Whether you’ve just purchased fire extinguishers for your office or to sit outside on a construction site, there are plenty of options available for where you should keep them. Installing fire extinguishers correctly ensures that they’re always in good working order and are easy to find in an emergency. While there … [Read more...]
How To Dispose of Old Fire Extinguishers
A question we’re always asked is “what’s the best way to dispose of old fire extinguishers in the UK?” You can’t simply put them on the kerb on bin day. It is essential that outdated or used fire extinguishers are responsibly disposed of in order to protect the environment and to ensure that every recyclable … [Read more...]
How to Put Out an Electrical Fire
Electricity is something that we just can’t live without. After all, it helps to make our lives so much easier in many ways. Yet, in spite of this, the dangers of electricity are often hugely underestimated. According to statistics, electricity is the cause of around 7% of all residential fires each year. For that … [Read more...]
Introducing The Only Lithium Battery Fire Extinguisher
What would you do if your phone battery caught fire? Although it is, thankfully, not a common occurrence, it does happen and can cause serious injury and damage to property (not just your phone). Who can forget the disastrous launch of the Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 in early 2017 in which their batteries overheated and … [Read more...]
How Impressive Are Water Mist Fire Extinguishers?
Water mist fire extinguishers are becoming a good choice of multi-purpose fire extinguisher, as they’re much safer and more environmentally-friendly than a powder and have impressive fire ratings. We’re taught early on at school that water is unsafe with electricity and doesn’t mix well with oil either, and as such, … [Read more...]