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NEXT GENERATION FIRE EXTINGUISHER WILL SAVE £MILLIONS
Mon 25th July 2011
In July 2011 Britannia Fire launched the next generation fire extinguisher – the Fireworld P50. It does not corrode and is made of tough Kevlar – used in bullet proof vests - with a polyethylene outer which is UV resistant. It requires no external servicing and comes free...
In July 2011 Britannia Fire launched the next generation fire extinguisher – the Fireworld P50. It does not corrode and is made of tough Kevlar – used in bullet proof vests - with a polyethylene outer which is UV resistant. It requires no external servicing and comes free with a 10 year guarantee after which the unit can be fully recycled, is set to save companies millions of pounds over the next few years in servicing and replacement costs.
Britannia Fire is once again leading the world in fire technology. Designed and pioneered by Roger Carr who launched his first extinguisher range in 1970 having set up UK Fire in 1968. The Norfolk range incorporated Roger’s seize and squeeze control valve innovation. He went on to launch the Britannia range in with its patented balance valve in 1986.
Roger explains ‘The Fireworld P50 came about from listening to customers concerns about the escalating costs of servicing. It has taken four years to perfect a revolutionary fire extinguisher which requires no servicing, though every step has been rewarding.’
The Fireworld P50 is also carbon neutral and 100% recyclable.
Andy Spence, General Manager of Britannia Fire comments ‘It eliminates service visits and therefore massively reduces carbon footprint and helps corporations achieve environmental targets. Britannia Fire offer a complete recycle and replacement programme. The manufacturing process requires little energy, no shot-blasting, no painting, no welding, no degreasing and no waste disposal .’
Any business with the responsibility for providing fire fighting equipment will save significant amounts and can replace existing equipment over time. New businesses and new sites can benefit immediately. Organisations with remote sites and hard-to-reach locations can benefit in reduced transit costs. Any business with outside facilities or extreme weather conditions can see cost savings straight away based on wear and tear of existing equipment.
For further information please contact Andy Spence, General Manager of Britannia Fire on 01508 488416 or email
andy.spence@britannia-fire.co.uk.
BRITANNIA FIRE AT MAJOR MIDDLE EASTERN EXHIBITION
Fri 19th November 2010
Britannia Fire will be exhibiting at the long established and well respected INTERSEC 2011 exhibition being held at the World Trade Centre Dubai 16th to 18 th January 2011.The exhibition which runs Sunday through Tuesday is a showplace for fire and security and Britannia Fire will be...
Britannia Fire will be exhibiting at the long established and well respected INTERSEC 2011 exhibition being held at the World Trade Centre Dubai 16th to 18 th January 2011.
The exhibition which runs Sunday through Tuesday is a showplace for fire and security and Britannia Fire will be attending for the first time. On our stand 615F located in the UK Pavilon
( Fire) Hall 6 ,we will be showing our full range of fire extinguishers, portable and mobile.
The Britannia range of portable extinguishers is well known to the oil and gas, petrochemical , offshore and shipping markets, and the Norfolk mobile range is now 1866 approved.
We would like to welcome you to stand 615F, where our exhibition staff , Roger Carr, the owner of Britannia Fire, Judy Flew and Carl Tunaley will be pleased to see old and potential customers.
ROGER REIGNITES HIS INTEREST IN FIRE FIRM
Wed 18th November 2009
The founder of a global fire extinguishing business has bought back part of the operation he set up 40 years ago.Entrepreneur Roger Carr retired from UK Fire International more than two years ago, but has stepped back into the fray by acquiring the manufacturing arm of business and factory at...
The founder of a global fire extinguishing business has bought back part of the operation he set up 40 years ago.
Entrepreneur Roger Carr retired from UK Fire International more than two years ago, but has stepped back into the fray by acquiring the manufacturing arm of business and factory at Ashwellthorpe, which will trade under the Britannia Fire banner.
The manufacturing operation was not included in the £12m acquisition of UK Fire International by FTSE 250 listed Connaught Group in July.
The new Britannia Fire business has 36 employees and a turnover of about £2.5m and will produce extinguishers chiefly for use in the offshore energy and petro-chemical industries and commercial shipping.
Mr Carr said “we have done a lot of work in the past four weeks and we have got a new product being developed and are building our export market.” Mr Carr said about 70% of the firm’s products are exported to countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Hong Kong and Singapore.
While the firm’s largest extinguisher is a 135litre foam unit – of which about 2500 are produced per year – the smallest is an aerosol, of which about 100,000 are produced annually.
About 20pc of turnover is to retail outlets, 60pc to the energy sector in the North Sea and shipping ad the remainder is to petrochemical firms.
He launched UK Fire in 1968 in his early 20s after a stint working in a lace factory in the north of England. Mr Carr serviced fire extinguishers, but realised the old method of lifting lever and hitting a button on an extinguisher could be improved inventing and patenting the control valve, which involves pulling out a pin and squeezing two levers. Branded the Norfolk range, Mr Carr’s new type of extinguisher was launched in 1970 and was followed by the “Britannia” range, which used zinc alloy, in 1986. “I could see the future in proving fire fighting equipment,” he said “legislation was changing towards it being compulsory. I got training and started my own business. The Britannia range is still running today and it is very successful.”
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