IP technology provides faster data rates and a wide range of wiring media choices for easier installation, operation and maintenance The Johnson Controls new Simplex life safety network greatly increases the speed and ease at which fire detection and life safety systems…
C-TEC Launches New BS 5839-6 CPD Seminar
Leading life-safety systems manufacturer, C-TEC, has launched a new CPD-certified seminar. Entitled “A Guide to BS 5839-6 2019 Domestic Fire Alarms”, this topical and very informative seminar highlights what’s new in the recently updated code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and…
250,000th Allison Transmission is produced in Hungary
A quarter of a million fully automatic transmissions have been assembled by Allison Transmission’s Szentgotthárd plant Allison Transmission’s factory at Szentgotthárd in Hungary has assembled its 250,000th fully automatic transmission this week. The transmission was a 4000 SeriesTM Torqmatic model destined for…
Wembley care home where a resident died had been warned about fire safety failings
A care home where a resident died after a fire in his room had already been warned by London Fire Brigade about fire safety failings. Lee Valley Care Services in Wembley received a fine for just over £57,000 after pleading…
Vimpex vision is a global reality
Vimpex’s Identifire TriTone sounder has recently been certified by UL Laboratories, an important move that marks a strategically important development for Vimpex. The UL brand is recognised worldwide as a mark of quality, safety and reliability and gives Vimpex the opportunity to expand further into more export markets.…
EXPO 2020 Opens New Doors for Jewers
Jewers Doors have just completed the installation of sixteen sets of Phoenix Swift bi-folding doors for the newly constructed Fire and Ambulance stations at the $15.5 billion EXPO 2020 Project in Dubai. EXPO 2020 is the first Exposition or World…
IWMA: Programme for the 19th International Water Mist Conference out now
This year’s International Water Mist Conference will take place in Berlin, Germany, on 23rd and 24th October. The venue will be the Ameron Hotel Abion Spreebogen Waterside. As of today, the programme, which features a manifoldness of topics, is online. Part of…
ZIEGLER founds a joint venture with Bavaria from Egypt
The ZIEGLER Group, headquartered in Giengen an der Brenz, Germany, is establishing a joint venture with Bavaria Holding in Egypt, a manufacturer for fire extinguishers of all types and sizes. The two companies have been working together successfully since 2015.…
Fire Sector Federation Chairman acknowledges frustration at progress to prevent future fires like Grenfell Tower
Fire Sector Federation Chairman Michael Harper recognises second Grenfell Tower Fire anniversary calling for “action” A “refresh and renewal of efforts” is needed he says to stop another Grenfell Tower fire happening again. Accepting a lot of good preparatory work…
Rotorua residents left homeless after steaming, spitting ‘mud volcano’ opens up in the backyard
A New Zealand family has been evacuated from their Whakarewarewa Village home by a creeping pool of bubbling mud. Susan Gedye said she was woken by “a lot of shaking and jolting” at about 2am on Tuesday 24th June. Outside, a…
A volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea has displaced over 13,000 people
Thousands of people have been evacuated last week as the Mt Ulawun volcano erupted (Wednesday the 26th). Troops have been sent to help thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption on a remote archipelago in Papua New Guinea, as a…
IWMA: Programme for the 19th International Water Mist Conference out now
This year’s International Water Mist Conference will take place in Berlin, Germany, on 23rd and 24th October. The venue will be the Ameron Hotel Abion Spreebogen Waterside. As of today, the programme, which features a manifoldness of topics, is online.…
Maxxess InSite to transform emergency awareness and response
Multi-system control and innovation unveiled at IFSEC, stand IF2120 Transforming the way security teams monitor, manage and control multiple systems, Maxxess is launching its new, open-architecture InSite solution at IFSEC International, (London ExCel 18-20 June, stand IF2120). Maxxess InSite™ is…
Looking ahead to the big event: INTERSCHUTZ 2020 just one year away
A year out from the start of INTERSCHUTZ 2020 things couldn’t be looking better, with all the key companies and first-responder organizations confirmed and gearing up for the show. Held in Hannover, Germany, from 15 to 20 June 2020, the…
VicFlex™ Style AB6 Bracket reduces the risk of condensation impeding cold storage rooms
Victaulic®, the world’s leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, announced the launch of its VicFlex Style AB6 Bracket for cold storage applications. Created to adjust to any ceiling or wall thickness, the bracket is available for order with the V33,…
Where would an Emu get refuge in a bushfire? The PUB of course!
Fires have been burning between Darwin and south of Mataranka about 400 kilometres away over the last fortnight. When fires sparked in the bushlands behind the Berry Springs Tavern near Darwin, for publican Ian Sloan it was the menagerie of…
THE BIG 5 CONSTRUCT EGYPT 2019 GROWS BIGGER AS A REPORT REVEALS USD 300 BILLION OF PLANNED PROJECTS IN EGYPT
Egypt’s largest construction event, The Big 5 Construct Egypt, will take place on 2-4 September at the Egyptian International Exhibition Centre (EIEC) in Cairo. In 2018, Egypt has surpassed Saudi Arabia as the second largest single projects market in the…
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