Give us a quick history of Leader It’s a long story! I started by managing a company that was dealing with fire-fighting and safety equipment in France. This involved supplying and servicing the equipment. Both companies are based in the area around Le Havre, in Northern France. I then employed a manager to look after the other company, and I focused my attentions on Leader. For ten years we promoted fire-fighting equipment all over Europe, which we were not manufacturing at that time. In 1994 I hired an engineer so we could start designing and manufacturing our own equipment. Today, I can say that we are manufacturing 75% of the equipment we sell around the world. What I should say is that we distribute some third-party equipment, mainly in France and Germany, but we sell all of our own equipment worldwide. What benefits does having the entire design and manufacturing process in-house bring to the company? As soon as you work worldwide, it is essential to ensure your customers and distribution network benefit from a full capacity of improvements and customer service. As I said, in 1994 we started designing our own fans, after which we designed our fire trainers and then, since 2005, technical search equipment. When you design and manufacture your own products, you can check and validate the quality and performance you claim. That way you can be sure that your customers will be getting exactly what you promise. Having been a distributor for years, and still being one to some extent, we know that there is a limit to any insurance, shall we say, and as soon as we manufacture and design our own equipment we can really back up our distributors and customers. Sometimes we have to review a particular product, but we are proud that as a company we never leave a customer’s project unfinished if we couldn’t do it the first day – that is only possible if you design your own products. Tell us a bit more about the very first product that you, as a company, designed and really made Leader the company it is today. The very first one was the PPV fan, which we started to design in 1996, and was launched in 1997. This equipment is now well known; I would say we are the number one in Europe today, and are starting to become known across the world. These fans are renowned for their high performance. There will definitely be some improvements to our fans in the future. Also, together with improved performance, we have looked to focus on ease of use. Fire-fighters are looking for easy equipment – anything complicated is a nightmare for them to use in an emergency. Due to the training that is needed and the fact that they can be called out at any time of day or night, fire-fighters need to have very simple equipment to use, and that is what we have made. A lot of the features on our products are based on how easy they are to use. We combine high performance with ease of use. Again, it all boils down to ultimately what the customer requires and their needs. Well, one thing I can say about our design process is that we discuss a lot of ideas with our customers. We receive suggestions from them, take it to a committee and finally decide which features will be included on the upcoming product. It’s a long process to develop a new product here at Leader! It’s not a case of coming up with an idea one day and then making it the day after – it’s a lot more involved than that. We made our first fans in 1997, and the new generation came in 2007, with a completely new design that was really innovative at that time. It took several years to come up with the ideas, from speaking to our customers. For fire-fighting equipment, we have designed some new foam equipment. So, we can move air with our fans and now we are looking at making foam as well. We are already building foam generators, and will be launching a range of automatic foam proportioners for variable flow and pressures in 2015. We have also recently acquired the company Robwen in the US, about two months ago. What was the rationale behind that acquisition? For the past 25 years or so, Robwen have been making foam systems that have proven to be very simple, but also very practical and very useful. The two companies knew each other well and it made sense that, as we were about to launch our own foam proportioning system, it would be good for us to work together. We will gain expertise from them, but will also be able to bring our own knowledge as well. The fact that they are based in the US helps us to better enter that market, knowing that we intend to continue manufacturing our products in the US. On that note, while we manufacture in France, and we design and test all the products in our factory in Le Havre. We are very focused on developing markets as well as established ones. In France and Germany, we have two very well-established European markets, but we are looking to expanding markets in Latin America and China as well. We have subsidiaries in various parts of the world. Our oldest one, LEADER GmbH, is in Germany, and that is performing very well indeed. We have another base – LEADER North America – in the US, which started almost five years ago and is now doing well too. We have agencies in Latin America and China. I also think that siin we will have an agency in the rest of Asia as well. What is the company’s most popular product? To continue on our product lines, we have already covered the fire line of products – the PPV fans and the foam equipment. The second service we

 Effective fire detection and suppression is now top of the agenda for turbine manufacturers and wind farm operators, as they become acutely aware of the financial implications, safety issues and environmental impact of fire-damaged or destroyed turbines. With Governments across the globe becoming ever more aware of the environmental benefits of wind-generated power, the number of wind farms and the financial investment in constructing, erecting and maintaining wind turbines is increasing exponentially. Such a high level of investment, coupled with the increased dependence on wind power, has led turbine manufacturers and operators to become acutely aware of the financial implications, safety issues and environmental impact of fire-damaged or destroyed turbines. Indeed, fire safety has become such an issue that the USA’s NFPA [National Fire Protection Association], Germany’s VdS [Vertrauen durch Sicherheit] and Germanischer Lloyd have developed recommendations or codes of practice in the protection of wind turbines. The NFPA added wind turbine and out -building fire protection standards to NFPA 850 [Recommended Practice for Fire Protection for Electric Generating Plants and High Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations, 2010 Edition]. This document provides fire protection recommendations for the safety of construction and operating personnel, physical integrity of plant components and the continuity of plant operations. The revised 2010 edition includes detailed recommendations relating to wind turbine generating facilities. VdS 3523en [Wind turbines, Fire protection guideline] has also been used as the basis for the CFPA E [Confederation of Fire Protection Associations in Europe] Guideline No 21.2010 F, which addresses the same topic. VdS is a highly-regarded, independent, international, third-party accreditation and certification body for fire prevention and safety technology. Germanischer Lloyd, which specialises in classifications for the maritime and energy industries, has developed Renewables Certification Guidelines [GL Wind Technical Note Certification of Fire Protection Systems for Wind Turbines and the newest Revision will be released early 2015]. Turbine fire risk The almost inevitable consequence of these industry initiativeshas been that a number of detection and suppression systems have been put forward as suitable solutions. While many are effective for what might be regarded as “conventional” applications, they may not be suitable for the particular fire challenges found in wind turbines. The majority of turbine fires are started by a lightning strike, brought about by their exposed and often high-altitude location and the height of the structure; turbines are now being built that are up to 350 feet [100 meters] high. Mechanical failure or electrical malfunction are the second leading cause of fire in wind turbines. Capacitors, transformers, generators, electrical controls and transmission equipment, all have the potential to catch fire, as do SCADA [Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition] systems. There is also the risk of fire due to loose or broken electrical connections or the overloading of electrical circuits. Unique fire protection challenge What are the special challenges that an effective fire detection and suppression system for a wind turbine has to overcome? The core issue is, of course, remoteness. This is particularly the case with off-shore wind farms, but even on-shore farms are routinely in difficult to access or isolated locations. The essential characteristics of an effective wind turbine fire detection and suppression system are that it should: Deliver around-the-clock reliability and 24/7 unsupervised protection Ensure an absence of false alarms Contend with vibration, dust, debris and airflow through the nacelle Contend with extreme temperature variations Stop a fire precisely where it breaks out and before it takes hold Require no external power The options that are often considered can be generally categorised as: Air sampling detection Watermist suppression Compressed-air foam suppression Fusible link detection and suppression Total flooding CO2 [carbon dioxide] suppression Total flooding clean agent suppression Linear pneumatic detection and suppression Air sampling aims to offer early detection by collecting minute smoke particulates in the early stage of fire, but they do require a power source and control panel, which means that the system will fail if the external power or battery backup fails. These systems are also expensive, in part because they only detect a fire, and so need to be integrated with a suppression system. The major drawback to air sampling in wind turbines though is the ever-present risk of false alarms. These can be caused by tiny particles of dust and debris and atmospheric pollution that are propelled around the nacelle due to the turbine housing having a number of openings to allow air to circulate to reduce the internal temperature. While false alarms are the bane of any system owner’s life, a false alarm in a wind turbine inevitably involves extensive travel and possibly the hiring of expensive specialist access equipment. Suppression-only systems Water mist suppression systems convert water into a fine atomised mist, but they too have limitations when used to protect wind turbines. Due to the turbine’s remote location and the distance from the ground to the nacelle, water mist systems are often impractical, plus they call for considerable space to be devoted to water storage, which increases the weight in the nacelle. These systems are also a costly part-solution to the problem, as they need to be linked to a detection system. Water mist systems are total flooding solutions, which increase the potential for damage to electrical components and possible corrosion. Also, because in some locations the temperature can fall below freezing point, antifreeze has to be added to the water, and antifreeze is a combustible liquid that is itself a corrosive substance. Compressed air foam systems work on the principle that compressed air is injected into a foam solution to achieve a quicker fire knockdown when compared with conventional foam systems. While they need less water than conventional systems, the storage, weight and freeze-protection problems are similar to those of water mist systems. In addition, these systems require considerable extra space for the operating components. After discharge, clean-up can be extensive and, like water mist systems, the cost is increased by the need for a separate detection system. Fusible link systems do however combine detection and suppression into one

 On December 5, at Griffiss International Airport in New York State, Lockheed Martin and Kaman demonstrated the latest in unmanned fire-fighting vehicles. The K-MAX helicopter had already proved itself by supporting troops in Afghanistan, and the two companies demonstrated how the technology can be applied to other missions, such as fire-fighting. Here, International Fire Buyer speak to Dan Spoor, VP of Aviation and Unmanned Systems at Lockheed Martin, and Greg Steiner, President of Kaman’s Aerospace Group, about the K-MAX helicopter and the advantages it can bring to Fire Departments. Dan Spoor: “This is some ground-breaking work with our partners at Kaman that demonstrates our ability to use unmanned aircraft to support fire-fighting and other related missions. You may be aware that the same platform was used for 33 months in Afghanistan, which concluded earlier in 2014 after supporting about 2000 missions and transporting over four and a half million tonnes of cargo. “On the backdrop of that success, there was an effort underway to look at other civil applications to utilise that capability. We held a meeting with the Department of Interior to look at the possibility of using K-MAX for fire-fighting; with the help of our partners at Kaman, the Department of the Interior and the team here at Lockheed, we developed some test scenarios and held a demonstration on November 5. We hosted the demos at one of the six sites that have been designated by the FAA to be able to support the use of unmanned aircraft. This one was at Griffiss International Airport in Upstate New York. “The alignment of proven military aircraft from Afghanistan combined with the DoI’s need for a new mission and the site from the FAA, provided us with a very clear opportunity to demonstrate its capability. We had, going into the demo, two aircraft to support it. One was a five-pound quad copter, called Indago, which had an electro-optic gimbal on it. We put this in to essentially simulate what a ground fire-fighter would use to get a situational awareness to deploy it and fly it about 200-300 feet above the ground to detect fire and where there was a threat, and then providing information coming off the Indago, such as a geo-reference of the fire situation, to a ground controller. At this point, the ground controller can dispatch the K-MAX aircraft. “We did eight different scenarios that were all guided to us by our customer about what they would like to see to support the future use of aircraft like this in fire-fighting applications. Some of those included things like autonomously getting the K-MAX to fly over and retrieve water from a pond that was on the other side of the airfield, bringing it back using the geo-reference location of the fire and then dropping about 500 gallons of water on the fire accurately. We also demonstrated the abilities of something called line-building – sequentially dropping water in front of the fire to create a fire break. “Another interesting thing we demonstrated was the ability of the K-MAX to take a helibasket and bring in an ATV (all-terrain vehicle). This showed the ability of an unmanned aircraft to hover with the helibasket while the fire-fighters on the ground go and retrieve the ATV to use it in their fire-fighting efforts. “One of the features we demonstrated was the amount of water that can be dropped from a UAV in a certain amount of time. We dropped 24,000 lb – about 3,000 gallons – of water in an hour. We were very impressed with the abilities of the aircraft to be able to deal with this type of mission, and had some very productive conversations with the hundred or so people and organisations who attended – from the Forestry Department, the Department of Interior, service providers and local Fire and Police Departments. Overall, it really showed some of the many applications for the K-MAX aircraft.” Greg Steiner: “As Dan mentioned, the unmanned record in Afghanistan is very impressive. It started as a six-month demo and became a 33-month deployment. That consisted of about 2,000 sorties and four-and-a-half-million ponds of cargo moved. That equated to a superb dispatch rate of about 94%, and only 1.4 maintenance man hours per flight – in an environment like Afghanistan, that’s an impressive record of maintainability. Most importantly, from our standpoint, it meant we could take convoys off the road and keep soldiers out of harm’s way. “As we switch outside of Afghanistan, we can talk about this aircraft’s capability as a multi-mission, multi-role aircraft. We have seen the aircraft fulfilling the role of a cargo support vehicle in Afghanistan. The manned version has been used in construction, logging, humanitarian and disaster relief and, of course, fire-fighting. The fire-fighting missions have a long history, going back to the manned aircraft. “The unmanned version builds on this space, offering extra levels of versatility, flexibility and mission extension. For instance, the aircraft can be flown as a manned aircraft during the day and then unmanned during the night or in bad weather to support 24-hour, all-weather fire-fighting operations. It can fight fires directly as well as supporting ground-based crews by supplying food, water, medical supplies and equipment across four locations in one sortie. It can even perform rescues or extractions if required. There is so much potential for the aircraft – we’re really proud of our partnership with Lockheed Martin and look forward to working with them on deployments worldwide.” To find out more, we asked Greg and Dan some additional questions about the K-MAX. How is the aircraft controlled? How do you go about flying it? DS: The aircraft has the capability to operate unmanned via a ground controller providing the navigational movements for the aircraft. It also has the option of flying autonomously. We flew both types of missions at the demonstration, and we showed the capability of autonomously flying a route where we would go over a pond, dip down and hover to gather

Dellar brings over 30 years military and industry experience Gentex Corporation, a global leader in integrated helmet systems for defence and security personnel welcomes Richard Dellar as the new Managing Director of its UK subsidiary, Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd (HISL). Dellar brings over 30 years military and industry experience to the HISL leadership team. "We are excited to have a seasoned leader with the wealth of knowledge that Richard embodies join our executive team," said L.P. Frieder, President, Gentex Corporation. “Richard’s background and experience complement our enterprise objectives of achieving continued international growth and providing even better support to our growing global customer base,” added Frieder. Dellar succeeds retiring Managing Director, Jan Korny, who has been with the company for 23 years. Reporting to the President of Gentex Corporation, Dellar will lead the HISL team from their headquarters in Letchworth, UK. “It’s a very exciting time to join Gentex,” commented Dellar. “I’m confident in and look forward to working with the team of talented and dedicated employees at HISL.” Dellar’s career began as an Army Engineer in the U.K.’s military and over the years evolved into various management and leadership executive positions in the defence, security and aerospace industries with international companies such as BAE, EADS Space (Airbus) and most recently, Chemring. Headquartered in the UK, HISL is an established provider of helmets, communications equipment and respiratory protection for civil, defence, security and industrial personnel. Gentex acquired HISL in July of 2014 with plans to combine their world-class products, technologies and manufacturing resources to provide customers one of the most advanced, comprehensive lines of integrated helmet, respiratory and communications systems in the market.

The company will supply 3500 fire-fighters YDS, Europe’s largest manufacturer of military and police footwear, have been awarded the contract to supply all Welsh firefighters with YDS flame retardant leather CROSSTECH® fire boots. In another successful contract for YDS Boots, the company will supply 3500 firefighters throughout Wales (North Wales, South Wales, Mid & West Wales) over a 4 year period with the Talos and Pluto CROSSTECH® firefighter boots. YDS are one of only a few manufacturers in the World who specialise in injected Dual Density Rubber (DDR) sole construction using rubber compounds mixed in-house under a secret method and formula. The sole material is injected in liquid form then fused to the upper leather for a strong bond, and it is ideally suited to hazardous environments and in particular firefighting. ‘The chosen YDS firefighter boots are of a high standard and have scored strongly for durability in trials’ commented Lee Bunkham of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. The contract will feature 2 boots both incorporating DDR technology and CROSSTECH® fabric to give an unprecedented level of protection to Welsh firefighters, against water, blood, body fluids and some chemicals. The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) worked with the Welsh Fire procurement team to carry out a mini tender for this contract under their 000299 Structural PPE framework and ensured a compliant route for Fire and Rescue Services to suppliers. YPO’s Emergency Service Category Buyer Sarah Sesum advises ‘Purchasing in this way removes the requirement for an OJEU tendering process saving time and money.’ Protective footwear frameworks from YPO are currently available to all fire, police and ambulance services throughout the UK and Northern Ireland. Steve Hall, Sales Director at YDS Boots, commented ‘We are delighted to supply all regions of Wales with the YDS Pluto and Talos fire boots, and indicates we are positioned well for product quality and cost effectiveness.’ The boots selected for the Welsh Contract complied to the latest European Firefighter footwear EN 15090:2012 standards, with the Talos featuring a quick release front zip and the Pluto designed with pull on loops. Both boots include various additional and protective features including flex areas, a nail-proof protective textile midsole, a cut resistant strip, ankle protectors and a ridged bump cap for extra durability. YDS continues to develop new protective footwear designs with fire and rescue technical experts in response to the changing role of the fire officer. It is working with world leading technology brands including Tencate®, D30®, WL GORE® and Coolmax® in new footwear projects.

For the eighth year in a row Xtralis®, the pioneer of very early warning aspirating smoke detectors, continues to grow market share according to the latest IHS Technology report titled “The World Market for Fire Detection and Suppression Products – 2014 Edition.” The measure of fire detector manufacturers shows Xtralis rose from #7 in 2006 to #4 in 2013 with a 6.3% global market share, up from 5% in 2006. Xtralis continues to have a significant lead in the aspirating smoke detection (ASD) category of fire detectors, with an estimated 61.3% market share, up over 15% from 2006 levels. That share does not include China, where Xtralis believes its market share exceeds 80% from sales of its VESDA, ICAM, and FMST ASD products. To see the full report, please buy it at technology.ihs.com/438723/fire-detection-suppression-2014. Xtralis manufactures VESDA® and ICAM™ ASDs globally, and FMST™ ASDs in China. According to the IHS Technology report, the ASD market will see a 2013-2018 compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7%, tops among all fire detector types. Xtralis offers ECO — a gas detection module for VESDA & ICAM detectors, enabling multi-sensor capabilities, and OSID — a dual wavelength beam detector designed for large open areas. IHS expects the world-wide Multi-Sensor and Beam markets to see 7.0% and 6.5% CAGR over the same period, positioning Xtralis ECO and OSID products for rapid growth.

CertAlarm again expands its partners network CertAlarm, an organization offering a pan-European quality mark in the fire protection and security systems industry, and ALTER TECHNOLOGY TÜV NORD (ATN), one of the leading companies in the world when it comes to the engineering, procurement, inspection, and certification of highly reliable electronic components for satellites, today announced a long-term partnership. By welcoming ATN on board as a Contracted Certification Body and Recognised Test Laboratory, CertAlarm again expands its partners network enabling its customers to co-operate with an increased number of renowned test laboratories and certification bodies. For Madrid based ATN, who is also offering services in the security, safety, aerospace and nuclear industries, the partnership will allow them to provide European-wide recognized certifications and open new markets in the fire and security sectors. Today, manufacturers who plan to sell their fire and security products in different European countries are frequently faced with uncertainty regarding the standards against which their products should be developed, tested and certified. Take security products where there are no harmonized EU-wide certification procedures and standards. Instead, there are some EN-standards plus a variety of country-specific requirements forcing manufacturers to prove compliance by having their product re-tested and re-certified by local test and certification bodies – a highly expensive and time-consuming process that needs to be repeated in each country. With CertAlarm, fire and security products need to be tested and certified only once. Manufacturers simply ask approved CertAlarm partners for a quote. The selected CertAlarm partner then tests and certifies the product according to the CertAlarm scheme. Once the product has successfully passed all tests, the partner issues a CertAlarm certificate, enabling the manufacturer to sell the product throughout Europe while having spent a fraction of what would normally have to be paid to obtain the various national marks. As a new CertAlarm partner, ATN will facilitate its customers the market entry and free movement of their security products within the European Union and contribute to the harmonization of these regulations. “The fact that certification standards and procedures are not harmonized within Europe has in the past made it hard for us to understand the differing local situations and to offer the respective services in other countries”, says Luis Gómez, CEO of ALTER TECHNOLOGY TÜV NORD. “We therefore strongly support the concept of a single, independent testing scheme recognised throughout Europe as offered by CertAlarm”, he adds. “We are more than pleased to welcome ATN as our new partner. With its wide spectrum of testing and certification services, more than 25 years’ experience in the space sector and integra¬tion in the renowned TÜV NORD GROUP we feel that ATN will contribute considerably to the know-how and expertise of our partners network”, adds Anja Kinsky, General Manager of CertAlarm.

Leading provider of mobile worker safety solutions pleased to announce they have registered their one millionth lone worker activity for this year. Guardian24, a leading provider of lone and mobile worker safety solutions, is pleased to announce that they have registered their one millionth lone worker activity for this year. Guardian24’s lone worker solutions provide two key features; the ability to easily raise a covert panic alarm on a chosen device should the user’s safety be compromised and the ability to log lone worker activities. By generating an activity lone workers are creating an extra safeguard by activating a welfare check. The user provides information such as who they are going to meet, where they are going and how long they expect to be. Should their activity overrun Guardian24 will then contact the lone worker to confirm their safety. If there is no response to the call, the overrun activity will then automatically escalate to a panic alert. At this stage the service will immediately notify a nominated respondent or a CATII BS5979 accredited Alarm Receiving Centre, log GPS location fixes and record live audio from the lone worker device. Monitoring the information logged from the activity, the GPS location fixes and the live audio provides a valuable amount of information to aid in locating and supporting the lone worker. The one millionth activity was logged at 10:02am on Tuesday 4th November 2014 by Linda Murray, a Befriending Volunteer with The Alzheimer’s Society in Wirral. To celebrate this achievement Guardian24 donated £200 to The Alzheimer’s Society charity who have been a customer of Guardian24’s for over five years. Linda from The Alzheimer’s Society comments on the benefits they receive by utilising Guardian24 saying, “Our lone working staff use Guardian24 as their personal safety solution to safeguard themselves from risks while working alone in the community. By logging our lone worker activities we can carry out our work with confidence knowing that should our safety be compromised help will be on hand. We are delighted to receive the £200 donation from Guardian24. This donation will assist in the work that The Alzheimer’s Society carry out to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in the UK.” Guardian24 have registered over one million activities so far this year indicating a rise in the amount of people working alone for periods throughout the day. Guardian24 is used to protect staff when lone working, traveling to and from work, visiting clients in their homes and businesses and when working in isolation on remote sites. The BS8484 certified service can be used via a mobile phone or specialist lone worker device to aid employers in meeting their duty of care to their lone working staff. For further information on Guardian24 please contact Leona Mills (Marketing Manager) on 0207 118 8247 or visit www.guardian24.co.uk Note: Guardian24 is a Belfast based company. Guardian24 supplies solutions to both the UK mobile and lone worker sectors and is the acknowledged market leader. The Guardian24 subscriber base now exceeds 30,000 UK users; with approximately 400 public and private sector organisations benefiting from their services. Among their customers are local authorities, healthcare services, housing associations, central government bodies, educational institutions, charities, banks, insurance and construction organisations. Guardian24 services are used via a wide range of devices including Blackberry, Android, iPhone, Windows or specialist Lone Worker devices.  

Holmatro introduces a new function on three pump models in its Spider range Holmatro introduces a new function on three pump models in its Spider range. The new Eco whisper mode minimises noise and fuel consumption. When operating a hydraulic rescue tool connected to one of these pumps, the engine speed automatically increases to maximum to ensure optimal equipment performance. After finishing operating, the engine reverts to Eco whisper mode, which keeps the pump running at a low idle speed. This not only reduces fuel consumption, but also extends operation time, while the noise level also goes down. A quieter pump causes less stress for victims and improves communication at the rescue scene. And because there’s no need to switch off the pump in between operations, it’s readily available for use again. How it works The Eco whisper mode works in combination with Core hoses up to a length of 15 m / 50 ft. With the equipment connected and the pump running, the operator simply presses the Eco button on the pump to activate and optimises this function for the right rescue set. Pump models The Holmatro Spider range petrol pumps are equipped with the new Eco whisper mode: SR 10 PC 1 E for single tool operation and SR 20 PC 2 E and SR 40 PC 2 E for simultaneous operation of two tools. Conversion sets to retrofit existing equivalent pumps with the Eco whisper mode are also available.  

Ecopol offer a reduced environmental impact and leading 3-dimensional properties When considering aircraft fire incidents or airport environment firefighting challenges, Ecopol is quickly becoming a best selling fluorine-free foam for the aviation industry. Available only in the UK from Terberg DTS Fire & Rescue Division, Ecopol aviation firefighting foam is acknowledged as one of the original fluorine-free firefighting foam concentrates in the world. Alisdair Couper, Managing Director at Terberg DTS explained: ‘Not only does Ecopol offer a reduced environmental impact, as it is readily biodegradable, its leading 3-dimensional properties allow airport firefighters the capability to protect and cool the airplane fuselage. This drastically reduces the potential for internal fires to break out whilst affording the fire crews valuable time during the critical phase of passenger evacuation.’ With an increasing demand on airport firefighters to tackle incidents away from aircraft, and the introduction of alternative hybrid vehicle technologies airside and around the airfield site, fire services have to consider the diversity of risk that they now manage. ‘The proven and effective capabilities of Ecopol aviation firefighting foam allow a single product to be used not only for aircraft firefighting, but also throughout many of the airport infrastructures, environments, fuel farms and terminals as well as maintenance and engineering facilities,’ said Alisdair. Ecopol has been developed as a 3% fluorine free foam, which is certificated to: Aviation: CAA ICAO Performance Level B European Standards: EN 1568 1-2-3-4 Oil Industry: GESIP-LASTFIRE Marine: Veritas High Expansion: APSAD R12 The use of a 3% foam product affords the end-user the ability to reduce costs, whilst delivering a higher capability, more efficient and an extremely flexible strategic firefighting resource. It is clear by the recommendation of the CAA that fluorine-free foams should be considered as the future. Ecopol meets all the required specifications for the aviation and domestic sectors, and when combined with our proven unrivalled national 24 hour service and support, we believe that Terberg DTS is the number one choice for fluorine-free foams in all critical airport firefighting environments,’ added Alisdair Couper. Firefighting foams are now a key part of the current Terberg DTS product range and Terberg DTS Fire & Rescue is now the sole distributor for the complete range of traditional FFF and environmentally friendly Firefighting foams from Bio-Ex, including the market leading aviation firefighting foam, Ecopol.