Fireworks Hotelympia 14 Special

Hotelympia Special

HOTEL

WATERMIST

FIRE SUPPRESSION

• HOTELS • KITCHENS • SAUNAS

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SOLUTIONS

TOTAL FIRE PROTECTION FOR HOTELS Fireworks Fire Protection Limited will be exhibiting this year at Hotelympia and will be demonstrating the best ways to protect hotels with their specialist high and low pressure watermist systems. The Fireworks team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have during the event and will be able to demonstrate the latest developments covering Hotels, Sauna and Kitchen fire suppression systems.

The Hotel industry is worth a staggering £115 billion each year and contributes to just under 10% of the UK’s gross domestic product. Fire suppression technologies are a key consideration when operating in the hotel sector.

Thankfully fires in hotels aren’t regular occurrence but hotels do have a responsibility to protect their customers from this risk.

At the same it is good policy to make sure that any installations don’t upset the running of the hotel and ensure that inconvenience to guests is kept to a minimum.

Fireworks Fire Protection Ltd have been working in this sector for a number of years and have been providing specialist high and low pressure watermist solutions to protect your risk whether in the public areas, restaurants, bedrooms, kitchen, sauna or ‘back of house’ areas of the hotel.

Hydramist® fire suppression systems deliver water as a fine atomised mist. This mist is quickly converted to steam which smothers the fire and prevents further oxygen from reaching it. During this process evaporation creates a cooling effect which blocks the transfer of radiant heat allowing HYDRAMIST® to combine the fire suppression properties of both conventional water-based sprinkler and gaseous systems.

“70% less water used than a conventional sprinkler system” Hydramist® is very effective at fighting fires and with around 70% less water used than a conventional sprinkler system the collateral damage in the event of a fire, or false activation is limited.

The droplet size of the Hydramist® system yields a surface area at least 100 times greater than a conventional

sprinkler droplet for the same volume of water and is very effective at taking out the heat and energy from the fire as well as reducing smoke particles which is one of the major causes of death from fires. ®

Hydramist is safe for the environment and people.

Working alongside owners, specifiers, architects and consultants our design teams and estimators work to understand what cover is required and then prepare efficient and effective bespoke recommendations and designs that meet all of the current fire safety standards for watermist systems.

With OH1 and LPS approval you can be confident that our systems meet and exceed current regulations with our OH1 Certification tested to the latest 2011 standards. We also adhere to the codes for design and installation of DD8489, DD8458, BSEN12845, NFPA750 & CEN14972.

Each client is assigned an Account Manager who works alongside one of our highly experienced project managers to complete the installations on time and within budget.

The installation is carried out by our own team of directly employed installers. This high level of control across our business allows us to deliver a first class service and allows us to grow our business organically through client referrals.

Dorsett Regency specifies Fireworks and watermist technology The Dorsett Regency Hotel in Shepherds Bush London chose Fireworks Fire Protection Ltd to install a Hydramist® high pressure watermist fire suppression system for their upmarket hotel in Central London.

The installation offers first class fire OH1 (Ordinary Hazard 1) as detailed protection against accidental fire and in BE EN 12845 and it was installed in arson using a Hydramist® OH1 system. the public areas, bedrooms, sauna and back of house areas. The installation is Project on going and will be completed by the The Dorsett Regency Hotel formerly end of 2013. the Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion is part Requirements of Dorsett Hospitality International.

The Hydramist® OH1 system offers Receiving Grade Listed status in 1974 fast and effective control and the building has gone through a suppression of fire. variety of guises since its construction in 1923- having previously been a It offers a quick return to operation in theatre, cinema and bingo hall. In the event of a fire with minimal post 2006 planning approval was granted fire damage and clean up. It was easily to convert the site into a luxury hotel. retro-fitted by Fireworks Ltd using

Solution Fireworks Ltd designed, supplied and installed a Hydramist® OH1 watermist system to protect the hotel from the risk of fire.

small bore stainless steel pipe which offers superior life over the mild steel equivalent. Rapid project completion times with minimum floor footprint will be achieved by Firework’s engineers.

Fireworks are currently installing a number of their watermist systems into hotels across the country. The Dorsett Regency Hotel in Shepherd’s Bush in London is the most recent and Fireworks are installing a Hydramist® high pressure watermist system throughout the hotel.

The Hydramist® system was chosen for a number of reasons; they are the UK’s only high pressure watermist manufacturer, the product is of a high standard and allows for easy retrofitting into the existing building.

The system has been fully fire tested and certified within the parameters of the latest CEN 14972 – 2011 OH1 test criteria. The hazard type for this risk is

3 star boutique hotel install low pressure VID watermist systems The Capilon Hotel Group’s Craven Hotel Caraven Terrace London, located in the centre of London is a 3 star boutique hotel with 34 bedrooms. During renovations in 2013/2014 it was decided to install a low pressure VID watermist system to provide a compensatory feature to the removal of one stairwell. This hotel was protected with the VID Fire Kill range of OH nozzles. Allianz, insure this building.

Belmont International are the brokers.

Hotel saunas - next generation fire suppression

Watermist systems dramatically reduce the downtime and the expensive cleaning up process for hoteliers

Saunas are now found in a wide range of premises including hotels and leisure centers and they are growing in popularity. Due to the demand these are often installed into existing buildings which haven’t been purpose built and the risk from a fire is therefore greater than a purpose built self contained unit.

The Risk

• The failure to off power to communications rooms, food the sauna on cessation of processing and catering lines, The risk of fire is increased as business. generator enclosures and saunas are typically engine test facilities. Many • Thermostat failure constructed from timber and years experience has also they reach temperatures of up • Lack of or inadequate been gained in the marine inspection regimes during to 95° C. They are also usually industry, covering machinery times of operation electrically operated and spaces, engines, kitchens and thermostatically controlled.

• Lack of maintenance accommodation.

• Electrical faults e.g.

Some large fires have been The Hydramist® 15AMPU fire internal sauna lighting attributed to saunas over the suppression system can be last few years so the risk to • General wear and tear operated manually or life, property, and business abuse of use automatically and is interruption resulting from connected to the fire alarm or Effective Solution such fires can be substantial.

BMS system to give a signal Firework’s has recently when operated. The system The main causes of fire developed the Hydramist® uses high pressure watermist resulting from saunas is 15AMPU fire suppression which is the preferred fire considerable as a number of system which is very effective suppression system of a factors are at play. at covering this risk. It can be number of insurers including installed into existing or new These include some of the Aviva and RSA for covering builds and is safe for people following: the risk of fire within saunas. and the environment a very How it works • Poor housekeeping big advantage over some of combustible materials left the other systems currently on The Hydramist® 15AMPU the market. in the vicinity of the creates very fine droplets of heater e.g. robes or water which instantly turn to Firework’s can offer Fire towels steam upon contact with the Suppression and Protection • Heaters left ‘on' and unattended for prolonged periods of time.

systems for a wide range of applications including data centres, computer and

flames. The conversion to steam immediately cools the fire and surrounding surfaces

smothering and extinguishing the fire in seconds.

Additionally the fine water droplets bind with the smoke particles generated by the fire and prevent the smoke from spreading away from the immediate fire zone.

Advantages of the Hydramist® 15AMPU • Fast acting and effective fire suppression system • Tested and approved to LPCB LPS1223 • Automatic and manual operation • Continuous operation until manually stopped • Reduced water use and residual water damage • Dramatically reduces the downtime and the expensive cleaning up process • Saves time and dramatically reduces smoke spread

Fireworks Fire Protection Ltd will be presenting the world’s first LPS1223 watermist approved Kitchen fire Suppression system. The Hydramist® 15AMPU uses high pressure waterski to suppress fires within kitchen restaurants and is very effective at extinguishing the fire in under 10 seconds but it is very environmentally friendly.

THE HYDRAMIST® 15AMPU OFFERS TOTAL PROTECTION FOR KITCHENS & RESTAURANTS Fire remains the most damaging and disruptive event that any business has to face, potentially leading to significant loses and in some cases destroying the premises beyond repair. Such events not only place people at risk but can also result in loss of customers and orders for days, weeks or even years.

History Restaurant fryer fire protection systems have traditionally employed either dry powder or wet chemical as a fire suppression medium.

Following their use to fight fires, both systems leave large residues of fire suppression agent on the fryer and any adjacent equipment. Both dry powder and wet chemical have minimal cooling properties resulting in a high potential for re-ignition of the fire, this can result in prolonged closure of the kitchen. Dry powder and wet chemical can be hazardous to health if ingested.

Why us?

The Hydramist® 15AMPU kitchen fire suppression system has achieved approval by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to LPS1223 standard. All fire testing has been successfully completed together with the various component function and durability testing. The process of approval has required the re-writing of the LPS1223 standard as the

droplets within a range of 60-100 microns to quickly and effectively suppress and control the fire.

Hydramist® system uses components and processes that differ from wet chemical and dry powder systems. In real life use and in testing it has been observed that the cooling action of the Hydramist® system combined with an ability to prevent the spread of smoke enables the kitchen to return quickly to an operational condition even after a fire. There is a significantly reduced risk to people and the environment and as only water is used the clean-up time required is minimal.

Typically a kitchen can be up and operational again within minutes of a Hydramist® system operation. The system uses only small amounts of water at high pressure with water

The Hydramist® Automatic 15AMPU system offered a cost effective fast reacting solution to their fire risk.

Using a wall mounted Hydramist® pump which does not require any water storage tank also eliminated storage space issues for the fire suppression equipment. These bespoke systems have been designed to suit the risk and environment and the extensive live fire testing ensures that the safest and most efficient system is installed.

Back to business in minutes: In the event of a fire the Hydramist® 15AMPU system effectively extinguishes the fire in less than 10 seconds and prevents the re-ignition by cooling the oil and hot surfaces.

After extinguishing the fire the fine mist continues to cool hot surfaces to below ignition temperature in less than 30 seconds preventing re-ignition of the fire. After activation minimal

clean-up is necessary as only clean water is used allowing the kitchen to be back in operation extremely quickly - in most cases within minutes. A further advantage of this system is that it helps to stop smoke spreading throughout the kitchen and into other areas as the smoke particles from the fire are captured by the Hydramist® droplets and the smoke is washed out with the fire. The system is harmless to people and the environment and as we only use fresh water it offers huge advantages over chemical based systems.

15AMPU vs Wet Chemical: The advantages of the 15AMPU system over the wet chemical are very appealing. Where the system has been used in anger the benefits to the client were immense.

‘In a recent incident it was reported to us that the unit extinguished the fire within the deep fat fryer in the restaurant kitchen within seconds.

There was no harm to any of the kitchen staff and the damage to the restaurant was confined to the deep fat fryer only. The clean-up operation was carried out by the kitchen staff and they were able to bring the kitchen back into operation in less than 30 minutes. There was no smoke damage to the surrounding area and the restaurant area was not affected in any way. The drama in the kitchen was isolated to this area and no other parts of the establishment were affected.’

THE 15AMPU IS CURRENTLY INSTALLED AT:

Saving time and Money: The restaurant was able to continue operating at full capacity. The average cover value of £35.00 netted around clean-up operation took place. £2,800.00.

The wet chemical system would need This would not have been possible with the Wet Chemical system as the kitchen would have been closed for the evening and possibly out of action for a number of days while the

to be refilled and re-commissioned by an authorised distributor before it could be used at of cost of between £1,000 to £2,500 (dependant on size of system). The cost of lost custom and of the replacement appliances could have run into many thousands of pounds. As the restaurant was part of a hotel complex the knock on effect to the disruption to the establishment was limited as a consequential loss.

The 15AMPU doesn’t require re-filling and where on-site maintenance engineers are present would not normally require any attendance from an authorised distributor, in this instance the system and kitchen can be up and running within minutes.

In any event the system can be used manually after an automatic operation has occurred until trained personnel arrives to re-instate it in full automatic mode.

Approvals & accreditations

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