Fire & Security Techniques of Centurion has a range of inert gas and chemical-agent fire-suppression solutions ideal for protecting supply chain systems in the food-and-beverage industry.

When setting up a processing facility, retail supplier, or commercial farm, the value of the equipment and infrastructure is substantial. Hence it is essential for companies to have resilient fire-suppression systems in place to guard against the potential destruction of vital assets, Fire & Security Techniques CEO Neil Hughes comments.

Much of the technology and panelling used in cold-storage facilities, in particular, is quite flammable. Here the use of standard water sprinklers to douse any fires is not always sufficient. “It is best to tackle a fire at source, and prevent it from spreading before it becomes totally unmanageable,” Hughes notes.

Many end users in the cold-storage supply chain have incurred substantial losses from fire damage due to the use of water-based fire-suppression systems. These are doubly problematic as they also result in a new hazard of ice build-up once initiated, which poses a safety risk for workers.

In this regard, Fire &Security Techniques is able to provide effective alternative solutions that are also safe to apply in food-and-beverage applications. The aim is to control and contain any fire incidents, thus preventing serious fire-related damage at clients’ operations using Fire-Eater INERGEN® IG 541 and an application suited fire-detection systems.

INERGEN® IG 541 is available as an engineered or pre-engineered solution. It is environment-friendly, as its extinguishing principal is oxygen replacement. The sea-level oxygen content of 20.9% is reduced by 10% to 14%, at which point common fires are extinguished. While other extinguishing agents simply lower the oxygen level to under the flame threshold, INERGEN® ensures breathability for any occupants.