The Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA) was established in 2010 and is an alliance of fire safety professionals working to protect UK plc against fire. The BSA aims to highlight the true cost of fire and increase the number of business premises that have automatic fire sprinklers fitted. The BSA is driving a culture change so that sprinklers are understood and accepted as the norm for UK business buildings.
The BSA’s founding members are the National Fire Chiefs’ Council, the European and National Fire Sprinkler Networks, the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association, commercial insurer, FM Global, and the Fire Protection Association.
More information at www.business-sprinkler-alliance.org
BSA Business Resilience Brochure (2.94 MiB)
Large fires in industrial and commercial properties in the UK occur on a regular basis. Even if a business survives the incident, there will be impacts on trading, profitability and reputation, as well as negative impacts up and down its supply chain and environmental implications.
The Impact of Automatic Sprinklers on Building Design – WSP (3.47 MiB)
This independent report, produced by WSP, is a comprehensive and authoritative document which aims to provide those involved in the design and construction supply chain – including contractors, developers, architects and consultants - with useful and helpful information on the design implications of automatic sprinklers.
Fire sprinklers reduce fire damage on average by 50-75% and reduce financial loss from fire to 1/6 of the potential cost.
This timeline shows how a fire can progress within a building with and without a sprinkler system installed.
Watch this real time demo of the effect of fire sprinklers in a warehouse scenario versus no sprinklers
Our short animation takes a look at exactly how a sprinkler works and how effective they are at managing fire risks.