As this edition of Gulf Fire goes to press, the world is still recovering from the devastating pandemic caused by the Covid 19 virus. Amongst one of the effects of the virus has been the widespread disruption it has caused…
The Coronavirus legacy and the drive for tower fire safety
When I penned my Editor’s Comment for the April 2020 edition of Gulf Fire, I mentioned that the world was fast coming to terms with the growing impact that Coronavirus (Covid 19) was already having across the entire spectrum of…
A great Intersec 2020 and now the threat of coronavirus
On its 22nd year, Intersec 2020 was held on 19 to 21 January at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, and was again under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and supported…
Intersec Dubai 2020 to set even more records
This issue of Gulf Fire is published to coincide with the 22nd edition of Intersec in Dubai being staged on 19 to 21 January 2020, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Gulf…
Forthcoming mega shows and the legacy of Grenfell Tower
As the end of the second decade of the 21st century draws to a close, the challenges in the Gulf region to provide the highest level of building fire safety and protection never lessens with the approach of bigger and…
Intersec 2019
This edition of Gulf Fire coincides with the 21st edition of Intersec in Dubai which is being staged on 20 to 22 January 2019. Intersec is now well-established as the leading global event of its kind, and the influence and…
The continuing legacy of Grenfell Tower
Readers of Gulf Fire will hopefully recall my comments in the last edition of the magazine regarding the likely global implications of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London on 14th June 2017, which despite the heroic work of London…
Tall tower fire safety tops the agenda
The annual Intersec Expo in Dubai in January 2018 was the 20th year of the event that began life so modestly as a local one day table top exhibition two decades ago. The 2018 Intersec event held at the Dubai…
Intersec 2016 and the Address Downtown Hotel fire
I am pleased to relate that the official launch of Gulf Fire successfully took place during the Intersec three day event in Dubai in mid-January. The magazine was very well received by visitors and exhibitors alike during the Intersec show,…
Looking ahead to the restoration of normality
Despite the good news of the development and imminent availability of vaccines to combat the dominating global effect of Covid 19 and its necessary precautions, the pandemic continues to cause further postponements of scheduled fire-related exhibitions and conferences, and other…