FACT: In 2008, 76.6% of all deaths from fire occurred in domestic properties in the UK

Why should I have a sprinkler system?

On average, 600 lives are lost in fires and over 18,000 people are seriously injured each year in the UK. Most fire deaths occur in the home and they happen before the Fire Brigade even arrive - the average response time in the UK is currently 6.5 minutes. It is a fact that there has never been a fire death in a home fully protected by a sprinkler system worldwide.

A fire suppression system is a 24 hour, 7 days a week fire fighter. There has never been a death in a UK sprinklered property. A sprinkler system will warn you just like a fire alarm, but importantly it will also attack the fire to control it and in most cases fully extinguish it.

Sprinkler systems use less water than the Fire Service, therefore wasting less of this vital resource. The installation of sprinkler systems could save up to 96% of the 5.6 billion litres of water used to fight fires. Also sprinkler systems are environmentally friendly; by extinguishing the fire quickly, they help prevent dangerous toxins reaching the atmosphere.

What British Standard do you install too?

All of our sprinkler systems are designed, installed and comply to the British Standard 9251: 2005. This is the standard for a system installed in a domestic or residential property. BS9251 lays down standards for the minimum amount of water that must be discharged in the fire and for how long the system must fight the fire.

There is currently a Draft Document for water mist (DD 8458). Until this is officially published into a British Standard we will install all our Low Flow systems to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 750 Standard. Please see our legislation page for more details.

How does a sprinkler work?

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How much does it cost?

On average the cost of having a sprinkler system installed is 1-2% of a new build. This compares to carpeting the property. The cost of the system being installed can be offset against the savings on trade offs, i.e. fire doors, etc. Once installed we will annually maintain the system for a small fee to ensure it is compliant to the British Standard.

Cost can vary depending on the type of system installed, the fire risk or simply the size of the property. Ideally, if a sprinkler system is installed at a new build stage, the cost can be absorbed in the new price of a building, which will be much cheaper than retrofitting a property at a later stage.

The cost of fire in your home is, on average, £25,000. In 2008, the cost of fire in England & Wales alone was around £7billion. Ultimately, we offer a life safety product - you can not put a price on life.

We can save lives and protect communities and property investment.

Call: 08451 800339 E-mail: info@ultrasafe.org.uk

Design matters, that is why we use concealed sprinkler heads.