Fire Sprinkler Installation Engineers (UK Wide)
Fire Defence Servicing (FDS), is a leading designer/installer of Sprinkler Systems to a wide range of businesses throughout the UK and occasionally abroad. Due to expansion and internal development FDS are currently looking for additional [...]
History of the Fire Sprinkler Accreditation Schemes
1888 - Fire Office Committee of insurers (FOC) The Fire Office Committee of insurers (FOC) first published the first British Standard for the design and installation of automatic sprinkler systems in September 1888. This standard [...]
Fire Defence Sponsor Exeter Chiefs Geoff Parling
FDS are pleased to announce that for the 2015-2016 season they have sponsored Exeter Chiefs England and British & Irish lion Geoff Parling. Geoff is currently with the England Squad at the Penhall training camp [...]
Rapid Response
Fire Defence Servicing Ltd were instructed by a major UK sprinkler contractor to provide commissioning for a shop unit in St Austell The call came in at 1500 hours on a Monday and FDS Ltd [...]
The Shard is evacuated after fire breaks out in restaurant on 33rd floor
The Shard, London 4th July 2015 An oven fire broke out on the 33rd floor of The Shard this morning Around 100 customers were evacuated from restaurants in landmark Seven fire engines and 35 fire [...]
Sprinkler save at Glasgow Shopping Centre 24th July 2015
Scottish F&RS reports that at 04:55 hours on Friday 24th July, they received a call to a report of fire on the first floor at a 20m x15m mobile phone retail outlet in the Forge [...]
Training & Qualifications
BAFSA Achieves a First.... The qualification content, funded and developed by BAFSA and its members, covers health & safety, knowledge of the fire sprinkler industry, relationship building and communication, understanding how to manage own resources, [...]
Trainee Sprinkler Fitter
Job Purpose To become over time a fully qualified Sprinkler Fitter To support the Engineers in delivering quality workmanship on site at various locations throughout the UK. During this period you will be trained in [...]
Fire Sprinkler Service Engineers Southwest Region
Fire Sprinkler Service Engineers Southwest Region Fire Defence Servicing Ltd is looking for a new Fire Sprinkler Service Engineer to cover the South West region. Person Specification: The ideal candidate will be motivated, switched on, with [...]
Project Fire train FDS engineers to use the ‘Livetap’ System
Livetap Training Brian Smith of Project Fire spent two days to train our engineer to trainer standard on the use and implementation of Livetap. We are now in a position to ensue all our engineers [...]
Grenfell contractor: Sprinklers would have saved tower
By Ed Davey BBC News, London - 27 September 2017 A fire safety expert previously contracted to work on Grenfell Tower has said sprinklers would have stopped the fatal fire from spreading. Paul Atkins said [...]
Apprentice Design / Contract Engineer
Apprentice Design / Contract Engineer Fire Defence Servicing is a leading designer/installer of Sprinkler Systems to a wide range of businesses throughout the UK. Based in South Molton the successful candidate will need: You will [...]
Trainee Sprinkler Fitter
Job Purpose To become over time a fully qualified Sprinkler Fitter To support the Engineers in delivering quality workmanship on site at various locations throughout the UK. During this period you will be trained in [...]
Queens Street Student Accommodation
A new build development of 132 student accommodation rooms over 8 floors. Fully designed and installed residential sprinkler system to BS 9251 using CPVC pipe with concealed heads to plasterboard ceilings. To feed the sprinkler [...]
Residential landlords still haven’t learned Grenfell lessons – especially in social housing, survey reveals
IFSECGlobal Fewer than one in four (23%) private landlords have been in touch with tenants to discuss fire safety measures since the Grenfell Tower fire – and even fewer social landlords have done likewise. Three [...]
Sprinkler Designer/Contract Engineer
We are recruiting a Sprinkler Designer/Contract Engineer to join our team in the new Southampton Regional office. The candidate should be fully conversant with the following current standards,: BSEN12845, NFPA, FM You must be able [...]
Sprinkler saves in medium and high rise residential buildings
The following is a compendium of known sprinkler saves in medium and high rise residential buildings in the United Kingdom from 2003 to the present day. Steve Mills July 2003 : Lanarkshire, Scotland Residential [...]