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Many laypeople think of fire sprinkler systems (well, maybe they don’t think about them too often!), and may not realise that there are quite a few different types. Each type of automatic fire sprinkler system has different advantages, disadvantages, design considerations, system components, maintenance requirements and more. We summarise below as an overview only, for passing interest and for non-design …

A Dry Riser system is an assembly of pipework and valves which runs vertically through a building to allow the fire service to easily connect a water supply to each floor without having to run hoses through the building. The Riser will have a breaching inlet at the bottom, accessible from outside the building, for the fire service to connect …

When it comes to safeguarding property and people from the devastating impact of fire, a reliable fire sprinkler system is indispensable. At SEP, we provide a number of specialist products designed to meet diverse safety needs. Let’s take a quick and simple delve into some of the essential components that make a fire sprinkler systems both effective and efficient. This …

In an effort to better ourselves (we do try!), last month we attended a day’s training session at Grundfos Sunderland, which is where all FireSAFE+ booster pump sets are assembled and tested – in fact, the session was made so much better with the joint attendance of several of our customers from North Wales as well (and if you’d like …

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 – …