Additional Information

Gloria Plc

Europe's leading manufacturer of portable fire extinguishers. The company operates one of the most modern manufacturing units of its kind. They therefore manufacture to the very highest level of quality with quality control by active employee participation at every level of the quality process.

The company maintains a continuous high level of investment in both personnel and in plant to ensure Gloria stays at the leading edge at manufacturing one of the highest quality products currently on the market.

From the end of May 2002 the manufacture of fire extinguishers became subject to the Pressure Equipment Directive of the EU. Compliance with this Directive is mandatory and is aimed at ensuring the safety of such products across the EU. Once satisfactorily tested products can bear the CE Mark. GLORIA was the first manufacturer in Europe to gain CE markings for its complete range of fire extinguishers.

Kidde Plc

Kidde PLC is a leading global supplier of fire safety products, systems and services under a range of well-known and trusted brand names. Kidde Safety Europe is part of Kidde PLC and has a trusted reputation for domestic fire protection. Kidde Safety Europe focus exclusively on fire safety and protection for the family and home.

FireAngel

FireAngel is a life safety products manufacturer, who drives product innovation for user benefits. Originally a collaboration between a team of talented individuals and CoventryU niversity, FireAngel has grown into a public company whose status is noted on the London OFEX market. The parent company; Sprue Aegis aims to become a recognised world wide brand leader in the supply of innovative and high technology safety protection systems.

EI Electronics

Ei Electronics is an acknowledged market leader in Residential Fire Safety Products, one of Ireland ’s largest electronic companies which employs more than 300 people.

The Company has achieved continuous growth through the development of a stream of innovative new products manufactured on state of the art process technology, delivered to the highest customer service standards. All business functions, Marketing, Research & Development and Manufacturing are located in the Company’s own 12,000 sq. metre facility in Shannon, Co. Clare, adjacent to Shannon International Airport .

All Ei Electronics products are tested and approved to the most stringent standards that apply in each geographic market. In Europe the products are tested and approved to British Standards (B.S.) or European Standards (E.N.). The testing/approvals process is carried out by independent and approved test organisations.

The Manufacturing Quality process is approved to International Standard ISO 9000.

BS EN 3

The European Standard covering portable fire extinguishers. This new standard replaces the former BS 5423: 1987, which was withdrawn by the BSI on 1.1.1997: Effectively only one standard now applies, that is the new BS EN 3: 1996. In some cases BS EN 3 places more stringent test criteria on the manufacturer which includes:

• Discharge tests at different temperatures
• Minimum hose lengths are specified
• Crush testing of extinguisher bodies
• Minimum wall thickness
• Maximum residues after testing.

CE Marking

From the end of May 2002 the manufacture of fire extinguishers became subject to the Pressure Equipment Directive of the EU. Compliance with this Directive is mandatory and is aimed at ensuring the safety of such products across the EU. Once satisfactorily tested products can bear the CE Mark. GLORIA was the first manufacturer in Europe to gain CE markings for its complete range of fire extinguishers.

Fire Classifications

 Class A

Fires involving solid materials, mainly of organic origin, which normally burn under production of embers, e.g. wood, paper, straw, textiles, coal, car tyres
Use: water, foam, powder, carbon dioxide.

Class B

Fires caused by combustion of liquids or materials that liquify, e.g. petrol, benzene, oils, fats, paints, tar, ether, alcohol, stearin, paraffin
Use: Foam, Powder, CO2. Example - Superfoam.

Class C

Fires caused by combustion of gases e.g. methane, propane, hydrogen, acetylene, natural gas, city gas

Class D

Fires caused by combustion of metals e.g. aluminium, magnesium, lithium, sodium, potassium and their alloys.
Use: P12M (with Allinex powder)

Class F

Fires caused by cooking oil-fires
Use: Wet Chemical

See all extinguishers in a rating overview.