12 INTERNATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
B
usinesses are becoming ever more dependant
upon assets that are central to the organisa-
tion's ability to perform. Most of the focus
goes on protecting IT and telecommunications
equipment, for which total flooding gaseous
suppression is frequently the ideal solution.
However, many companies have specific items of
manufacturing or processing equipment that are
vital to the smooth running of the operation and
without which the business may soon grind to an
alarming halt. Often, these are not "enclosed"
and so do not lend themselves to total flooding,
even if the cost of such an installation could be
justified. They may also be remote from the
company's main facility and so beyond the protec-
tion of the main fire detection and alarm or fire
suppression installation.
There are also numerous instances, particularly
among small and medium sized enterprises,
where workshops, offices, temporary portable
accommodation, shops and petrol station forecourts
need cost-effective around-the-clock protection.
Typically applications include waste containers,
small storage areas, machine and engine enclosures,
production equipment, and heating and air
conditioning plant.
Clearly, what these areas need is an indepen-
dent, versatile, cost-effective yet reliable solution,
and the recently introduced TOTAL� brand
Tandem multi-purpose fire extinguishers are
designed precisely with this aim in mind. The
Tandem extinguisher can be used both in the
conventional manually-operated manner during
normal manned working hours, and as a fixed
unattended automatic extinguisher when the
facility is unmanned.
Tandem extinguishers are permanent stored
pressure models that incorporate a pressure gauge
to ensure permanent pressure control. When the
valve is opened, the pressure forces the extinguish-
ant out of the extinguisher using Nitrogen as the
propellant. They are available with either foam or
Tandem exting
twice the prote
PROFILE
Total flooding is not appropriate protection for all assets, yet portable
extinguishers are effective only if there is someone around to operate them.
Now, Tyco has come up with a solution. Steve Walker, UK Sales Manager for
TOTAL� portables at Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products, explains.
The Tandem extinguisher can be
used both in the conventional
manually-operated manner
during normal manned
working hours, and as a
fixed unattended automatic
extinguisher when the
facility is unmanned.

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