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Dry Riser Test Pump

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Following a special customer request, and some subsequent design tweaks, we are now able to offer this DRY RISER TEST PUMP SET. The set uses the Grundfos CRi1-23, a single-phase 230v vertical multistage pump, just 1.1kw yet capable of producing up to 14 bar pressure – more than enough to satisfy 12 bar pressure/leak testing. In brief, this design offers …

English Sprinkler Review

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The English government has (finally) announced on 5th September 2019 that it is launching a consultation on improving fire safety in high-rise residential buildings. The consultation is specifically in relation to reducing the height of buildings for which sprinklers are required from the current 30 metres (approx. 10 floors) to 18 metres (approx. 6 floors). This is another step in …

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Zone Guardian Goes Global

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Well, here we are harping on about SEP’s Zone Guardian again (of course you know it’s far from the only product we make, but it is a big success story for us)…! It seems so long ago now – probably because it is in fact quite some time – that in March 2018 we were approached by a company we …

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Scottish Fire Safety Update

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It’s great when endless lobbying by the fire protection industry, and in particular the fire sprinkler industry, comes to something. Both Wales and Scotland are streets ahead in terms of fire safety in buildings…and maybe England still has a way to go. In July, the Scottish government published stricter fire safety provisions for high-rise and buildings for the vulnerable which …

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ZG – FM Approved

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It is with great excitement and pride that we announce full certification of our Zone Guardian by FM Approvals, officially as of July 2019! As per our recent announcement on this topic, this is another project that has been some time in the making, and is just one more step towards taking our brand global. Rob Bell, our Managing Director, …

Any colour you want!

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Henry Ford famously said, “Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black”. Well, that’s not quite the case here – in fact, nothing we make at SEP comes in black as standard. But that didn’t stop us making one customer particularly happy when we put our ethos of ‘Responsive, Flexible …

Two years on…

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On 14th June 2017, 72 lives were tragically lost, many many more deeply impacted, and others across the world affected in one way or another due to the horrifying events which unfolded at Grenfell Tower within the affluent borough of Kensington in London. What started as a small kitchen fire in a smart-looking but far from affluent building, quickly turned into …

SEP renew Manchester Giants sponsorship

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Following last year’s sponsorship partnership with local sports and community basketball club, Manchester Giants, we are proud to confirm that a deal has now been agreed for next season. The advertising exposure and support deal continues to include court-side branding at the Giants’ home venue, kit sponsorship (with our logo taking pride of place on the top rear of home …

FM Approval progress for our ZG

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It’s another long (and expensive) road – so far 18 months since the original enquiry and almost 12 months since the formal application – but we are now in a position to report that a landmark step has been made in our attempt to secure FM approval for our LPCB-approved ZONE GUARDIAN . Our enquiries to FM actually started in …