign
After the success of the pioneering “Accidents – Zero Tolerance (AZT)” safety campaign at the three Norbord plants in the UK in 2007, a “rebranding” exercise has been completed so …
Eaton’s security business hits the back of the net with its World Cup competition
Mitcheldean … Eaton’s security business has announced details of a fantastic competition that will give nine lucky winners a chance to meet some of England’s 1966 World Cup winning heroes …
Exactly 5 Years on and Business is Flooding In
It was back in 2009 when, after a lengthy period of time working via an agent throughout the UK & Ireland, IBS (established in Germany in 1994) made the strategic …
Safesite helps the Isle of White ferries to run smoothly
Safesite Ltd has installed KeeGuard® Topfix and Kee Walk® for Wightlink Ferries on their refuelling tanks moored in Portsmouth Harbour to allow safe access to the sounding caps and level …
The VEKA UK Group is ‘Secured by Design’ across the board
The VEKA UK Group is committed to supplying some the most innovative and technically-advanced products on the market and is proud to have been awarded the ‘Secured by Design‘ accreditation …
Timeguard floods the LED market
Timeguard’s lead in LED for outdoor lighting seems unassailable with the introduction of a range of wide-beam floodlight designs that produce even diffused light, virtually indistinguishable from old-style and energy-guzzling …
The next generation of energy saving outdoor lighting
Timeguard’s new LED NightEYEs are a completely new concept in PIR lighting design. Small and remarkably powerful, these 8W floodlights are compact and stylish enough to be used anywhere, whether …
Kee Systems connects to the University of York
Kee Systems, a leading supplier of Kee Klamp® fittings, has provided the University of York with an effective safety solution for a 45 year old footbridge across the largest plastic …
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 …
Altro Flooring still a safe bet after 14 years
Altro Walkway TM 20 safety flooring installed 14 years ago at East Norfolk Sixth Form, a top-performing college in the county, is still going strong and has recently passed stringent slip …
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 …
Flamebreak ticks all the boxes with specifiers
As popularity of James Latham’s high specification door blanks, Flamebreak, continues to grow, the UK’s largest independent timber and panel products distributor, is now offering them directly from stock at …