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Are we pursuing energy efficiency rather than sustainability?

By Iain Cox – Chairman of the Business Sprinkler Alliance

Back in October, I attended the Fire Sector Summit where I listened to a presentation on fire and sustainability. The session...

Sprinkler Week starts and ends with a major building fire – Why don’t we learn?

This week is Sprinkler Week and it is ironic that the week starts with the announcement of a massive fire in Daventry that saw the total destruction of a 400,000 square foot warehouse – a...

Building Regulations Review – Are we just going to be papering over the cracks?

While the tragedy at Grenfell last year offered us a sharp reminder of the devastating effect that fire can have, it also starkly highlighted the ambiguity within our whole system of fire...

Sprinkler Systems: Myths & Misconceptions

They have been around for more than 140 years and operate on a tried and tested principle – being set off by heat. Notwithstanding that, sprinklers have been refined and improved over the...