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Fire Protection Standards Worldwide: NFPA, EN 12845, ASIB & More
Global Fire Protection Standards: Comparing Sprinkler System Regulations
Fire sprinkler systems are key for protecting life and property, but...
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The Importance of Hydraulic Calculations in Engineering Design
In engineering design, hydraulic calculations play a critical role in ensuring project success and safety. From plumbing systems to power plants and...
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Fire Sprinkler International - London 2022
After two years of travel restrictions and post-Covid, we can finally meet up for a two-day fire sprinkler conference in London on the 31st of May...
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Two years on from Grenfell fire
Two years on from the tragedy of Grenfell where 72 people died, the law still states that in England only new residential properties above 30 m in...
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Sprinkler System Saves Potential Grenfell 2.0
On the 8th of June 2019, a fire in Eunice Kelly’s flat in Greater Manchester was contained before it could spread to the other 57 homes in her...
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Sprinklers would have Contained Liverpool Arena Blaze
A car park at Kings Dock, close to the Echo Arena in Liverpool, went up in flames on New Year’s Eve. The final event of the Liverpool International...
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Grenfell Tower fire disaster, could fire sprinkler help
It was devastating watching the news coverage of the Grenfell fire disaster on 14th June 2017 and to hear that so many have lost their lives in this...
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Fire Sprinkler Hydraulic Calculations: From Slide Rules to Software
Before scientific calculators and computers revolutionized the industry, fire protection engineers relied on hydraulic slide rules and manual...
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Essential Fire Sprinkler to Philosophy in 23 steps
fire sprinklers to philosophy well apparently you can in 23 steps, all you need to do is to type fire sprinklers into Wikipedia and then click on the...
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FHC Training at Yarnfield
I am always delighted to be able to show old hands who have been using our FHC software for many years new tricks and shortcuts
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EN 12845:2015 Automatic Sprinkler Systems Standard
EN 12845: 2015 Automatic Sprinkler Systems or to give it its full title EN 12845:2015 Fixed firefighting systems - Automatic sprinkler systems -...
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BS 9251 - An introduction to the standard
We were delighted to be able to present a webinar to our customers which introduced the new BS 9251: 2014 fire sprinkler systems for domestic and...
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Pr EN 16925 automatic residential sprinkler systems
CEN has published the draft standard pr EN 16925 fixed firefighting systems – automatic residential sprinkler systems – design, installation and...
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Domestic fire sprinkler system another life saved
I have been delighted to see so many fires have been stopped by sprinkler installations in domestic and residential premises this clearly shows how...
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Coroner calls for all new houses to have fire sprinklers
It was really good to see that a coroner has once again called for all new houses to be fitted with domestic fire sprinkler systems to be fitted to...
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Hydraulic calculations for water mist systems
Water mist systems are becoming increasingly more popular as an alternative to traditional fire sprinkler systems but like any new technology we need...
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Essential 50% of fire deaths are people receiving care
This sad statistic was published during care is week 2015 which showed out of 30 people who died in fires in London 13 were receiving care at home or...
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Fire sprinklers for Scottish homes is this the way forward
In the first 5 months of this year, there have been 28 fire deaths in Scotland this is a considerable increase in deaths due to fire in Scotland from...
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A great day’s training for FHC users
Yesterday we held one of our FHC training days in association with Xact and were delighted to have 10 delegates, 2 of which travelled from South...
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School saved by fire sprinkler
A fire broke out at Marriotts School in Stevenage on the second floor of the main building in a toilet cubicle. The sprinkler system activated and...
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