Over 100 firefighters tackled a blaze for nearly three hours at a block of flats covered in ACM cladding at East London’s New Providence Wharf in Poplar on the morning of 7th May. The management company has since reported failures in the smoke detection systems.

Howard Passey, Director of Operations and Principal Consultant at the Fire Protection Association, explores fire competency and what those responsible for health and safety within a building need to know.

Find out why a recently transformed high-end pub, restaurant and hotel in the village of Tattenhall, Cheshire, has specified C-TEC’s CAST ZFP for the venue’s fire protection system.

Failures in aspirating systems due to dust and dirt are common because the sampling holes and filters frequently get polluted, resulting in regular maintenance being required throughout the year. To overcome this issue, FireSense introduced its first automatic maintenance equipment back in 2004, and has now released its latest version with improved specifications and lower costs using house developed valves.

The Blazer 2.0 can be considered as the most powerful tool available to keep your aspirating system in the right condition. Find out more about The Blazer 2.0 from its whitepaper: Using aspirating systems in a harsh polluted environment >>

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This week, find out more about the Soteria Dimension family of fire detectors from Apollo and watch as Reacton talks viewers through a step-by-step installation guide of a suppression system in CNC machinery.