Bristol Uniforms is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of innovative firefighter protective personal equipment supplied to municipal and industrial fire and rescue services in over 90 countries around the world. As one of the pioneers of specialist firefighter PPE in the 1960s, Bristol has remained at the forefront of developments and in recent years has invested heavily in R&D to introduce new, lightweight designs for close proximity and wildland firefighting as well as urban search and rescue protective clothing to minimise wearer heatstress. In the UK it is a leading supplier of integrated managed care services through its Bristol Care™ division. In March 2007 the company was appointed as Preferred Bidder for Firebuy's Integrated Clothing Project to supply all PPE requirements for fire and rescue authorities throughout the UK over the coming 15 years.
BRE Certification (incorporating LPCB) is a sister company to BRE. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of the BRE Trust which is a registered research and education charity.
As a world leading third party certification body, BRE Certification offers internationally recognised third party certification and approval of fire products, systems, personnel and services.
Our approvals are designed to help a wide range of sectors, including construction; healthcare; insurance; offices; manufacturers; shops; schools; transport & infrastructure etc.
BRE Certification also offers a number of supplementary services such as fire testing; research; risk assessments; training and specialist advice.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. The Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the joint venture MBDA, the international leader in missile systems. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo. EADS emerged in 2000 from the link-up of the German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, the French Aerospatiale Matra and CASA of Spain.
The European Fire Sprinkler Network is a wide coalition across the European fire safety community. Its members believe that fire sprinklers have the potential to make a major contribution to fire safety and through the Network encourage the introduction of national and European legislation calling for fire sprinklers to be fitted.
The FIA is a new trade association formed by the merger of the two leading associations within the fire protection industry - FETA (Fire Extinguishing Trades Association established in 1916), the trade association of companies responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of portable fire fighting equipment and BFPSA (British Fire Protection Systems Association established in 1966), the co-ordinating body for the UK fire systems industry.
The two associations have long shared the common interest of upholding and enhancing the professional status of the UK fire industry.
Founded in 1946, the Fire Protection Association is the UK's national fire safety organisation promoting the fire safety message to industry, commerce and the wider public. No other independant body in the UK has the breadth of knowledge and range of interest in fire safety matters.
Inaugurated in response to modernisation in the Fire and Rescue Services and with specific support from the then ODPM, now DCLG, FIRESA is the UK Trade Association for manufacturers and suppliers to the Fire and Rescue Services.
It represents the concerted industry voice, developing collective positions on legislative, regulatory and standards issues affecting the industry and enabling strategic alliances to be established with other key Fire and Rescue stakeholders. FIRESA participates in and influences the decisions which affect the Industry and its practitioners, forging a co-operative
environment which benefits its members, their customers and ultimately the public.
Founded in 1918, the IFE is a non profit making professional body with a rapidly growing membership of over 11,000 and a global reach that extends through 36 international branches. Licensed by the Engineering Council (UK), the IFE upholds professional standards within all public and private fire sectors by offering assessment of knowledge, experience and development and engages with major stakeholders to offer international conferences, identify and promote good practice and enhance technical networks worldwide.
The National Fire Sprinkler Network was formed in 1998 and remains free from commercial interest. We view the development and increase in the application of fire sprinkler technology as an enhancement of the public good.
In recent years we have launched a number of successful sprinkler campaigns. We are particularly proud of our campaign on large, single-storey superstores. Since January 1st 2000 all such buildings with a compartment size of over 2000sqm have to be fitted with sprinklers for life safety purposes.
BAFE, established in 1984, is a non-profit making organisation and operates independent third party schemes of approval for fire protection systems and services.
FireNet is a not for profit site that was started up as a private data store. This then was expanded to incorporate Fire Safety and Fire Engineering with archived news subjects from the BBC to name a few subjects. The site has an average of 1 million hits (60,000 visits) per month.
