Andy Hawkes, Greg Richardson and Martin Hough at SembCorp.

Find out about the latest foam technology for dealing with hazardous liquid materials in this article that was published in International Fire Fighter (Feb 2007). Download article here.

Angus Fire Selected as Exclusive Foam Provider

Dec 2006: Angus Fire has announced that it has won a major contract to supply SembCorp Utilities UK with Tridol ATF 1-3 fire fighting foam.

Based on Teesside in the North of England, SembCorp provides emergency response services to one of the highest concentations of chemical plants and refineries in Europe. With access to the largest industrial foam stocks in the UK, it responds quickly and effectively to fires involving a range of different flammable liquids.

"This new partnership gives SembCorp access not only to the latest foam technology, but also to strong technical support. The logistics expertise of the Angus emergency service, which proved so effective at Buncefield, will also help us to source additional foam stocks when we need them urgently," said Greg Richardson, SembCorp's Protection Technical Manager.

Previously, SembCorp used a foam product from a different manufacturer. It had considerable post-fire clean-up costs due to an environmentally harmful ingredient called PFOS and has since been withdrawn from the market.

Angus Fire's Tridol ATF is a new generation PFOS-free foam that provides high fire fighting performance and is a 1-3 grade, which is more efficient to handle at incidents than 3-6 grade foams. "SembCorp is leading the way for emergency response organisations that still stock PFOS-based foam. By acting in advance of possible changes in environmental legislation that may prohibit its use at emergencies they are positioning themselves well for the future", said Martin Hough, Sales Manager for Angus Fire.

The new foam will be supplied by J&RA Hawkes & Sons, Angus Fire's authorised distributor in the North of England. Hawkes is also collecting the old stock and arranging for it to be disposed of by the required method of high temperature incinceration, and arranging for the new foam stocks to be tested regularly to ensure that they remain uncontained and in good working condition.

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