Alongside our many speciality fire sprinkler products, for some time now, we have been making and supplying 13 bar dry riser test pumps, and more recently we also offer a higher pressure 18 bar unit (for the Irish dry riser testing market, sprinkler testing, and other more demanding applications).
We have designed, made and tested the main units, and we can also supply various ancillaries such as connectors, hoses, IBC tanks etc.
But customers often ask us, do you offer training? Although we do have our training suite for SEP products (compressor, initiation boards, booster pumps, Zone Guardian and more), this does not currently include a dry riser capability… and there is the small point that we are not experts in the requirements of dry riser testing to BS9990:2015.
So, in order to help out our customers (or anyone else looking for guidance), we can offer details of organisations who offer the relevant training (and more), using our Dry Riser Test Pump.
*Edit: June 2026* – from August 2026, SEP will be offering Dry Riser training at our own premises in Stockport, using a blend of hands-on experience on our own mock-up dry riser alongside teaching and presentation. The training will be carried out by our specialist partner Peak Fire Training Services.
IFEDA first set up our equipment early in 2022, and offer dry riser training courses every couple of months in Mold, North Wales; in 2025 they will also be offering training for wet risers.
Website: ifeda.org
Training page: ifeda.org/book-ifeda-courses-online/
Email: info@ifeda.org or simonlyons@ifeda.org
More recently, the FIA (Fire Industry Association) have set up a new practical training facility in Northwich, Cheshire, for which we built a test pump unit with custom manifold. The FIA offer many courses in myriad aspects of fire training, and their dry riser courses will be available from early in 2025.
Website: fia.uk.com
Contact: training@fia.uk.com or 0203 166 5002
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