newsPioneering warehouse project almost empty due to sprinkler problem
Tom Roche, secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance shares a concerning fire sprinkler failure at a multi-storey warehouse in Barking.
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newsMajor warehouse fire in Enfield
More than 80 firefighters and 12 appliances from Hertfordshire and Essex County Fire and Rescue Services were deployed to a major warehouse fire in Enfield on June 21.
newsCannock warehouse destroyed by fire
A MASSIVE fire engulfed a 33,000m2 building in Cannock used for warehousing and distribution, sending plumes of smoke across the West Midlands.
newsFire wipes out cheese packing site
THE MAJOR blaze at the Butlers Farmhouse Cheese facility in Longridge on November 6th required 60 firefighters and 10 appliances to bring under control.
productSprinklers a sound gigafactory option
FIRST COINED by Elon Musk to describe his first electric car battery production plant, the term ‘gigafactory’ has become generic for any large scale facility that produces lithium batteries for cars on massive scale, Business Sprinkler Alliance chair Iain Cox.
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articleMaking the case for sprinklers in warehouses
The present Building Regulations require that new warehouses in England & Wales over 20,000 sq m in size should be fitted with sprinklers, but the Business Sprinkler Alliance (a coalition of the fire and rescue service, insurers and other groups) has launched a campaign to promote the wider and more effective use of sprinklers in warehouses with a view to promoting a rethink on the present size of unsprinklered warehouses.
