Already widely specified for flooring applications and creating ‘protected zones’ in roof-spaces, FIREFLY® FB 180 ablative batts are now also being used to provide fire compartmentation beneath raised access floors. Raised access floors are commonly used to accommodate power, data and other building services, creating concealed voids beneath the finished floor. Without appropriate fire protection, these hidden cavities can allow fire and smoke to spread unseen beyond the poin

By Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance.. In February 1877, a fire broke out in a Massachusetts mill. It was, by most accounts, an unremarkable fire and the kind of incident that at any other time would have gutted a building, destroyed livelihoods, and perhaps cost lives. But on this occasion, something different happened. The fire at the American Linen Mill in Fall River was stopped in its tracks before it had the chance to become catastrophic. It was the

Pyroguard has raised over £4,000 for Men’s Minds Matter after a team of employees completed a sunrise ascent of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) to shine a light on men’s mental health. Twenty employees took on the nine-mile overnight hike to the summit of Wales’s highest mountain, setting off before dawn and reaching the top in time for sunrise, pausing for a moment of reflection at the peak. The challenge was organised in memory of colleague Mikey Shoer, Pyroguard’s former Technical

By Thomas Roche, Secretary of Business Sprinkler Alliance The huge fire that closed Scotland's busiest railway station for ten days raises a question bigger than its cause. It is the same question raised by a substation fire at Heathrow and a car park fire at Luton Airport: how resilient is our critical infrastructure to the fires that inevitably occur around it? The fire on Sunday 8th March broke out in a retail unit adjacent to Glasgow Central Station. Within hours, the B-l

Construction professionals from leading architects’ practices to fire engineers and major contractors are signing up in increasing numbers to receive a significant new CPD seminar from Stephen Neville, the Specification Sales Manager for FIREFLY® keen to understand the technicalities of compartmentation and other key fire safety considerations. Leveraging a comprehensive portfolio of barrier products and fire hatches employed across commercial, industrial, healthcare, and oth

Pyroguard, the world’s leading independent provider of fire safety glass, has established a new manufacturing partnership with South Glass in India as part of its strategic expansion to support increasing demand across India and the Middle East. This investment reinforces Pyroguard’s long-term commitment to the Indian market and strengthens its operational presence in the region. The collaboration will enable shorter lead times and enhanced local technical and sales support

Nullifire is proud to introduce FS704 Fire Resistant Hybrid Sealant, a brand-new addition to its firestopping portfolio, developed by Tremco CPG UK. Engineered with excellent processing properties and built on advanced hybrid polymer technology, FS704 offers a modern, high-performance solution for sealing linear joints. Development Backed by Tremco CPG Expertise FS704’s formulation was strengthened through collaboration with the Tremco CPG Centre of Excellence in the Netherl

Pyroguard, the world’s leading independent provider of fire safety glass, has been specified as part of the transformation of the former corporate office headquarters of telecommunications company Canal+ into an ambitious mixed-use development in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Originally constructed in 2002, the 28,000 m² l’Eiffel building comprises eight superstructure levels and five basement levels. Its reinvention required far more than a conventional refurbishment; it de

A rapid and precisely executed two-week retrofit contract has brought the fire compartmentation within the complex roof-spaces to a Nottinghamshire health centre up to current standards under the Building Regulations, with the work being carried out by a Midlands based contractor, highly experienced in the installation of the FIREFLY® systems specified. The Meadow Heath Health Centre in the south-east area of the city has been undergoing alterations to allow two existing SP p