Select 1 Security & Electrical Leeds

Background

Firefly is a Swedish supplier of spark detection, fire and dust explosion protection systems. Firefly develops and manufactures high-tech systems, which detect and minimise the risk of fires and dust explosions. Each customer is offered unique solutions based on a range of patented components and functions. Firefly’s industrial application includes customized fire prevention systems, which monitor industrial processes in areas such as woodworking, tissue, food, bioenergy, and recycling.

Job Spec

Recently, Select 1 fitted a Firefly system into Celotex who are based in Ipswich.

After continuous fires in their ‘briquetter’ and a Health & Safety risk assessment, they were advised in order to meet their insurance requirements to install a Firefly system.

The briquetter is their internal waste system that sucks all the dust out during production and compacts it into briquettes. Unfortunately, when compacted, these can get extremely hot and in turn create fires. The firefly system detects any microscopic parts of heat and dowses the production line with a mist of water to prevent the fires starting.

Challenges

The works were undertaken by Select 1 engineers over the course of several weekends to avoid as little disturbance as possible to their production line.

Once the Firefly system was installed Select 1 then commissioned and installed hydro press tanks, system pumps and heat tracing to the pipes, stainless steel cold water pipework with external lagging to stop them freezing in the winter.

What happened next:

Select 1 have been asked to quote for further works.

See what Celotex had to say about us:

“Feedback – excellent team effort. From initial planning to setting timelines for completion. All dates were met. Installers worked well on our site and met all H&S requirements and liaised / communicated with our team to ensure the project kept within its timeframe. Weekend working was completed with all RAMS set over early as required and permits were adhered to.

Project was completed on time and new install is working and the engineering team love the new technology fitted.

Very happy with select 1 and would recommend to any company.”

Neil Ling Compliance & Projects Co-ordinator