Transport and Logistics

Fire protection for transport and logistics

A major fire can bring operations to a standstill, place lives at risk and also damage reputation. A fast and competent response to a fire can protect your reputation amongst travellers and business stakeholders, but an unprofessional approach may take years to recover from.

Wormald’s fire protection systems work to prevent minor accidents turning into serious incidents. Wormald’s transport and logistics fire detection and suppression systems have been chosen for hundreds of major projects protecting airports, train stations, warehouse and distribution centres, road bridges and tunnels, railways and bus interchanges.

Designing a fire protection system requires special expertise in fire behavior and fire protection components – expertise that Wormald has developed over many years in the business. In a transport environment, we start by surveying the facility and location of key equipment, vehicle routes and storage locations. We then design a system to provide effective protection that meets or exceeds relevant standards and achieves your required risk and cost balance.

Some of our advanced fire detection and suppression technology includes:

Portable Fire Equipment

A serviced and functional fire extinguisher or fire hose reel on hand during a fire can mean the difference between a minor incident and a overwhelming full scale fire. From portable fire extinguishers to suit all classes of fire and fire risk to fire proof safes, Wormald offers a huge range of top quality equipment that gives you a powerful first line of defence against fire.

Vehicle Fire Suppression

When you combine heat, flammable liquids, turbo chargers, exhaust fumes, electrical components and brakes in the enclosed space of the engine compartment, the potential risk of a quick and enraged fire is high. Our complete solutions are designed to quickly suppress fires in heavy and light commercial vehicles.

SAPPHIRE™ Fire Suppression System

The SAPPHIRE™ fire suppression system is specifically designed for use in areas that house sensitive equipment that cannot be shut down. The SAPPHIRE™ agent does not conduct electricity, is non-corrosive, minimises the risk of damage to sensitive equipment, leaves no residue and requires no clean-up.

Inergen® Gaseous Systems

Inergen® Gaseous Systems are one of the most technically advanced fire suppression systems available.  Unlike older CO2 systems, Inergen® is completely safe to people, without adverse effects on anyone remaining in the protected area when released.  Its components are naturally occurring atmospheric gases, so there is also no negative impact on the environment. Inergen® is the fire suppression system of choice for areas that contain high value or mission critical assets.

Fire Safety Training

When there is little time to think, your staff must already know what to do – whether to attempt to extinguish the fire or to evacuate.  Wormald’s Fire and Emergency Training courses give your staff the skills and confidence to make a decision fast and act quickly in the event of a workplace fire.  Our training methods and procedures are customised to meet your requirements and we are proud of our reputation for excellent service, during and after the training to ensure you have exactly what you need.  

Alarm and Evacuation Systems

Our MX™ TECHNOLOGY fire detection system provides very early detection of even slow smouldering fires and can be configured to detect carbon monoxide (CO), smoke and heat. Sensitive analytic tools mean early detection which is critical in a sensitive IT [transport/logistics?] environment.