A fire which destroyed hundreds of rented units at a three-storey self-storage warehouse in Manchester has once again brought into sharp focus the wider impact of fire and the vulnerability of unsprinklered buildings. About 125 firefighters and 25 fire engines...
3 November 2020
When a fire broke out in the early hours at a food distribution warehouse in Hastings, an automatic sprinkler system activated and extinguished it, minimising damage and ensuring...
10 June 2020
A fire raged through a warehouse in Lancashire requiring eight fire engines and an aerial platform to tackle the blaze at its height. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Services...
17 October 2019
Three-and-a-half years on from a destructive fire that engulfed a plastics manufacturer’s unsprinklered factory in Lancashire, the lasting effect is undeniable as the £50 million turnover business has...
16 September 2019
JOHNSTON, R.I., USA—FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, has awarded its second annual International Codes and Standards Advocacy Award to Iain Cox, chair of...
18 June 2019
A new online CPD certified presentation that looks at the benefits of automatic fire sprinklers has been created by the BSA (Business Sprinkler Alliance). The CPD – ‘Property...
16 May 2019
Following a report last week by BBC’s Watchdog highlighting the hundreds of new build homes which are a fire risk, we are once again reminded of the dangerous...
8 May 2019
Of the 673 new schools built and open under the government’s flagship school programme, only 105 were fitted with sprinklers. With hundreds of schools in the UK having...
28 March 2019
The Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA) has announced it is a proud supporter of FIREX International 2019, Europe’s leading fire safety event which is taking place at the ExCel...
15 February 2019
The recent fire at the Ocado Warehouse in Andover, Hampshire is clearly a significant and complex one. We understand that an automatic sprinkler system in combination with the...
10 January 2019
A fire that engulfed a four-storey self-storage warehouse in Croydon on New Year’s Eve, destroying 1198 rented units, has once again brought into sharp focus the wider impact...