BREAKING NEWS 02/01/2010 FPCL have moved to larger premises providing additional equipment and facilities to increase it's already extensive range of specialist fire protection application capabilities. Our new premises are located at 1-3 Highway Point, 239 Torrington Avenue, Coventry CV4 9AP. 10/10/09 FPCL Sister companies Fire Protection Developments and Fire Protection Solutions have both successfully achieved BS EN ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. 02/06/09 FPCL 2nd International Exhibition on Fire & Rescue Equipment and Technology will take place At DalianXinghai Convention and exhibition Centre. Contact www.coastal.com.hk/fire 12/5/09 FPCL WORKING WITH THE ENEMY- The FabFire Flame Retardant spray team were called into action to spray a black cotton fabric stage set for the indie band The Enemy to provide flame retardancy. This great new band will be supporting Oasis this summer iat the Recoh Stadium in Coventry. 20/4/09 FPCL International Firex exhibition will take place at the NEC 11-14th May2009 28/2/9 FPCL FPD our sister company has recently supplied Intumescent Coatings and Firestopping Products to provide fire protection to the new Armouries Museum in Stratford upon Avon. For more information visit www.fireprotectiondevelopments.co.uk. 7/7/08 FPCL are proud to announce the launch of the new website for there Sister company FPD who distribute and sell a wide range of top quality fire protective products, ranging from sealants and fire stopping to specialist coating products and retardants. The new site can be found at www.fireprotectiondevelopments.com. 30/6/08 The International FIRE INDIA 2009 Exhibition & Conference has bee announced and will take place on 18th and 20th February 2009 at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Information can be found at www.fire-india.com. 21/2/08 FPCL have become one of the members of SCG the Supply Chain Group which is an innovative group formed to give a complete supply management service from various companies with different desciplines to the Railway Industry. It will develop the IRIS system of Quality Management. FPCL with their Quality Standards are ideally situated to be a major player within this scheme. 12/2/08 FPCL through their FPDP Division have launched a new Acrylic Fire Resistant Mastic which is designed to fill gaps upto 30mm giving upto 4 hours fire protection. It is a safe and easy to use product and fully tested to BS476. For a brochure or further information please contact our Technical Department on 02476 422200. 19/11/07 FPCL at the prestigious LORD STAFFORD AWARDS at Birminghams NEC were runners up in the Impact Through Innovasion catagory for the callaboration with The University of Wolverhampton on their new De-Icer product and received a Highly Commended Certificate. This product is designed to prevent the transfer of heat to the electronic actuator operating the de-icer equipment reducing the outside temperature from 300 degrees C down to 100 degrees C. This is a considerable achievement given the stiff competition across the whole of the West Midlands. 7/11/07 A new range of products FabShield IPW has been launched by FPCL. These products are designed to protection timber and provide spread of flame in a fire situation. The products can be applied in our Coventry Workshops or can be supplied from stock. Approved applicators are available to undertake on site work to the customers requirements if required. 5/11/07 FPCL has appointed Darren Atkins as their new Sales Manager. He will be responsible for sales of specialist fire protective products throughout the UK. 31/10/07 FPCL has successfully tested its FabFire flame retardant on corrigated cardboard paper to provide flame retardancy. 10/9/07 FPCL has successfully reached the final stage of the prestigeous Lord Stafford Awards for Innovation and Collaboration. The product designed by FPCL being considered, provides vital protection to temperature extremes on actuators on aircraft, keeping them operable and extending the period of maintenance required. 30/8/07 An order to provide fire protection to a fuel barrier has been received by FPCL. Following extensive testing and trails a solution was developed. FPCL will provide the application for a major UK aerospace company using the latest epoxy technology given low smoke and toxcicity. 14/7/07 Following the AGM of the ASFP in Tewkesbury it was announced that Wilf Butcher will take over as Chief Executive from Graham Ellicott. 10/7/07 FPCL recently assisted in the fire retardancy of the fabrics for the Bollywood Awards in Sheffield. The fabrics were protected with FabFire F2 and formed a backdrop for the eighth International Indian Film Acadamy Award ceremony. 28/3/07 More dates for the diary. The EAPFP/EGOLF Constructional Products Directive Conference will be held on 19th June 2007 in Luxembourg. For further details contact wendy@associationhouse.org.uk. 26/3/07 The ASFP has announce it's AGM will be held at Puckrup Hall, Tewkesbury on 28/29 June 2007. 12/3/07 The International FireExpo will be held on 21-24th May at the NEC Birmingham. In addition a new dedicated Fire and Rescue event is being held on 22-24th May bringing together all aspects of Fire Protection and Firefighting. For registration e mail http://www.internationalfireexpo.co.uk. 2/1/07 FPCL wishes all its Clients and Customers a very happy and successful new year. 10/11/06 Fire Safety regulations finally changed in October. The new regulations affect all non-domestic premises in England and Wales. They will replace fire certificates which were previously issued by the Fire Services and will no longer be applicable. The new system is based on Risk Assessment which should be carried out by a responsible person and is the responsibility of the premises owner. This competent person can be a member of your staff if they are capable of handling this. Fire precautions within the building should be addressed and risks concerning flammable substances should be specifically addressed and a written plan drawn up. This is a requirement of the regulations but may also be sort by your insurers. There are a number of professionals specialising in undertaking Risk Assessments. 20/10/06 Fire Safety 'Keep it in the Box' is a new series of seminars organised by the ASFP in conjunction with the Association of Building Engineers. It deals with structural and compartmentation issues and how to contain fire to its room of origin. The seminars are to be held: 11 Dec 2006 York, 26 January 2007 Preston, 23 February 2007 Bournemouth. 8/9/06 FPCL's Sister company FIRE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED has just launched its new website. On this site information on all aspects of fire protection are illustrated. In addition a wide range of products can be purchased. These products range from intumescent coatings, timber treatments, sealants,flame retardants and firestopping which are all fully tested and supplied at competitive prices. For further information visit www.fireprotectionsolutions.co.uk. 2/8/06 The ASFP are running a series of interesting seminars entitled ' Fire Safety-Keep it in the Box'. These seminars will be looking at structural and compartmentation issues associated with fire containment within buildings. the dates for these seminars are as follows; 11th December in York, 26th January 2007 in Preston and 23rd February in Bournemouth. Further info and booking can be obtained on the ASFP website www.asfp.org.uk. 1/8/06 Fire Statistics Monitor- The latest statistics for UK Q3 2005 are available on http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1501713. 14/7/06 FPCL will be attending the Farnborough Airshow 17th to 23rd July 2006 and will be dispaying it's new literature 'Shielding Safety Critical Components-Aerospace' on the MAA Stand C11 in Hall1. Anthony Barlow our Business Development Director will be in attendance and would be very happy to discuss any aspects of our products and services. 9/6/06 One of the highlights this summer was the Chelsea Flower Show. FPCL were very pleased to be of assistance to the Royal Horticultural Society-Rosemoor. FPCL provided it's FabFire flame retardant for use on their highly acclaimed gold medal standard exhibit. The product was applied to the underside of a thatched construction which provided an excellant focal point within the display. 10/02/06 According to a press release the Regulatory Reform(Fire Safety) Order has been pushed back to October. For further info http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1002882&PressNoticeID=2057. 20/1/06 The AGM of the ASFP will be held 16 March 06 at HMS Belfast in London. 2/1/06 FPCL Managing Director Clive Atkins has been elected Chairman of the Coventry and Solihull Fire Protection Association. 12/12/05 Following the success of its Catastrophic Fires seminar the ASFP will be repeating them at Manchester and Edinburgh on 19 and 26 April retrospectively. 24/10/05 The ASFP will be holding an important seminar on Commercial Catastrophic Fires. The seminar will take place at the Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on 23rd November 2005. For further info please contact the ASFP on www.asfp.org.uk. 15/10/05 A seminar Fire Safety Design will be held 14-18th November 2005 and covers a wide range of fire safety topics. Further info is available from cpd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk. 14/10/05 FPCL MD Clive Atkins gave a fire protection presentation covering Flame Retardants, Intumescents to components,Timber and Wall Coatings to Fire Professionals in The Caribbean and The Bahamas. This was part of the launch program for our new Distributors CONCRETE INNOVATIONS. Concrete Innovations will handle all aspects of FPCL's operations in this area. They are based at 1 Crane Lodge, St Philip, Barbados, WI. Tel (246) 234 7873 and Website www.concreteinnovations.biz.You can contact Andrew Craigg, Dale Moore or Miss E Fields at this address. FPCL wish our new distributor every success with this venture. 21/9/05 Anthony Barlow the Business Development Director of FPCL has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Midland Aerospace Alliance (MAA). This is a prestigeous role and continues our commitment to providing Fire Protection to the Aerospace Industry. 14/6/05 The ASFP AGM will be held at the Telford Golf and Country Club on 7 & 8 July 2005. Contact the ASFP or leave a note in our contacts section for details. 12/6/05 Peers have approved the Regulatory Reform(Fire Safety) Order, reports the ASFP. Introducing the regulation, ODPM Minister Baroness Andrews explained that it would place the responsibility for ensuring that fire safety regulations were complied with on the person responsible for the premises. 2/6/05 FPCL has expanded it's operation in Coventry and has appointed a new Production Manager, Stuart Atkins and 5 more production personnel. This forms part of a new production line following a new contract to produce specialist fire protection for oil actuating systems. 1/6/05 FPCL are supporting the Midlands Aerospace Alliance at the Paris Air Show and our contact their is Anthony Barlow. Please contact him if you wish to know more about our company or the MAA. 23/3/05 FPCL have expanded their range of FabBloc flame retardant and seat blocking materials. FabBloc insulating fabrics are capable of insulating for upto 1000 degrees C and come in a wide range of thicknesses and grades. 23/12/04 FPCL are very proud to announce that they have been awarded ISO14001 following successfull assessment by IMS International. 23/12/04 FPCL wish all its Customers and Suppliers a very happy Christmas and a successfull new year. 15/12/04 The French Language website for FPCL is currently being prepared by our site managers and will be up and running in January 2005. 20/1/06 According to a recent press release the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order has been pushed back to October 06. For further info visit http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1002882 and PressNoticeID=2057. 10/1/06 The AGM of Tthe ASFP will take place on the 16 March 06 at HMS Belfast in London. 6/1/06 The ASFP will be running 2 more of it's highly successful seminars 'Catastrophic Fires' in Manchester and Edinburgh on 19 April and 26 April respectively.Contact http://www.asfp.org.uk/commercial.pdf for details 20/11/05 Clive Atkins FPCL Managing Director has been elected as Chairman of the Coventry and Solihull Fire Protection Association. 28/10/04 FPCL has now established its representation in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. If you have any enquiries for these areas please contact us on our main telephone number. 13/9/04 FPCL has successfully manufactured a large quantity of decoative half shells to provide 2 hours fire protection to structural columns on a project in Scotland. This project was undertaken for Interact Fire Solutions Limited who market a range of Fire Protective Solutions for Structural Steel. Full information on their range can be seen on their web site www.interactfire.co.uk. 11/9/04 FPCL is currently establishing representation in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece and a new supplement to it·s web site is under construction which will give customers the option of accessing information in French language format. Please watch Breaking News for further details. 1/9/04 The Fire Prevention Association has relocated it·s offices to London Road, Moreton in Marsh, Glos Gl56 0RH Tel 0044 1608 812500 Fax 0044 1608 812501. 29/6/04 FPCL with be exhibiting some of their specialist fire protective coatings on components for the aircraft industry at Farnborough International 2004 on 25th July. FPCL with be participating on the Midlands Aerospace Alliance Stand E7 in Hall 4. The stand will be featuring a number of aerospace companies from the Midlands area. If you would like to discuss any aspects of fire protection please ask for Anthony Barlow. 28/6/04 The Fire Service Annual Conference takes place 24/25 th November at Moreton in the Marsh. For details contact www.fireservicecollege.ac.uk 28/6/04 The Spanish Congress on Fire Safety will take place in Barcelona on 19/21st October 2004. For Info contact http://www.sci2004.org/english/e_index.html 18/5/04 The AGM of the ASFP will take place on the 22/23 June 2004 in Tewksbury. Anyone wishing to attend should contact the ASFO at www.asfp.org.uk. 17/4/04 FPCL have successfully fire protected WOLFIE THE DOG. FPCL had a strange request recently when they were asked to apply flame retardant to protect a fabric creature along with his friends a duck, a cat, a penguin and a number of other characters for an exhibition in London for the Big Wide Talk Childrens Project. FPCL used FabFire F2 their flame retardant which is suitable for a wide range of fabrics. 23/3/04 The AIRPORT FIRE-RESCUE USA conference will take place 17-19th May 04 in Las Vegas, for info contact www.iafpa.org.uk 23/3/04 GRP has always been a difficult substrate on which to achieve good fire protection results. FPCL has sucessfully achieved some useful results on fire protection recently on these type of products. The results relate to both fire protection and insulation. 1/3/04 FPCL is happy to announce the introduction of two new web pages to our site. The first page covers our flame retardant product FabFire which has established itself as a premier coating for fabrics and timber. Our second new page covers FabBloc our unique fabric interliner which gives added fire protection to cloths and fabrics in seating used within the transportation sector. Please visit our new pages for further information. 25/2/04 The new design guide for the Fire Protection of Buildings will be available shortly. To register for a copy you can contact LPC at www.thefpa.co.uk/abilogin.asp from the LPC. 18/12/03The Fire Safety Development Group (FSDG) will be holding a Parliamentary Seminar on Fire Safety Reforms on Monday 26th Jan 2004.This seminar is sponsored and chaired by the All-Party Parliamentary Fire Safety Group and will be Held in the House of Lords. For booking info you can contact Ian Taggett at secretariat@fsdg.org.uk. The speakers will include Minister for Local Government and the Regions Rt Hon Nick Raynesford MP. 9/12/03 FPCL have successfully applied flame retardant to a curtain of 540M2 in its specialist facility. Fpcl is able to flame retard a wide range of fabrics with its FabFire range of products. 02/12/03 Important notes for your diary Firex South exhibition at Sandown Park 23-24 March 2004(jblue@cmpinformation.com) and Interbuild Birmingham 25-29 April 2004 (http://www.interbuild.com) 29/9/03 The ASFP are running a series of seminars called Raising the Level of Competence in Passive Fire Protection. These seminars will be held on 26 Nov at Murrayfield Stadium, 15Jan04 atCardiff Millenium Stadium, 25 Feb 04 Manchester City Stadium, 23 March 04 Sandown Racecoarse, 22 April 04 Siverstone Racecoarse. Further details are available by contacting the ASFP at www.asfp.org.uk 20/8/03 FPCL have successfully tested a new Thermal Actuator Enclosure at Chiltern International Test Centre. The Enclosue box is design to take an actuator and keep it operating for upto 90 minutes in a fire situation. This type of actuator is generally used to operate smoke dampers and therefor is a critical component in a building design. This type of actuator is also commonly used in shipping and for this FPCL has a 60 minute marine version. For further information leave us a message on this site. 10/8/03 There are a number of Trade Missions being organised through Trade Partners UK and the FIC specifically for exporters of fire protection products. Info can be obtained through Trade Partners at www.tradepartners.gov.uk 20/7/03 The important ASFP Yellow Book is now available as a download. This book contains all the imformation you need to calculated the fire protection required for strucural steel, including HP/A and Steel Size tables.To obtain a copy visit site WWW.asfp.org.uk 17/7/03 FPCL Managing Director has been elected Chairman of the UK Fire Trade Association ASFP. 6/6/03 The ASFP the leading passive fire protection trade association is holding it·s AGM on 16th July 2003 at Staverton Park Hotel Daventry Northants. If you are interested or wish to attend you can contact Graham Ellicott at the ASFP on e mail graham.ellicott@asfp.org.uk 6/6/03 The ASFP the leading UK Trade Body for the passive fire industry is holding its AGM on 16th July 2003. Anyone who is interested or would like to join the Association can contact them at www.asfp.org 7/5/03 There is a major fire exhibition and conferance at the NEC Birmingham called INTERNATIONAL FIRE EXPO on 19-21 May 2003. This a premier exhibition and has a number of key speakers including Professor Rosemarie Everton who is a leading expert on the Regulatory Reform Act. Further info can be obtained on website www.fire-expo.co.uk 30/4/03 The new brochure covering the full range of FPCL products and services is now available. For your copy please e mail us at Fpcltd@btconnect.com ..... 29/4/03 New FabFire flame retardant product launched. The new FabFire flame retardant product has been launched and has been featured in the Hospital Bulletin March/April edition.