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If you are looking for a low maintenance air compressor, or something really quiet, our range of Oil Free Air Compressors may just fit the bill for your client. Offering the same level of reliability and ease of installation as lubricated versions, our oil-free models come with several advantages. Without the need for regular oil additions and replacements, maintenance is …

We often think that, as manufacturers of a number of specialist products for fire sprinkler installations, demand for our various products (air compressors, Zone Guardian, booster pumps, pump start boards or pump initiation boards, valves etc) would be fairly uniform and balanced across the month and across the year, albeit maybe with some seasonal variation for certain products. However, we …

One of the biggest selling points of our Zone Guardian device is the hundreds of litres of water saved for each quarterly flow switch test carried out (because the water used for testing is recirculated, and not sent to drain as is the case for older-style flow switch testing devices). However, to protect the product from factory though to installation, …

Re-developed for one of our growing customers, for installation into one of the UK’s largest power stations, we introduce our new compact-design belt-driven compressor. Belt-driven compressors are used where larger output is required, beyond our extensive range of wall-mounted units. With immediate effect, all basemount units will lose the old board-mounted panel (which we admit was a bit messy with …

After some time in development and completion, we are excited to announce that our Training and Demo room is now open for business! This is something we could never have dreamed of creating, until we moved premises late in 2022, but now it’s here. Our aim here is not to recreate a sprinkler pump room or similar, we leave that …

Due to developing customer demand, and our drive to always look at extending and improving our range of specialist products for the fire sprinkler industry, we are pleased to be able to launch a new style of Priority Demand Valve. We already manufacture solenoid PDVs in sizes from 15mm to 50mm, and butterfly PDVs in sizes from 65mm upwards – …

Calibrated/certificated pressure gauges play a pivotal role across numerous industries, providing precise measurements critical for safety, efficiency, and quality assurance. They are intended to accurately measure and test the pressure within a system, ensuring performance and mitigating potential risks. In a fire sprinkler system, or a dry- or set-riser system, testing for leaks and for checking system’s ability to perform …

BS 9251 is a British Standard that pertains to the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of fire sprinkler systems in domestic and residential buildings in the UK. Its primary aim is to enhance fire safety measures, particularly in residential properties, by outlining requirements for the effective implementation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in order to preserve life and property. Unlike …

In a world of ever-increasing prices, we’re sure that our customers will be happy to receive this breath of fresh air. With immediate effect, we are able to reduce prices across the range of our PDVs (Priority Demand Valves)! How can we do this? Well, there are two main reasons – firstly, our ongoing successful growth in this area since …

Since we first launched our DRTP following a customer request, over 3 years ago, it has been growing in popularity in the UK, and we’ve even sold some overseas. The main reasons for its growing popularity – as given to us by real-life users in the field – are: It’s cleaner, greener and so much quieter than petrol/diesel machines; Powering …