Fire hydrants

Following several fires with large losses of life (Coconut Grove Nightclub, Boston, 1942 - 492 dead, LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, 1946 - 61 dead; Winecoff Hotel, Atlanta, 1946 - 119 dead) fire and building officials searched for a means to provide life safety for building occupants. They found that factories and other buildings equipped with automatic sprinklers had an amazingly good life safety record compared with similar unsprinklered buildings.

Until the 1940s and 1950s, sprinklers were installed almost exclusively for the protection of buildings, especially warehouses and factories. Insurance savings, which could pay back the cost of the system in a few years time, were the major incentives.

Sprinklers were invented by an American, Henry S. Parmalee, in 1874 to protect his piano factory.

Agreements for design which include construction services are available on a stipulated sum, time and material or cost plus fee basis.

Products are evaluated in accordance with the client's needs, utilizing the available preliminary information to establish appropriate design criteria, systems configuration and estimated project value. Proposals are offered at no charge to the client.

• Wet pipe systems
• Dry pipe systems
• Pre-action and deluge systems
• Foam systems
• Carbon Dioxide systems
• Underground fire mains
• Fire hydrants