It is pleasing to see that the Branch has again been able to run an…
Issue 10

DCD looks to nanotechnology
Fires across Dubai will soon be a thing of the past, according to the Emirate’s…

Intersec 2018 – Concludes in Dubai with all eyes on exciting future
AI and robotics take centre-stage with new technologies changing security, safety and fire protection landscape…

Mavili Elektronik – 30 years of experience offering solutions for fire and gas detection systems
Mavili manufactures high qualified products in its production facility located in Istanbul. The products are…

Pyroplex – A global fire protection force with local knowledge
At the forefront of the passive fire protection industry, Pyroplex Ltd is a powerful force,…

Fike® – Enters FK-5-1-12 market equipped with Impulse Valve Technology
With its recent launch of chemical clean agent FK-5-1-12, Fike International Sdn. Bhd. now features…

Fire safety in wind turbines – there is more to know
Wind power is an important and growing source of renewable energy in Europe. Due to…

UAE / UK High Rise Building event – follow up
In the January issue of Gulf Fire we reported on the roundtable event exploring high…

UCLan meeting the requirements of High Hazard Industries
Since the official launch of UCLan PROTECT in September 2017 this innovative and holistic approach…

UAE: Improving fire safety on construction sites
Here Paul Henson, Sales and Marketing Director at Ramtech Electronics, looks at why Dubai Civil…

Keeping it clean
The provision of cleaning and maintenance services for firefighter PPE varies greatly around the world.…

Cellulose or plastic? It’s not just about shopping bags
The vast product arrays that move through modern storage warehouses provide a constant challenge to…

Fire safety of façades
Façade fires do not occur often, in comparison to other major structure fires only 1.3 – 3 % of the total number of structure fires [1], but relatively recently several high-profile façade fires have occurred around the world that have had major consequences such as the fires in the United Arab Emirates, Australia, China, France and the United Kingdom. [1-3]
These external fires spread rapidly from floor to floor and sometimes large parts of the whole building is engulfed in fire as became obvious in the very recent tragic fire in the Grenfell Tower in London in which 71 people died. This shows the importance to limit or delay fire spread to higher floors. Requirements built on large scale fire testing will decrease the risk of these types of fires together with quality systems to ensure that the buildings are constructed according to the tested construction. However, the recent fires and the continuous introduction of new materials and façade systems might call for an update of these tests and regulations.

When the stakes are high… fire protection for mission critical industries
Power utilities, data centres, critical control rooms, manufacturing plants, oil and gas rigs… in our…

Stop cancer at the door!
International studies have shown that firefighters have a significantly higher risk of developing cancer in…

Environmental selection and use of firefighting foams
The Australian fire protection industry has concerns with some regulatory approaches to firefighting foams, and…
Tall tower fire safety tops the agenda
The annual Intersec Expo in Dubai in January 2018 was the 20th year of the…