Detectors and alarms news articles

Fire Station cutbacks create greater need for Fire Prevention and Gas Safety Building Codes

Recent cutbacks to fire department budgets across the country have increased the importance of modern household and commercial fire prevention techniques and devices. A new 2012 code proposed for the International Fuel and Gas Codes looks to provide inexpensive,automatic thermal gas shutoffs for gas appliances, reports TECO Americas. These thermal shutoff devices stop the flow of natural, propane, and butane gases in the event of a fire, decreasi... [more]

Looking to the future: Gas Safety Trust sponsors the new LASER Alliance

The LASER Alliance, which currently has 215 registered members (individuals and organisations), welcomed around 50 delegates to its first meeting at the Bristol Lifeskills Centre on Wednesday, at which they announced a three-year sponsorship deal with the Gas Safety Trust. This new alliance is set up to help children and young people “learn about safety by experiencing risk”. Dr Mary Benwell, a trustee and past chair of the Gas Safety Trust... [more]

Plumb Center & Parts Center raise £105,000 for children’s charity

Despite more and more people feeling the pinch this past year, it is reassuring to see that support has been outstanding for the fundraising efforts of Plumb Center and Parts Center. With the help of the generous customers throughout the UK an outstanding £105,000 was raised for Action for Children. The main events of the year were a challenging five-day Andalucian bike ride of almost 400km from Granada to Seville for 28 Plumb & Parts Center ... [more]

HVCA BECOMES B&ES ON 1 MARCH 2012

The Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA) is rebranding and from 1 March 2012 will be known as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES). The HVCA, established in 1904 as the National Association of Master Heating and Domestic Engineers, adopted the HVCA name in 1963. Bob Shelley, President of the HVCA comments, “ Back then, of course, that’s exactly how the majority of the members would have described themsel... [more]

Advances in industrial fan technology book

In recent years there have been some major breakthroughs in industrial fan technology. Fläkt Woods’ vice-president of fan technology, Geoff Sheard wrote a new book, Advances in Industrial Technology providing information into the reality of what is needed to drive technological developments within the industrial fan industry. Engineers who wrote this book, work in this field and the organisations that facilitate development of the technology.... [more]