Fire Sprinklers News from Google
July 2010
Fire destroys retail warehouse except where
sprinklered
René de Feijter of Efectis reports that a retail
warehouse in Schijndel, The Netherlands was
destroyed by fire on 10th June. The retail warehouse
was owned by Boerenbond and mainly held gardening
and pet products. All but one part of the building
burned to the ground. The surviving part was a store
for up to 1,000kg of fireworks. The fireworks store
was sprinklered and suffered little damage as the
photograph from René show. One shows the e fireworks
store after the fire outside amid the ruins of the
rest of the retail warehouse.

Since the tragic fireworks fire in Enschede in 2000,
which killed 23 people and injured 947 others,
fireworks in The Netherlands must be kept in special
stores that are also sprinklered. In this recent
fire the fire brigade temporarily evacuated nearby
people from their homes as a precautionary measure
but the sprinkler system and fireworks store did
their job.
April 2010
Norway Introduces Major New Sprinkler Requirements
At the EFSN conference in Brussels it was announced
that the Norwegian government has approved new
sprinkler requirements. From 1st July this year, all
new housing units of more than two storeys will have
to be fitted with sprinklers. This will affect
almost all new apartment buildings.
In addition new hotels, new hospitals and new care
homes must be sprinklered. Norway already leads
Europe in the use of sprinklers per thousand
inhabitants. This change will, over time, make
Norwegian homes, hotels and healthcare facilities
the safest from fire in Europe.
Norway has a commitment to Universal Design, by
which is meant that housing should be suitable for
all Norwegians. Not all Norwegians are able to
respond to a fire alarm and leave the building.
Sprinklers will enable them to stay in their homes
until the fire brigade arrives. If they are in the
room where the fire starts all they need to do is
get to another room and close the door. Even if they
cannot get out of the room the sprinkler system
gives them some chance of survival.
Alan Brinson
Executive Director
European Fire Sprinkler Network
April 2010
Innovative Under Stairs Water Storage Tank

This month Nationwide Fire Sprinklers
have launched our latest product. It is a space
saving water tank that fits under the stairs.
Water storage tanks are required in
some properties which do not have satisfactory mains
water supply. These innovative, space saving
under the stairs tanks hold approximately 480 litres
of water.
2 tanks can be fitted under a
standard domestic staircase providing the full water
requirements for a domestic installation.
April 2010
Sprinklers for all new homes in Wales - The Journey
Groundbreaking legislation giving the go-ahead for
sprinklers in all new homes in Wales is expected to
get approval in the coming weeks. Ann Jones
reflects on the journey.
See full report from
FRM Journal
Jan 2010
Welsh Assembly Votes Yes to Sprinklers in New Homes
Welsh Assembly Members voted unanimously today
voted in support of Ann Jones AM’s bid to make the
installation of sprinkler systems mandatory in
Wales’s new homes.
The Vale of Clwyd AM’s proposal has been described
as historic by Chief Fire Officers across Wales and
numerous organisations in the Fire Safety field
including the National Fire Sprinkler Network.
See more of
Welsh Assembly Votes Yes to Fire Sprinklers in New
Homes
January 2010
Environmental Impact of Fire Sprinklers
FM Global produce an excellent
report on the environmental impact of fire and of
fire sprinklers.
Findings :-
See full excellent FM report on the
Environmental Impact of Fire Sprinklers
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